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

• Introduction to Learning and Teaching
• Developing Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in the Subject Specialism
• Wider Professional Practice
• Action Research Project

September – May

• You must have achieved an honours degree, 2:2 or higher in a relevant subject and GCSE grade 4 (C) or equivalent in English.
• You should also hold a current and valid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check) dated within one year from the point of enrolment.
• You must also have had a teaching practice placement that offers you a minimum of 100 hours over the course of one year and a subject specific placement mentor.
• Trainees should also complete a Level 2 qualification in mathematics before the end of the course if they do not already have this qualification.

You are assessed by a combination of written assessments, reflective teaching journals, teaching portfolios, and observations of your teaching practice.

On completion of this course you will have a PGCE which will allow you to gain employment in the post-14 education sector.

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

Student finance code- 544542

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You can apply through UCAS for this course. Our team will make contact with 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.