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Qualification
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
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Location
Holloway
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
23-SEP-24
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Why study this course?
Learn how to teach science and biology to 11 to 16-year-olds and, by arrangement, 16-18-year-olds on our PGCE Secondary Science with Biology course.
Gain practical hands-on experience at our partnership schools and learn how to improve your pupils’ love of this biology through the latest teaching methods and principles.
Trainees on our PGCE Secondary courses attain high results, with 95% achieving an Ofsted good or outstanding grade by the end of the course.
Department for Education (DfE) bursaries are available for this course.
More about this course
This PGCE Secondary Science with Biology course will help you gain the skills to become a competent teacher of science for students up to 14 years old, biology for 15 to 16-year-olds and achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). On request, you can also have the opportunity to work in the 16 to 18 age range.
In the sessions at London Met you’ll develop your teaching strategies and pedagogical techniques, as well as discovering the fundamentals of how children learn. These sessions include collaborative projects and school-based projects with other trainees, as well as learning the principles of teaching and pupil assessment.
This PGCE course takes advantage of its London location to broaden your understanding of teaching in multicultural and diverse urban environments. Through your two placements at one of our partnership schools, you’ll help develop lesson plans and contribute to the development of pupils’ scientific skills and knowledge.
Assessment
There are four formal elements:
school placement A
school placement B, where your teaching ability is assessed in relation to the Standards for Qualified Teacher Status
the Educational Research Assignment, which allows you to explore an educational issue
the Professional Practice Portfolio, which is compiled throughout the year, detailing personal experiences and reflections on your development as a teacher, largely in relation to your practical teaching experience
There are no examinations.
We place great emphasis on feedback from your peers and colleagues on the placement. You’ll complete a weekly reflection and contribute to discussions online in order to further develop your understanding of the role of a secondary teacher.
Professional accreditation
This course is accredited by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).
Where this course can take you
This intensive PGCE leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), which enables you to teach biology to 11 to 16-year-olds. Our trainees have gone on to secure secondary teacher roles at schools including Ark Academy, Harris Girls Academy and more. You’ll have the same opportunities for employment upon successful completion of the course.
Modules
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£ 17,600per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
123rd
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Campus address
London Metropolitan University, Admissions Office, 166-220 Holloway Road, City of London, N7 8DB, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
93rd out of 97 3
87th out of 89 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 22898 43%93rd
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.58 72%93rd
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Entry standards
/ Max 199107 48%86th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10051.0 51%74th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.10 82%19th
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