Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years
PGCE (Part-time) Route Manager: Liz Chamberlain
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827067
Email Liz.Chamberlain@winchester.ac.uk
PGCE Programme Leader: Naomi Flynn
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827218
Email Naomi.Flynn@winchester.ac.uk
Start dates: September (full-time) and March (part-time)
Background
The PGCE Primary is a postgraduate or professional programme of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) leading to the award of either Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Professional Graduate Certificate in Education, both including the recommendation of the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). The PGCE programme may be studied full-time over one year or part-time over two years. The programme is modular and includes fulltime placements equivalent to 18 weeks based in partnership schools.
Entry requirements and application process
Applicants are advised to access the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) website located at www.tda.gov.uk for general information. This guidance is based on the TDA requirements for gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and identifies the minimum academic requirements that candidates must meet to be eligible for admission.
Please ask the Course Enquiries and Applications team for further information including details of the qualifications, experience and the personal qualities looked for in applicants.
Students require an Honours degree of 2.2 or above (normally in a curriculum subject) plus GCSE passes (or equivalent) at Grade C or above in English language, science and mathematics. If English is not your first language, applicants must have an IELTS score of at least 6.5 in speaking, reading and writing or a TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based) or 232 (computer-based) or equivalent.
If applying to study part-time please apply direct to the University by completing the Direct Entry Application Form which is available on the University of Winchester website. Applications for full-time study should be made online via the GTTR (Graduate Teacher Training Registry) website located at www.gttr.ac.uk . All applicants need to complete a
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and health declaration.
Applicants are required to satisfy interviewers that they can meet the strenuous demands of teaching and that they have the potential to develop the qualities of effective teachers. Recent and relevant experience in a maintained primary school is a key factor in success in selection for interview and for subsequent acceptance onto the programme.
The selection process includes a written task, an individual interview and a group task with presentation. Applicants with disabilities are invited to notify us of any special arrangements that they may require during the interview process. Please make contact with Course Enquiries and Applications to discuss the type of support that may be provided to students.
The PGCE Primary prepares students to teach across the age range of 5-11 and they undertake training placements in two age phases.
Students undertake studies in the pedagogy of all elements of the primary curriculum and wider professional skills alongside placements in school.
Full-time study is arranged to be consistent with the primary school year and starts with a pre-programme two-week placement arranged by the student. Students are provided with a handbook to guide observations and activities.
Part-time study takes two years. The part-time route has a substantial amount of blended/e-learning involved, for which access to a home computer and the Internet is essential. Students arrange an additional 15 self-directed days in school during their programme.
Tutor support
All students are allocated a personal tutor to support them in their progress through the programme.
Tutor support
All students are allocated a personal tutor to support them in their progress through the course.
At key points in the programme, students submit module assignments and undertake periods of assessed school practice. To obtain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), students are also required to pass the Training and Development Agency (TDA) skills tests in English, mathematics and ICT.
The PGCE Primary programme at the University of Winchester has a high employability rate, with many of our students securing their first teaching posts in our partnership schools.