Course Overview

Do you love your subject, but want the breadth of teaching that primary teaching offers? Do you love working with the primary age range, but also want to develop a specialist subject that will enable you to teach in both primary and secondary schools? If so, then this may be the PGCE course for you. The PGCE 7­-14 trains teachers to teach in both primary and secondary schools. It will train student teachers to be: Primary subject specialists who can also teach across the curriculum at a time when many primary schools are utilizing subject specialists in their timetabling and teaching at Key Stage 2 Secondary subject specialists with a sound knowledge of primary practice, matching the direction in which curriculum at Key Stage 3 is traveling Specialists who can teach across the whole age range (e.g. as required in international or independent schools) Understand and manage the transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 Flexible enough to move between phases of education.

General Eligibility

An honors degree of at least lower second class (2:2) standard, with 50% of degree modules related to the PGCE subject is preferred. However, candidates with a C or above at A level in the PGCE subject and with other relevant experience in an education setting will also be considered.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• 6.5 overall with no element below 6.0