Professional Graduate Certificate in Education and Training – Full Time – Level 6

• Introduction to Teachers and Teaching
• Learners, Pedagogy, Planning and Assessment in the Subject Specialism
• Wider Professional Practice
• Action Research Project

The programme is delivered onsite two days per week. In addition, you must attend a placement which provides 250 hours of practice to include both teaching experience and professional practice activities. This may be your current workplace if training as part of your role.

In addition, it is expected that you will undertake additional reading and research outside of the formal timetable.

• You must have achieved an honours degree. 2:2 or higher in your intended subject specialism
• You must have a GCSE Grade 4 (C) or equivalent in English and Maths
• You must provide documentation to apply for an enhanced DBS (Provided as early as practicable to secure placement)
• You must be able to provide 2 references (Provided as early as practicable to secure placement)
• You must have a subject specialist placement which provides at least 150 hours of teaching practice over the duration of the course, and 100 hours of wider professional practice activities
• You must have a subject specialist mentor to support the development of your pedagogical content knowledge

You will be assessed through a range of essays, reports, presentations, practical teaching practice and a final professional discussion supported by a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates how you have met the Occupational Standards.

On completion of this course, you will have a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education which will allow you to gain employment in the Further Education and Skills sector.

You may be able to apply for Professional Formation to gain QTLS.

Fees payable directly to Middlesbrough College: £5,000 per year.

Student finance code – 544542

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Please apply through UCAS for this course. Our team will contact you for further details to arrange an interview. If your application is successful, we will formally offer you a place via UCAS.

Alternatively, if you would prefer to apply directly to us, then please press the ‘apply now’ button at the top of this webpage. If your application is successful, we will formally offer you a place on the programme and upload your application to UCAS for you.

You must complete a minimum of 100 hours of teaching practice in an appropriate teaching environment. If studying part time these practice hours are split into 40 hours in Year 1 and 60 hours in Year 2.

At your teaching practice a placement mentor supports you with orientation with the school/college and beginning your teaching ideas. This mentor also help you transfer your knowledge from theory to practice, observes your practice and gives you formative and summative feedback towards module outcomes.