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Primary Education with Specialism in SEN with QTS - PGCE

Birmingham City University

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  • Qualification

    PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

  • Location

    City South Campus, Edgbaston

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    23-SEP-24

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

What's covered in the course?

Our aim is to help you become a committed, confident and creative teacher so we’ll train you in the essential tools you need to kick-start your career in education. You’ll increase your ability to handle the ever-evolving teaching environment, and by the time your course is complete, you’ll be in a position to continue developing your understanding, knowledge and skills throughout your professional life.

You’ll discover that the way we teach you and the time you spend in schools in the Birmingham area will give you a broad experience of working with children who come from a wide range of different social, economic and cultural backgrounds so you’ll be well placed to take on your NQT year.

Why Choose Us?

Successful completion of this course will highlight your SEN expertise and help you to stand out from the crowd

Consistently high employability rates, with over 98% of our 2017 PGCE Primary graduates in employment or further study six months after their course (latest DLHE survey results 2016/17

We support you with the job application process as part of your course

Gain Master's level credits gained as part of this course that you can then use towards a full Master's degree

We have strong relationships with hundreds of primary schools in the region. Schools are committed to the quality of experience they offer our trainees

Our team of experienced teachers, who have held senior positions in schools, are there to support and guide your progress

We meet the Department for Education's (DfE) Criteria for Initial Teacher Training and successful candidates on our Initial Teacher Training courses will be recommended to the DfE for Qualified Teacher Status.

Placements

Approximately two thirds of this well-structured and supervised programme includes blocked time in schools/settings where trainees will gain direct teaching experience and work with experienced practitioners in the classroom. School based sessions are undertaken predominately in West Midland primary schools. Placements will be with schools recognised for their strengths in SEN or an SEN school.

Tuition fees

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£ 16,085per 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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Birmingham City University

  • University League Table

    90th

  • Campus address

    Birmingham City University, University House, 15 Bartholomew Row, Birmingham, Birmingham, B5 5JU, England

Live and study in an affordable multicultural city with a diverse multi-ethnic population.
Many master's courses offer international students six-month professional placements towards the end of their studies.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    44th out of 89 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 199
    140 62%

    27th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    26th

    7
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.92 78%

    47th

    14

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