Course Overview

It is ideal for graduates wishing to teach their degree subjects across various educational and training settings.

This course is delivered full-time and part-time across various colleges in our Teesside University Collaborative Partnership. The full-time study is a pre-service award for those intending to teach in the sector and is offered at Darlington College and Stockton Riverside College. If you want to teach adult literacy or numeracy, a full-time specialist route is available at Stockton Riverside College and Darlington College. The part-time award is offered at Darlington College, Hartlepool College of Further Education and Stockton Riverside College. The part-time course is available as an in-service award if you currently teach or train in the sector. If you are not in a paid teaching post, a part-time pre-service route is available, but you must be able to find your teaching practice.

Due to government changes, if you complete this award, you may also be able to gain employment in a secondary school setting, particularly in the post-14 age range - subject to the completion of Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS). This course has been developed to embed The Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in Education and Training, and it combines academic study with substantial placement experience and observation of practice.

General Eligibility

• GCSE (or standard equivalent) in English grade C (4) or above.

• A degree in an area suitably linked to subject teaching within the education and skills sector.

• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

A teaching practice placement of at least 100 hours in an appropriate context (this must be arranged by the student and evidenced via a teaching practice agreement signed by the placement provider).

Successful completion of a formal interview that demonstrates:

• intellectual and academic suitability for the course;

• appropriate attitudes and values expected of a teacher working in the education and training sector;

• ability to communicate clearly and accurately in standard English.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS requirement average of 6.5 with at least 5.5 in all components.