Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Physics)
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Description
The programme combines the theory and practice of education which is why students spend 60 days in College and 120 days in schools. The course is research-led and you will develop your knowledge of how pupils learn; how assessment can improve teaching and learning; how to plan lessons, and how to make most use of the laboratory and the outdoors to teach effectively.
KEY BENEFITS
- Our Physics course, recently judged 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, is taught by one of the strongest teams of science education tutors in the country.
- One reason that the PGCE was judged 'Outstanding' is the strong research base which informs the course. In the last Research Assessment Exercise, the Department was rated a…
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The programme combines the theory and practice of education
which is why students spend 60 days in College and 120 days in
schools. The course is research-led and you will develop your
knowledge of how pupils learn; how assessment can improve teaching
and learning; how to plan lessons, and how to make most use of the
laboratory and the outdoors to teach effectively.
KEY BENEFITS
- Our Physics course, recently judged 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, is taught by one of the strongest teams of science education tutors in the country.
- One reason that the PGCE was judged 'Outstanding' is the strong research base which informs the course. In the last Research Assessment Exercise, the Department was rated as one of the top three in the UK.
- We work in partnership with a wide range of schools in London and beyond, providing a unique opportunity to learn how to teach the full diversity of students.
- We focus on you as an individual: there are 7 tutorials with your personal tutor and weekly meetings with your school-based mentor. As a result more than 50 per cent of students are graded as 'outstanding' by their school-based mentors when they complete the course.
- We prepare students to teach outside the classroom: there is a residential field-trip and several other opportunities to make best use of what London has to offer the science teacher, from the South Bank to the Natural History Museum.
- The two assessed pieces of coursework give you 60 Masters-level credits – a third of an MA – which puts you well on the way to a Masters degree in your chosen profession.
PURPOSEThe aim of the programme is to make you an effective
teacher of science and to help you develop high professional
standards. The course is designed to prepare science teachers to
work in secondary schools as part of a team that teaches science up
to Year 11 and physics to Years 12 and 13 (post-16).
DESCRIPTIONDuring the year you will spend 60 days in College and
120 days in schools. The science programme in College is organised
in two strands: Science Tutor Groups (STGs) and Subject Groupings
(SGs). STG sessions are grouped under themes; teaching skills,
assessment, how pupils learn, and practical skills and the use of
evidence. SGs focus on teaching science to age 18 and B/C/P to age
18. The topics include forces, energy, electricity, waves and
astronomy.
There are two blocks of school experience, one starting in the
autumn and the other in the spring. You will spend time observing
other teachers and their classes before beginning to teach
yourself. You will teach more during the second school experience
than you will in the first one. During the year you will also spend
time in two primary schools so that you can see what pupils
experience before they arrive in secondary schools.
You will spend equal amounts of time in College working as part of
a physics group and as part of a wider group of science students.
You will also spend some time working with students from other
subjects ranging from ICT to Classics.
The course includes residential fieldwork based a Field Studies
Council centre in Surrey. There are many other opportunities for
you to develop you abilities to teach beyond the classroom, in the
school grounds and beyond.
You will be well supported by your personal tutor and by your
school-based mentors. There are weekly meetings with your mentor
and 7 personal tutorials throughout the year. The College tutors
have all taught in London schools and many have published in
science education journals, both professional and academic.
There are two pieces of assessed coursework, a Subject Studies
Assignment and a School Experience Report. Both are around 6,000
words and each one is worth 30 Masters-level credits, so as well as
gaining Qualified Teacher Status, you finish with a third of an MA,
ready to embark on the next stage of your professional
development.
EXTRA PROGRAMME INFORMATIONEnhancement courses: If your degree is Physics-related but with less than 50% Physics content you may be asked to complete a six-month subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course. You have to secure a place on a PGCE course before you can start SKE, and SKE typically starts in January or February, so you must apply early for the PGCE. For more information about training to teach Physics please see the TDA website: http://www.tda.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/subject-information-enhancement/teach-physics.aspx.
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