IPGCE PGCE

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Overview

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PGCE

  1. PGCE IPGCE

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 1 year
    • TBC

Course modules

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Developing effective subject knowledge and pedagogy

Investigating strategies for raising pupil learning and achievement

Assessed Teaching Practicum - Core for Hong Kong Students

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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Your future career

Your future career

By working alongside schools and local authorities in our region, we are helping to meet the need for teachers in our local area and many of our students are offered posts by our partner schools. Some trainees have been offered jobs at schools where they have spent their placement.

Schools and local authorities have told us that they think our trainees are of a high standard. OFSTED's 2012 inspection report quotes one school as saying, "They arrive in schools ready to start teaching and are well prepared for the rigours of the classroom."

Backed by UEL's excellent reputation, you will have a head start when it comes to securing a teaching post.

And when you are in a post and decide that you wish to take your academic qualifications further, we can help you to continue your academic and professional development.

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

A PGCE course at UEL is a great starting block for teaching in east London. Having not worked in the education sector before, I found the initial weeks of lectures gave me a good grounding and strong introduction to the teaching practice. You do three placements, which is a great opportunity to work with different year groups and experience a variety of school environments. The lecturers are really supportive throughout."

Hester Enthoven

Primary PGCE student 2014-2015

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources, including:

  • Online jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work.
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services 
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you’ve mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

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We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top

  • Enterprise and entrepreneurship support 
  • We are ranked 6th for graduate start-ups 
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations 
  • Support in starting a new business, freelancing and self-employment 
  • London on our doorstep

What you'll learn

  • Approaches to assessment (formative, summative, diagnostic)
  • Monitoring and tracking pupil progress
  • Target-setting and effective action/professional development planning
  • Evaluating teaching and learning
  • Designing activities/planning to address pupils' needs and strengths
  • Developing a portfolio - presenting with clarity
  • Introduction to and exploration of a range of approaches to analysing teaching and learning
  • Developing models of 'good practice', drawing on a range of literature comparing own teaching practice to models of 'good practice' to identify potential areas for professional development
  • Planning for improvement in own teaching
  • Evaluation of teaching and learning with a focus on meeting learners' strengths and needs
  • Access and provision can be negotiated to suit in-country groups and tailored to specific needs.

How you'll learn

Relevant to all subjects and age phases, the programme is delivered through an award winning online platform called Learn, where experienced teachers work as Pathway Tutors to support your learning and help you to progress.

How you will be assessed

Your programme will consist of two core modules that blend applied teaching theory with practice, focusing on the relevant aspects of the professional role of a teacher as well as the aligned Teachers' Standards.

All work will be assessed against the learning outcomes for each module. You'll have the opportunity to explore key features of learning and teaching in the context of international school systems, while developing your own practice through critical engagement and research on practice in your online learning modules. 

Campus and facilities

Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by School of Education and Communities

The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers. Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.