PGCE in Secondary Education (Science with Physics) with recommendation for QTS
Our Primary and Secondary PGCEs are "Outstanding" (Ofsted, 2015).
All our Education courses have been developed in collaboration with Partnership schools and the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL). This ensures not only the highest possible quality of provision, but also relevance in reflecting national and school-level priorities in Education.
Aims
The Brunel Science Postgraduate Certificate (PGCE) is a M-level course with 60 credits that can contribute to further Master's level study in Education, subject to approval.
The course will equip you with the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to teach science and the ability to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the vital role of the teacher and the school in ensuring excellence in the educational experiences of young people
- Undertake professional practice which enables you to evidence the Teachers’ Standards which facilitate the award of Qualified Teacher Status
- Understand the relationships between Education and science within current national and government frameworks, and critically reflect on the impact of these in the work of schools and the educational experiences of young people
- Recognise the contribution that science as part of the whole school curriculum makes to the development of the individual learner and groups of learners
- Think critically about what it means to be scientifically educated and how this informs curriculum planning and design within the subject area
- Apply a thorough knowledge and understanding of science (Physics) National Curriculum to the planning of curriculum experiences for pupils in school
- Demonstrate competence and confidence in your ability to teach across the contexts for pupil learning in the mathematics National Curriculum range and content, applying principles of continuity and progression
- Use subject knowledge and relevant course specifications to plan and deliver the 14-16 curriculum including examination and vocational courses
- Demonstrate an understanding of the subject knowledge and specification requirements for the 16-19 curriculum
- Utilise a range of teaching strategies to meet the identified learning needs of a wide range of pupils
- Utilise a range of resources, including information and communication technology, to enhance pupil learning in physics
- Understand the importance of safe practice and safeguarding and apply these in working with young people both within and beyond lessons
- Use a wide range of class management strategies to maximise pupil learning
- Understand the principles of inclusion and apply these to ensure equality of opportunity for all pupils in the subject area
- Understand national frameworks for assessment within the subject area and use these to support the recording and analysis of data, and the subsequent use of this to plan the next phase of learning
- Raise the status of the subject area by demonstrating high standards of professionalism at all times
- Understand the crucial role of professional learning for the teacher, the pupils and schools.
Į magistro studijų programas gali stoti visi, baigę universitetą arba besimokantys paskutiniame kurse. Studijos kurias baigei ar tebesimokai turi būti panašios krypties kaip ir tos, į kurias nori stoti, kadangi priėmimas yra paremtas ECTS kreditų suderinamumu.
ECTS kreditų išrašas - jei dar nesi baigęs aukštosios mokyklos, būtina prisegti ECTS kreditų išrašą, kuriame būtų matyti, kokius dalykus Tu mokeisi bei kokius pažymius ir kiek kreditų už juos gavai. Kai siunti anketą paskutiniame kurse, diplomą reikia prisegti vėliau, kai tik jį gausi.
Bakalauro diplomas – jei jau esi baigęs aukštąją mokyklą, išrašo nereikia, užtenka prie anketos prisegti savo Bakalauro diplomą.
Svarbu, jog anglų kalbos testo rezultatai universitetą pasiektų iki Liepos 31d.
Anglų kalbos žinias gali patvirtinti vienu iš šių būdų:
Valstybinis anglų kalbos egzaminas išlaikytas 80 % ir daugiau (gali reikalauti ir didesnio balo priklausomai nuo pasirinktos programos anglų kalbos reikalavimų)
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL - 90
A Brunel PGCE with recommendation for QTS is a recognised symbol of high quality Initial Teacher Education. This is demonstrated by our outstanding employment rates and feedback from alumni student teachers, our partnership schools and Ofsted inspectors. 100% of our PGCE Secondary students in 2014-2015 secured teaching posts in schools. Many of our students go on to work in our partnership schools and many in schools where they undertook a placement experience. This allows us to retain links with many former students and often they become school-based mentors for our students.
Many of our Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) stay in contact through the Brunel Initial Teacher Education Buddy system, where NQTs and students can share experiences, ideas, advice and resources through a facility on our VLE.
We also invite former students back for public lectures, research seminars, Education events and to be involved in steering groups and research activities here in the Department of Education to ensure they can continue to develop through a community of professional practice both within but also beyond the school in which they are working.
Our extensive involvement in the Initial Teacher Education has enabled us to develop an extensive network of former alumni who have gone on to hold positions of responsibility in schools across the country.
Further Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Beyond ITE, for early career teachers we offer the Masters in Teaching (MAT), where students can utilise their 60 PGCE Masters level credits to continue their postgraduate studies part-time, whilst also meeting the requirements outlined for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) and early career development. Where schools have qualified for Enhanced Partnership status with Brunel University London, NQTs in those schools have access to the first year MAT module for free, illustrating our commitment to supporting NQTs into and through their first year of teaching.
We also offer a Masters in Education (MAEd), a Doctorate in Education (EdDoc) and PhD postgraduate routes through the Department of Education. This continuum of provision ensures a commitment to teacher education and professional learning at all stages and the growing community of professional practice strengthens our partnership.
At Brunel we provide many opportunities and experiences within your degree programme and beyond – work-based learning, professional support services, volunteering, mentoring, sports, arts, clubs, societies, and much, much more – and we encourage you to make the most of them, so that you can make the most of yourself.
