Programme summary for PGCE Primary Early Years 3-7
About the programme
The PGCE Primary with Early Years (3-7) at UEL is designed to enable trainees to meet the Teachers’ Standards. The programme operates in the context of east London schools where the skills, attributes, knowledge and understanding required to facilitate children's learning in a multicultural, multilingual urban environment are of paramount importance. Trainees are supported in developing an understanding of effective Early Years practice in particular, as well as an understanding of Primary practice. Training emphasises the importance of understanding how children learn and develop, and the significance of play. Trainees are supported in developing the skills to reflect critically on practice in order to manage and sustain their own professional development.
Primary PGCE at UEL
For both Primary and Early Years routes
The Primary PGCE is a partnership programme, written and developed in collaboration with schools and local authorities. Much of trainees’ time on the programme is spent in schools, observing teaching and learning. Trainees reflect on how the theories studied and the practice carried out in schools relate to one another and gain substantial experience in a teaching role in schools.
Trainees study, participate and collaborate as part of a diverse community. There is the opportunity to develop experience of working with children in a range of settings. Themes such as equal opportunities, multilingualism, classroom organisation and management, and meeting the needs of children with special educational needs underpin the whole programme. Trainees engage with research at Masters Level.
Programme structure
The programme runs over 38 weeks from September to July. Eighteen weeks, split into three separate placements, are spent in partnership schools. The remaining time is spent in seminars, lectures, individual and group tutorials, assignment activities, and visits to schools to observe specific aspects of outstanding practice. All elements of the programme are designed to work together to support trainees’ professional development.
Assessment
For the award of PGCE, trainees must pass all of the assessed elements of the programme. If trainees are unsuccessful at assessment at Masters level, they will be offered the opportunity to be assessed for the award of Professional Graduate Certificate of Education. In order to be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) trainees must demonstrate that that have met the Teachers’ Standards. To this end there is continual assessment of evidence in trainees’ QTS files. School experience is assessed by school based mentors and visiting professional tutors.
A variety of assessment methods is used:
- written assignments
- portfolios of work
- school-based tasks
- subject knowledge audits
- files of evidence
- assessment of teaching practice.
Key facts
You can start many programmes in either September or February and applications are simple to make. Click below to:
Apply online Primary Early Years 3-7 (PGCE)
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Tuition Fees - 2013/14
Home/EU Fees
- Module fee: Pending
- Full time fee: Pending
International Fees
- Module fee: Pending
- Full time fee: Pending
Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/
