PGCE: full-time (one year)
If you’re looking for a lifelong challenging and exciting career and have experience or qualifications in art and design, english with drama, history, geography, mathematics, modern foreign languages, physical education, religious education , general science, science(biology), science(physics) or science(chemistry) then a teaching career may be for you.
Places in business studies, design and technology, information and communications technology, health & social care and music are also offered through the School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) course at St Peter’s High School in Gloucester. The course is fully integrated within the PGCE and covers all aspects of the programme.
This one-year programme aims to help you become a competent and effective teacher of your chosen subject within the 11-18 year age range. You will spend 26 weeks in school, where you’ll receive invaluable support from experienced teachers. You will return to the university at regular intervals throughout the year for professional preparation development and subject pathway seminars.
GITEP
The university is part of the Gloucestershire Initial Teacher Education Partnership with the Gloucestershire Association of Secondary Head Teachers. The partnership has been established for 15 years. Its aim is to successfully recruit and train high quality trainee teachers for Gloucestershire and beyond. It is at the forefront of many educational developments and offers broad experience in a highly supportive and committed framework. At the end of your course you may wish to stay in Gloucestershire to start your career in local schools, as many trainees have done before you.For more information visit http://www.gitep.co.uk/.
Some of our modules
- Autumn term Parent School Placement
- Spring term Twin School Placement
- Summer Term Parent school placement
- TDA Skills Tests
- Review of the Learning process
- Investigating the Learning experience
Benefits
- established School Based Initial Teacher Training
- weekly subject sessions with Subject Leader throughout programme
- wide diversity of school placements
Career paths
- the opportunity within this master’s level programme to obtain 60 credits towards a master’s degree qualification, to be followed during your NQT year with an opportunity to gain a further 60 credits
- secondary school teaching
Full-Time Entry Requirements
An early application is advised. You will need a degree (or equivalent) in an area, which supports one of the main subject specialisms, plus GCSE Mathematics, and English Language, both at grade C and above (or equivalent qualifications).
Further Information
For further information see Structure of the PGCE Course on the Gloucestershire Initial Teacher Education Partnership website.
Applications
All applications should be made online through the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR):
Rosehill
New Barn Lane
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 3LZ
Tel: 0870 1122205
Web: www.gttr.ac.uk
An early application is advised
Enquiries
Karen Samuels
University of Gloucestershire
Francis Close Hall
Swindon Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL50 4AZ
Tel: 01242 714766
ksamuels@glos.ac.uk
Enquiries for SCITT Subjects
(Business Studies, Design & Technology, Information & Communications Technology, Leisure & Tourism and Music)
Lianne Ryder or Jacqueline Holden
St Peter's High School
Stroud Road
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL4 0DE
Tel: 01452 509208
jholden@st-petershigh.gloucs.sch.uk
lryder@st-petershigh.gloucs.sch.uk