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Mentoring New Teachers (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Education Practice) – (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
This is a three module course leading to the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice: Mentoring New Teachers. The modules are:
* Mentoring New Teachers (single module)
* Mentoring New Teachers: Practice Based Enquiry (double module)
Course details:
Dates: This course runs throughout the year, at a number of venues, please contact the Graduate Studies Administrator for details
Venues: Delivered at local school centres in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and at Harcourt Hill Campus, Oxford Brookes University.
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
Mentoring new Teachers (single module)
Content includes:
* Examining key issues, methods and ideas in mentoring for initial training and newly qualified teachers
* Identifying the interpersonal skills / attributes required for successful mentoring
* Analysing professional development needs and strategies for progress
* Developing the use of observation and other tools for monitoring and evaluation
Mentoring New Teachers: Practice Based Enquiry (double module)
Content includes:
* Training in conducting a Practice Based Enquiry
* Individual and group work to support your investigation.
As our courses are reviewed regularly, course content may change from the details given here.
Teaching, learning and assessment
Mentoring new Teachers (single module)
Course schedule: Four half-day or twilight sessions and directed activities in school.
Assessment: A portfolio of work based on the school based activities.
Mentoring New Teachers: Practice Based Enquiry (double module)
Course schedule: Three twilight sessions (approx. 9 hours contact time)
Individual and small group tutorial support.
Assessment:
A report on the Practice Based Enquiry, (approximately 6000 words)
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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