Content
On this course, you'll develop your skills in teaching five- to eleven-year-olds across all the subjects of the National Curriculum at key stages 1 and 2 to professional standards. You'll engage with and use a range of evidence-informed strategies for effective and engaging teaching and learning. We'll support you to be creative, understand the perspectives of others, evaluate your practice and children's learning. You'll learn how to and adapt what you do to enthuse the children you teach and to help them feel that they all belong in your class.
You'll study the following modules:
- Curriculum, Pedagogy and Practice (Early Years and/or Primary)
- Becoming a Transformational Teacher (Early Years and/or Primary)
- Professional Practice A (QTS)
- Professional Practice B (QTS).
The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved we'll inform you.
This award leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). The focus for achieving QTS is particularly in the practice modules. UWE Bristol has chosen Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) as our accredited provider for the QTS elements of the course. We work with SHU to provide high-quality courses and share excellent practice. Together, our teacher training will help you shape the future of children and young people.
Learning and Teaching
The PGCE courses are part of a broad range of specialist education provision in the School of Education and Childhood at UWE Bristol.
You'll be supported in your school by a mentor, who liaises closely with your UWE Bristol tutor. You'll work with close support and encouragement to develop your understanding and skills, set targets, and evidence your progress. We'll challenge you to evaluate and improve throughout your course, and we'll help you to celebrate your achievements.
The PGCE course is designed so that your experiences on placement are complemented by university-based learning.You'll learn through lectures, seminars, directed tasks, school-based experiences, intensive training and practice opportunities, independent study, online learning and collaboration, subject-specific practical work, assessment tasks, reflection and debate. Research-informed practice underpins the course.
Throughout the course you'll be supported by your tutors, external specialists, and expert colleagues in early years settings and schools to apply your knowledge and understanding in school to equip you to meet the Teachers' Standards, to teach and assess in the primary age phase (5-11).
See our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.
Assessment
Assessment is based on professionally focused assignments and the final block school experience.
To gain the award of PGCE, you need to pass each academic assessment as well as pass classroom practice against the standards specified by the Secretary of State for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Find out more about assessments.