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University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Primary (PGCE - Graduates only)
Institution | University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
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Department | Teacher Education |
Web | https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk |
admissions@uwtsd.ac.uk | |
Telephone | 0300 500 5054 |
Study type | Taught |
Summary
Graduates of the PGCE Primary course will have the knowledge, skills, values and dispositions to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS) and be a professional teacher, ready to work in Wales and beyond.
The core content includes:
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Alternative setting – an opportunity to experience education in its widest sense;
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Bridging – the process by which practical and theoretical knowledge meet, and the transformative approach is enacted;
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Compulsory modules – the co-constructed and co-delivered content (pedagogic and subject-related) of the programme;
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Electives – a school-based and University-supported experience where graduates can elect to follow a more specialist line of inquiry in order to deepen curriculum knowledge;
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Partnership conference – the opportunity to share best practice at a conference event in order that the partnership can be transformed;
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Qualified Teacher Status – a compulsory professional pathway leading to the award of qualified teacher status;
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Welsh Language Skill Development – a compulsory professional pathway to develop graduates’ confidence and competence in speaking Welsh.
Why choose this course?
- UWTSD ranked 1st in Wales for Education (Guardian League Table 2022)
- Graduates are highly employable as qualified teachers.
- English and Welsh pathways available.
- Study in the state-of-the-art SA1 campus in Swansea.
Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | Undergraduate Degree Applicants are required to hold a good honours degree (2:2 minimum). GCSE Qualifications Grade B or above in GCSE English Language or English Literature or Welsh Language or Welsh Literature plus Grade C or above in GCSE English Language. Grade B or above in GCSE Mathematics or GCSE Numeracy. Grade C or above in GCSE Science (or equivalent). Equivalence workshops and tests are available for those with Grade C GSCE in English Language, Mathematics, and Welsh (first language). A-Levels/Level 3 Vocational Qualifications If applicants do not hold an undergraduate degree in a curriculum subject, successful study at appropriate higher levels must be evidenced. Work Experience You should be aware of the realities of being a teacher and life in a classroom and so we ask for recent and relevant experience in a primary educational setting. This may be through employment or volunteering in a school and should be for a minimum period of two weeks. Gaining experience in a school classroom will help to strengthen your application and better critically inform your personal statement. It will also prepare you for our selection process and give you some experience from which you can draw in your interview. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) If accepted into our programme, you will be required as soon as possible to obtain a clearance check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please note there is a fee associated with the service and you should ensure also that you opt for the 'update' service to maintain the validity of your clearance check. For further information please contact dbs@uwtsd.ac.uk What are we looking for? • A positive view of education as a means to transform lives How do we select our student teachers? • Quality of personal statement As part of its commitment to widening access, UWTSD pays particular attention to recruiting student-teachers from under-represented groups and has a proactive marketing strategy for engagement with Community First areas, groups with disabilities, ethnic minority communities and Welsh medium learners. Many schools and college departments, both locally and nationally, have former student-teachers as a part of their staff with many going on to forge successful teaching careers at strategic, professional and management levels at home and abroad. Our PGCE graduates usually remain in close touch with us as they make their careers in the teaching profession and they often become Subject/Class Mentors on the programme. This creates a very strong, sustainable professional network of teachers which is a rich source of continuing professional development. |
Location | SA1 Waterfront Campus, Swansea UWTSD Kings Road Swansea SA1 8AL |
Fees
Republic of Ireland | 9000 GBP for Year 1 |
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EU | 13500 GBP for Year 1 |
England | 9000 GBP for Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | 9000 GBP for Year 1 |
Scotland | 9000 GBP for Year 1 |
Wales | 9000 GBP for Year 1 |
Channel Islands | 9000 GBP for Year 1 |
International | 13500 GBP for Year 1 |
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