Secondary Business Education, PGCE

The award is offered at three levels. All are recognised teaching qualifications, but the postgraduate awards will allow fast-track entry to Masters courses:

• Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education.

The choice of which qualification to take will be made while on the course, successful completion of which will lead to recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

The course aims to develop an understanding of the specialist subject in the context of the National Curriculum. In particular, the principles involved in the teaching and learning of the subject across the full age and ability range and the professional values and practice, subject knowledge and understanding commensurate with the particular subject specialism. This includes how children learn and how they develop cognitively, socially and physically and the understanding, skills and personal qualities necessary for managing the learning environment.

All trainees undertake a course of education and professional studies which develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for a first teaching post in a secondary school. It also builds a foundation for further professional development. This is a sequence of whole cohort keynote lectures on whole school topics that affect all trainees. They are supported by seminar opportunities guided by specialists who help trainees to make appropriate connections with their subject specialisms.

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Trainees undertake a course in business education, the focus of which is techniques for teaching pupils and assessing their learning. This entails appropriate planning for the 14-19 age group, the identification of appropriate goals and content for the programme of learning, strategies for assessment and the acquisition of skills for delivery and evaluation. The course aims are to:

• familiarise trainees with existing subject provision in schools
• enable trainees to identify appropriate curriculum structures and content for teaching
• enable trainees to formulate, implement and evaluate teaching and learning strategies
• enable trainees to assess, record and report on pupil progress and attainment
• support teaching and pupil learning through the use of ICT.

University-based subject application studies and education and professional studies are continuously assessed by course work on a modular basis. A separate, formal assessment also takes place in practical teaching.

Home students can apply for a student loan for tuition and maintenance fees. In addition students may be eligible for maintenance or special support grants. More information on the funding for Initial Teacher-Training courses can be found on Gov.uk and the National College for Teaching and Leadership (formerly the Teaching Agency) website.