PGCE Secondary - Religious Education

University of Leicester

Student teachers within the Geography, History and Religious Education subject specialisms are taught as a Humanities PGCE group. You will have specialist inputs on your chosen subject and also gain experience of issues in planning and teaching cross-curricular work within the Humanities. Your two school placements are in your specialist subject.

Religious Education is facing many challenges within the present education system. It is an exciting and relevant subject which plays a major role in helping children to contribute to a cohesive and compassionate society.

As a trainee teacher, you will have the opportunity to develop your personal and professional skills and expand your subject knowledge. The PGCE programme is both challenging and rewarding and we hope that it will develop both your enthusiasm and confidence as a teacher and Religious Education specialist.

The Religious Education PGCE course aims to:

• Support you in extending and deepening your subject knowledge of Religious Education
• Expose you to a wide range of strategies for teaching, learning and assessment in Religious Education
• Support you in exploring the use of ICT in Religious Education teaching and learning, including internet resources and services and Blackboard, as integral parts of the course
• Support you in individualising your learning on the course as a competent and committed professional