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PGCE Secondary Education Lead: Psychology

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    PGCE Full-time 1 year

Masters Degree Description

Our Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Secondary Education provides a high standard of training for those preparing to take up a teaching post in the secondary school sector. The course complies with the statutory guidance from the Department for Education for Initial Teacher Training courses.

Over the one-year course, you will undertake learning at university and other educational settings. You will spend 120 days divided between at least two different school placements across the 11-16 age range within the secondary age phase. You will also undertake an additional 20 days of Intensive Training and Practice, focussing on specific ITT curriculum themes to enhance your professional practice. 

Your university tutor team is available to assist you throughout your training, supporting development of reflection.  Every effort is made to ensure that high-quality school placements are provided to you, facilitating learning through observing, co-teaching and being observed by experienced teachers in the classroom

Entry Requirements

You will have to possess a real interest and aptitude for psychology and an ability to think creatively about presenting the subject to others. Candidates will be expected to teach psychology topics such as cognitive psychology, social psychology, bio-psychology, developmental psychology, psychopathology, psychological approaches, applied psychology, issues and debates in psychology, research methods and statistics Above all, you will need a real commitment to the education of young people. Also you will need:

  • To hold a first degree of a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification.

For example Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of science (BSc) etc. or similar . They are sometimes known as ‘undergraduate’ or ‘first‘ degrees.

  • To have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade 4 (previously Grade C) in the GCSE examinations in English and Mathematics.
  • To have taken part in a rigorous selection process designed to assess your readiness to train to teach, which will include as a minimum both an interview and audit of your subject knowledge.

Please note we do NOT accept GCSE Short CoursesGCSE English Literature, GCSE Equivalent Tests from other institutions or organisations, Key Skills Level 2 or Functional Skills Level 2.

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