Secondary Qualified Teacher Status and PGCE

University of Buckingham

Teaching is widely regarded as one of the most rewarding careers you can embark on. This is a career where you can have an incredible impact on the next generation of pupils. The course is for those graduates who want to achieve Qualified Teacher Status to be able to teach in a Secondary School in England – independent, state-maintained and special schools. When asked, 98% of our students felt that the course had made them a better teacher. You will learn about all aspects of working as a teacher including teaching strategies, child development, and ways to ensure that effective learning takes place. We will work with you to strengthen your subject knowledge so that you are able to deliver across all Secondary age groups as well as have an awareness of what knowledge your pupils will bring when they arrive from Primary and Prep Schools. On our QTS programme, all teachers are encouraged to be inclusive practitioners, for example to know about SEND and ways of promoting and maintaining good behaviour. We want to help you develop your confidence and resilience in order to be able to assuredly teach across different age ranges. This is an employment-based route where you work as a teacher and train to be a qualified teacher at the same time. In order to apply you must have a job secured in a Secondary setting. Many schools are happy to appoint an unqualified teacher who will then work to gain QTS in their first year or so. The course lasts for 37 weeks and covers a full and demanding curriculum. Our curriculum covers all aspects of the Core Content Framework (CCF). You learn whilst working in the classroom, fully supported by a Mentor along with participating in a blended learning programme provided by a team of experienced practitioners working with the University. You will be assigned a Tutor employed by the University who will visit you and work with you throughout the year. This course will support you as you develop your identity as a teacher and help you to find and refine your own teaching style.

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