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Gifted and Talented Education (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Education) – (Grad.Cert.)
Oxford Brookes University
School of Education
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Oxford Brookes University
The course is designed for experienced teachers working with more able, gifted and talented children and young people. It is a three module course leading to the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice: Gifted and Talented Education.
Why Brookes?
The School of Education at Oxford Brookes is one of the largest Schools of education in the UK, combining high quality teaching and significant research and consultancy activity in an outstanding location, with superb sporting, recreational and study facilities.
As a postgraduate student you will be joining a University which is widely regarded as a major contibutor to the improvement of education and learning, locally and nationally. The School of Education is a focal point for lively, informed debate on education through its seminar and lecture programmes, including the high profile Oxford Education debates. We are proud to be co-sponsors of the Oxford Academy, a community secondary school, where Oxford Brookes staff and students provide practical support to pupils and teaching staff.
We work in close partnership with hundreds of schools and colleges and other organisations.
Our 110-acre Harcourt Hill campus offers all the benefits of a complete academic community on one site. You will be working with highly regarded academics who are at the forefront of their subjects. Drawing on our cutting-edge, research-led teaching, our courses will advance your knowledge and develop your professional skills. Academics work alongside students from a wide range of backgrounds, and with the support of a caring and efficient administrative staff, provide a rich and diverse intellectual and social environment.
Contents
You will take two compulsory modules and one option for the third module. The compulsory modules could be replaced by completed accredited courses (for example Oxford Brookes CAPP and EiC courses for Gifted and Talented Co-ordinators) that the course tutor agrees have equivalent content. The course is at M level and so can contribute towards a master's qualification.
Compulsory modules:
Providing for Able, Gifted and Talented Pupils
* theories of intelligence, ability, giftedness and talent
* issues in the identification of able/gifted pupils
* models of provision for pupils with high ability and talent
* strategies for differentiation and challenge in the classroom
* reflective professional development.
Individual Needs of Able, Gifted and Talented Pupils
* definitions, theoretical perspective on ability, giftedness, talent, exceptional ability
* models of talent identification and development
* gender issues in achievement
* cultural and social factors in achievement
* able/gifted children with additional special educational needs
* theoretical perspectives on underachievement
* issues in identification of able/gifted underachievers
* the significance of contextual and cultural factors in underachievement
* research paradigms
* case study research approaches.
Optional modules
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* Leading Developments in Able/Gifted Education
* School Intervention in the Urban Context.
As our courses are reviewed regularly, available modules may vary from those listed here.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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English language requirements
If English is not your main language then you will also need to show that your English is at a high enough level to succeed in your studies. You will need IELTS IELTS 6-7 (normally with 6.0 in Reading and Writing and a minimum of 5.5 in Listening and Speaking); TOEFL internet-based test 80-100 (with minimum scores in each section) or equivalent, depending on the course you have chosen to study. For more information see your course details.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
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