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Post-Compulsory Education - PGCE
University of Portsmouth
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
| Location: | Portsmouth / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Portsmouth
Further Education Teacher Training is offered at the University of Portsmouth as a one-year, full-time or two-year part-time professional teacher training course that leads to either a Professional Graduate or a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PCE). The latter enables you to achieve 60 credits at Master level, which can be accepted towards a full Master’s award in Teaching and Learning.
The part-time route is validated by the University of Portsmouth Collaborative Programme Partnership and offered at two further education colleges: Chichester College and Eastleigh College. You will need to apply directly to the college you wish to study at.
The new Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) professional standards for teachers, tutors and trainers in this sector, covering the Domains A–F, are underpinned by professional values, knowledge and understanding and practice. These six domains of the professional standards have been incorporated into our unit aims, learning outcomes and assessment criteria:
A Professional values and practice
B Learning and teaching
C Specialist learning and teaching
D Planning for learning
E Assessment for learning
F Access and progression
Also included within these courses are the LLUK Minimum Core Curriculum of language, literacy, numeracy and ICT.
The course encourages the development of the ‘professional teacher’, with particular emphasis on reflective learning combined with skills-based practical teaching. There is a balance between work-based practical skills and related theory over four units of study, with a continuous assessment approach. The taught units are all interrelated and enable you to link learning theories and educational research to professional practice. You are encouraged to develop subject-specific knowledge by working closely with your university teachers and college subject mentors at your designated teaching placement.
Contents
Teaching and learning theories, together with current educational research, provide the basis for the course. Our course team will help you progress through the units which have been carefully structured to ensure sequential progression.
The course aims to:
* promote an excellent learning experience for all students including educational and personal success and independence in an inclusive accessible, relevant, supportive environment
* provide a practice-based programme that creates effective opportunities for you to reflect on your professional practice and enhance your teaching competence
* apply learning theories to practice when planning, implementing and evaluating teaching and learning programmes in the post-compulsory education sector
* generate personal and professional self-confidence from which to create a sound base for further professional and career development
* enable the development of professional practice to a recognised national standard
* encourage the professional sharing of subject-specific experiences and knowledge relating to teaching and learning between student teachers and tutors
Units
On the full-time pathway there are four units of study during the year each with varying approaches to assessment.
On the part-time pathway there are two units of study per year and each unit is assessed through coursework and portfolio. The observation of your teaching competence is carried out by college tutors and subject-specialised mentors.
Semester one
Unit 1.1 Planning, Assessing and Evaluating Teaching and Learning Programmes: this unit encourages you to understand how to organise and plan your teaching and learning sessions and use different assessment methods, as well as start developing your own personal and professional skills.
Unit 1.2 Theories and Principles for Planning and Enabling Learning in a Specialist Subject Area: in this unit you will examine a range of teaching and learning theories, learn how to plan and develop inclusive learning into your lessons and understand how to use a range of communication and classroom management skills.
Semester two
Unit 2.1 Professional Practice: this unit encourages you to review the development of your personal and professional skills, develop a career management file and research into a specific area of your teaching.
Unit 2.2 Curriculum Design in a Specialist Subject Area: in this unit you will learn about the range of contexts in which education and training are offered, analyse theories and models of curriculum design and understand how to promote equality within practice.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. GCSE Mathematics and English language at grade C or above, or equivalent. All shortlisted applicants are subject to interview. All offers are subject to Criminal Records Bureau clearance and Occupational Health clearance.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent with no component less than 6.0.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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