PGCE PRIMARY (3-7)(PGCE)

ABOUT THE COURSE

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The PGCE Primary (3-7) course is ideal if you are looking to become a qualified teacher of children aged 3-7. You will study across a number of areas including; initial professional development covering the principles of the teaching profession, the EYFS areas of learning including Prime and Specific areas such as Communication and Language, Physical Development, Personal, Social and Emotional development, Literacy, Maths, Expressive Arts and Design and Understanding the World. You also receive training in National Curriculum areas such as; English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, History, Geography, Art, Music, PE and RE. 

Approximately half of the course is spent in schools, where the training continues and you are given opportunities to develop and extend your skills. Both within university and in school, time is built in for you to meet with your tutors regularly on a one to one basis to discuss your professional development.

As part of the course, you are expected to engage on a variety of levels with the course content and materials. Many of the sessions require active participation in early years approaches to teaching. In contrast to this, you will be expected to have some familiarity with accessing library and online resources to support your research into different aspects of Early Years education in preparation for the completion of assignments.

Formal assessment of the course takes place through observations of your teaching and your successful completion of assignments based on assessment, data analysis and action planning. Linking theory and practice is a key feature of the course; you undertake a number of curriculum and wider professional based tasks.

All Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) courses at Liverpool Hope offer you the opportunity to combine a programme of theory with real world experience. The initial professional development focuses on what underpins the work of an effective and successful teacher, while school placements offer you the opportunity to put theory into practice.

Initial Professional Development (IPD): This part of the programme covers general aspects of becoming a teacher. It is largely lecture-based supported by discussion-based seminars with an assigned professional tutor. IPD develops the student teacher's knowledge and understanding of a range of key issues in education.

Liverpool Hope has a strong tradition of academic excellence and world-leading research, recently achieving Gold status in the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

Curriculum Overview

Successful completion of this PGCE Primary QTS Early Years Specialism (3-7 years) course is achieved through the following ways:

Award of Postgraduate Certificate in Primary QTS Early Years Specialism (3-7 years) - made upon successful completion of the formal subject based assignments at Masters level and successful completion of the two teaching placements. This provides a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and 60 Masters credits.

ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Work Placement Opportunities

Approximately half of the course is spent in schools, where the training continues and you are given opportunities to develop and extend your skills. Both within university and in school, time is built in for you to meet with your tutors regularly on a one to one basis to discuss your professional development.

School experience covers block placements in both Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage one. In addition, you complete a placement in a Key Stage two class and a Special Educational needs setting.

Entry Requirements

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An undergraduate Honours Degree 2:1 or above. 2:2 may be considered if you have a Masters qualification.

GCSE Grade C or above in English, Mathematics and Science (Grade 4 or above in the new grading system). These can be pending but required before enrolment

Relevant experience in a school setting is beneficial for your application, but not essential.

Offers will be subject to a successful interview, as well as a Health Check Statement and an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formally the Criminal Records Bureau – CRB).

International Entry Requirements

We are unable to sponsor overseas students for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses that require a Student Visa (formerly known as the Tier 4/General student visa) with the exception of PGCE MFL. However, if you are an EEA/EU/Swiss national and lived in the UK prior to 11pm on Thursday 31st December 2020, you may still be eligible for this course.

Please contact the team for more information at: studentimmigration@hope.ac.uk 

UK/EU TUITION FEES

Home/EU fees for 2020/21 entry are £9,250

FUNDING

Bursaries and Scholarships

Dependent upon your degree classification and the subject to be studied, training bursaries & scholarships may be available.

Please view our Funding your teacher training pages for full details.

CAREERS

Once you have completed this degree, you will receive Qualified Teacher Status, which means you are eligible to become a teacher in a school setting. This course is particularly successful at preparing teachers who are reflective, skilful, knowledgeable and caring. You will develop the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective Hope Teacher, develop as an independent learner and nurture the beliefs, values and self motivation that you will need throughout your teaching career.