Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE (Norfolk Essex Suffolk Primary NESTT)

University of Suffolk

The Norfolk Essex Suffolk School Centred Initial Teaching Training programmes for Primary teachers aim to bring together the very best of school centred and academic training to produce competent and confident Newly Qualified Teachers who consider and reflect upon the purposes of education, as well as having high levels of knowledge, understanding and skills in the learning and teaching of children.The Norfolk Essex Suffolk Primary NESTT offers both Salaried and Tuition training routes. Both Primary NESTT programmes are designed to facilitate maximum experiential learning. Trainees on the cses specialise in either early years education 3-7 years or primary education 5-11 years. In addition, both the Tuition and Salaried routes offer the opportunity to undertake an SEN specialism. On successful completion of the cse, all Tuition trainees will gain QTS and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and be qualified to teach across the primary range. Salaried trainees all gain QTS and have the choice of gaining a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.Teaching, Learning and AssessmentA range of assessment techniques is used, including the trainee’s continuing professional development record, practice files, assignments, portfolio of evidence and lesson observationsGood practice is shared and discussed, particularly the need for tutors to model the expected future styles of the trainees. Tutors employ a range of learning and teaching strategies. The trainees encounter a range of approaches that appeal to differing learning styles with opportunities for individual guided discovery, collaborative and group learning. The cse meets the professional standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

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