Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Classics)

The PGCE provides a clear, thoughtful and critical introduction to teaching Classics, drawing on leading Education research carried out at King's. We work in close partnership with schools in designing, delivering and assessing our programme in order to develop excellent, reflective classroom practioners.

KEY BENEFITS

• King's is one of only two institutions to offer PGCE Classics and the programme has a national reputation for its quality.
• All King's PGCE Classics students who have sought jobs immediately after training have been successful and schools with classics vacancies often contact the PGCE office in advance of advertising posts in the national press.
• The demand for classics teachers is currently greater than the supply.
• Located in the heart of London.

PURPOSEFor those wishing to train as teachers of pupils aged 11-18 in Classics. The programme will lead to the DfE Standards for QTS which are assessed through teaching practice observation, portfolios and written assignments.

DESCRIPTIONThe programme combines the theory and practice of education.

College based: You will work with other trainees and tutors in your subject area to consider the principles and practice of teaching your subject including curriculum design, the development of materials, classroom management and lesson planning. You will also work with trainees from other subjects in a programme of lectures and seminar groups to examine broad generic issues. During both secondary school placements there are occasional days in college for tutorials to support and monitor progress towards the standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). There are cross-curricular research tasks and assignments.

School based: For 24 of the 36 weeks the training takes place in schools, mainly in two complementary secondary schools but with two short primary school experiences. This introduces you to recognising key constituents of good teaching, helps develop your own teaching skills and gain an understanding of how schools work and how children learn.