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PGCE Education - Primary – (Grad.Cert.)
Oxford Brookes University
School of Education
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 10,391 - ≈ € 12,862 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 9 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The course prepares you to teach children in either the 3-7 or 5-11 age range, including an insight into the pedagogy of both age ranges as part of the taught course. This one-year full time course provides you with professional attributes, professional knowledge and understanding, and professional skills required to become an effective classroom practitioner. You will qualify with Qualified Teacher Status. The course content is based on a reflective and critical approach to theory, policy and practice, through university-based teaching sessions and school-based professional training.
A key element of this training consists of three periods of practical placement across the age ranges (totalling 18 weeks). With the support of a school mentor and university tutor you will integrate the professional knowledge and understanding developed through university-taught sessions with school-based learning and through practical application enable the development of professional skills in teaching.
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
Course length
Full-time: Up to 38 weeks
You will have the opportunity to complete up to two of the eight module credits at Level 7 (Master's Level) within this course.
* Curriculum Studies develops knowledge and understanding of the primary curriculum and the requirements of the national curriculum. Modules cover English, mathematics, science, information and communication technology, design technology, geography, history, art, music, drama, physical education and religious education. Information and communication technology is addressed within other curriculum elements, as are further cross-curricular aspects of the course such as special educational needs, multicultural education and citizenship.
* Researching Effective Practice gives you the opportunity to study an area of your interest in more depth. If you are on the Early Years pathway, you will consider an area within your specialism.
* Developing Professional Practice is concerned with the development of attitudes, skills and knowledge required to build understanding of the full professional life of a teacher. It also applies your knowledge and understanding of the curriculum guidance to classroom practice through explanations of planning, teaching and assessment.
* School experience - the Oxford Brookes Primary Partnership of schools is well established and mentors and teachers are involved in all aspects of your training. You will undertake three periods of school experience, totalling 18 weeks, teaching across classes within your chosen age range, within at least two partnership schools.
All elements of the course are compulsory.
As our courses are reviewed regularly, course content may change from the details given here.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* Recognised UK degree, or degree equivalent, typically at second class honours or above.
* Passes at GCSE grade C or above in English language, mathematics and science (or equivalent). There will be brief assessments of English and mathematics competence at interview.
* The ability to demonstrate awareness of the current primary school context through recent experience in school. This will be discussed at interview. A condition of starting the course is ten days experience in a UK state primary school, with a satisfactory report, some of which could be after the interview.
* Satisfactory health and criminal record audits.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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