PGCE Education (Postgraduate / Professional Graduate Certificate in Education) - Secondary - 2012 entry

PGCE

Successful completion of the programme, including success in meeting the Standards for QTS and the prescribed QTS skills tests, will lead to QTS being confirmed.


Overview

This one year, full-time programme prepares you to teach pupils in the 11 to 18 age-range. It enables you to understand how young people learn, both within and beyond your chosen specialist subject. It equips you to engage critically with the various ‘givens’ of professional practice, including guidance and policy at school, local and national levels, and to demonstrate the skills and commitment required to work with pupils from a broad range of backgrounds in state schools. The programme helps you to gain a sense of yourself as part of a community of practitioners, and to understand the importance of social learning. A number of opportunities to work at QCF Level 7 (master's level) are built into the programme and, upon successful completion, you could achieve 40 credits towards an MA in Education.

In 2012 - 13 we are offering the following subjects:

Physics with maths - NEW COURSE

Science with chemistry

Science with physics

Maths

English

Modern languages

Training bursaries of up to £20,000 are available from the Teaching Agency for schools and/or the Institute of Physics.

 

 

PGCE subject specialism

Class of undergraduate degree

Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Modern Languages

English

1st

£20,000

£9,000

2:1

£15,000

£5,000

2:2

£12,000

£0

 


 

 

 

 

 

  

 


 


 

Why Brookes?

The School of Education at Oxford Brookes is one of the largest schools of education in the UK, combining high quality teaching and significant research and consultancy activity in an outstanding location, with superb sporting, recreational and study facilities.

As a Postgraduate student you will be joining a university which is widely regarded as a major contibutor to the improvement of education and learning, locally and nationally. The School of Education is a focal point for lively, informed debate on education through its seminar and lecture programmes, including the high profile Oxford Education debates. We are proud to be co-sponsors of the Oxford Academy, a community secondary school, where Oxford Brookes staff and students provide practical support to pupils and teaching staff.

We work in close partnership with hundreds of schools and colleges and other organisations.

Our 110-acre Harcourt Hill campus offers all the benefits of a complete academic community on one site. You will be working with highly regarded academics who are at the forefront of their subjects. Drawing on our cutting-edge, research-led teaching, our courses will advance your knowledge and develop your professional skills. Academics work alongside students from a wide range of backgrounds, and with the support of a caring and efficient administrative staff, provide a rich and diverse intellectual and social environment.

In detail

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Course content

The course is divided into eight modules that ensure the development of your knowledge and skills across the year. The university-based parts of the course consist of two main strands: Contemporary Issues in Education and Subject Studies. These two elements are closely interwoven and are integrated with the school-based parts of the programme.

Contemporary Issues in Education is concerned with the values that underpin the educational endeavour, the nature of education and the most effective ways of achieving it. The course explores broader educational questions that will concern teachers regardless of their specialist subject, such as education for citizenship, pastoral responsibilities and the ethics of teaching. It will draw on the history of education as well as the most up to date research and developments in curriculum and policy. CIE draws on the disciplines of empirical enquiry, policy critique, learning theory and philosophy of education.

The Subject Studies strand builds on Contemporary Issues in Education and concentrates on subject-specific issues and pedagogies. You will study and apply the latest teaching methods within your subject.

School experience is a key element of the programme. You will spend 24 weeks in carefully selected partnership schools. You will be under the supervision of a mentor and supported by a university tutor, enabling you to integrate the understanding developed at university with school-based learning.

As our courses are reviewed regularly, course content may change from the details given here.

Teaching, learning and assessment

Teaching methods include lectures, directed reading, workshops, seminars and practical and project work. Assessment is based on coursework, assignments and the achievement of the standards for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Quality

The programme has recently been confirmed as "Good" at its most recent Ofsted inspection. The report is available at www.ofsted.gov.uk.

 

Career prospects

In recent years, 90% of those who graduate from the PGCE at Oxford Brookes University have immediately secured employment in secondary schools. Of these around 60% are employed by schools in the university's partnership.

Free language courses for students - the Open Module

Free language courses are available to all full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying any course on our Headington (including Marston Road), Harcourt Hill or Wheatley Campuses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.

Key facts

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Faculty

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department

School of Education

Course length

Full-time: 1 year

Teaching location

Harcourt Hill Campus

Start date

September 2012

Apply / Entry reqs

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Entry requirements

Standard entry requirements:
• Recognised first degree or equivalent,  second-class honours or above
• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and mathematics at grade C or above
• Satisfactory health and criminal record checks.

Additionally, candidates will be shortlisted from their GTTR form on the basis of:
• A detailed and reflective personal statement
• Use of accurate standard English
• Positive support from an appropriate referee (usually academic or professional)
• Some experience of working with children or young people.
 

English language requirements

Together with statutory GCSE requirements international students are required to have IELTS at 6.5 or equivalent.

Please also see the university's standard English language requirements.

English language requirements for visas

If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Border Agency's minimum language requirements as well as the university's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.

Preparation courses for international and EU students

We offer a range of courses to help you meet the entry requirements for this course and also familiarise you with university life. You may also be able to apply for one student visa to cover both courses.

  • Take our Pre-Master's course to help you to meet both the English language and academic entry requirements for your master's course
  • Take our University English course to help you to meet the English language requirements of your master's course

How to apply

All applicants should apply for this course online through the Graduate Teacher Training Registry. Details on how to apply are available at www.gttr.ac.uk.

Conditions of acceptance

When you accept our offer you agree to the conditions of acceptance. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.

Credit transfer

Oxford Brookes operates the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All postgraduate single modules are equivalent to 10 ECTS credits, double modules to 20 ECTS credits, and treble modules to 30 ECTS credits. A full master's course will carry 90 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.

Fees / funding

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TUITION FEES

UK/EU

Full-time: £9,000

International

Full-time: £11,140

Questions about fees?
Contact Student Finance on:
+44 (0)1865 483088
finance-fees@brookes.ac.uk

Scholarships and funding

For general sources of financial support, see:

Oxford

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Why Oxford is a great place to study PGCE Education (Postgraduate / Professional Graduate Certificate in Education) - Secondary

As a student in Oxford you'll be at the heart of the UK's most successful economic region and in a centre for leading industries which provides you with a host of learning opportunities.

Because Oxford is one of the world's great academic cities, it is a key centre of debate, with conferences, seminars and forums taking place across education, science, the arts and many other subjects.

In addition to our own excellent libraries and resource centres, our postgraduate students have access to the world-renowned Bodleian Library, and the Radcliffe Science Library.

Support

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How Brookes supports postgraduate students

Supporting your learning

From academic advisers and support co-ordinators to specialist subject librarians and other learning support staff, we want to ensure that you get the best out of your studies.

Personal support services

We want your time at Brookes to be as enjoyable and successful as possible. That's why we provide all the facilities you need to be relaxed, happy and healthy throughout your studies.

Research

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