Jurassic Coast Teaching Schools’ Alliance Chemistry (2D9H)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Accredited body: University of Exeter
• Financial support: Scholarships or bursaries, as well as student finance, are available if you’re eligible
• Qualification:
  PGCE with QTS

  A postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with qualified teacher status (QTS) will allow you to teach in state schools in England and may allow you to teach in other parts of the UK.

  It may also allow you to teach overseas, though you should always check what qualifications are needed in the country you’d like to teach in.

  Many PGCE courses include credits that count toward a Master’s degree.

• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 13 October 2020
• Date course starts: September 2021
• Website: http://www.jctsa.org.uk

Contents

About the course

The programme has three fully integrated components:

• Secondary Education and Professional Studies Module The Professional Studies component introduces you to key educational ideas and principles within a range of educational contexts. The module is followed throughout the year with both University and school-based elements and is concerned with classroom issues, whole school issues and the role of education in the wider society.

• Secondary Professional Learning Module Central to school-based work is the development of your ability to meet the standards of professional competence which trainees must demonstrate in order to meet national standards for the award of QTS.

• Secondary Chemistry Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy module The principal aims of the module are to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the background issues and practice of the current teaching of Science and Chemistry in the secondary school, in order to meet national standards for the award of QTS. Read more at (https://www.exeter.ac.uk/teachertraining/secondary/science/chemistry/#3FvgaxV55mHEXhjA.99 )

You will be based in your home school for September and for other periods of non-contact time during the autumn term. The majority of the rest of the year will be spent at the home school, with a second placement to a contrasting school in the spring term.

For further information about this course please see https://www.exeter.ac.uk/teachertraining/

School placements

JCTSA schools decide on an individual basis in which subjects they wish to offer training. This means that you are applying to a specific school to study your subject. Your contrasting school experience will be as close as possible to your home school but you will need access to a car.

There are two school placements. The majority of your in-school experience is done in your home school. This is the school to which you applied for your place. In addition there will be a six-week placement to a contrasting school.

The majority of our schools are 11-16 and are judged as good or outstanding. They are all rural and are located in West Dorset, Chard and in South East Devon.

Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

Good ‘A’ level grade in chemistry and ideally in another science subject. A good degree with at least 50% of the content related to chemistry. Equivalent or alternative qualifications always considered. Where necessary applicants may be required to complete some subject enhancement before joining course. Read more at (https://www.exeter.ac.uk/teachertraining/secondary/science/chemistry/#tb7UcekVsYcIDIqs.99)

N.B. DfE entry requirement to pass professional skills tests in literacy and numeracy is removed for 2020/21 entry onwards. PGCE trainees will be benchmarked during training against a Government-defined fundamental mathematics and English skills. Further details are yet to be confirmed by the DfE.

Fees and financial support

The course fees for 2021 to 2022 are as follows:

UK students	£9,250
International students	£19,500

About the training provider

The Jurassic Coast Teaching Schools’ Alliance operates out of The Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis and includes schools across Devon, Dorset and Somerset. We are a diverse and vibrant partnership, encompassing secondary schools, an independent school, an FE college, a university and primary schools.

Woodroffe is the lead school in a large alliance of secondary and primary schools. We are an outstanding school, as are a number of our partner schools. Woodroffe is also a regional maths hub, providing specialist maths support to teachers across Dorset and parts of Devon.

About the accredited body

The Jurassic Coast teaching School Alliance has many years of experience in delivering teacher training programmes, working with The University of Exeter who have been judged by Ofsted as outstanding providers of initial teacher education.

Interview process

Interviews will take place in the home school. You will be interviewed by the head of department, a member of the leadership team and a teacher with responsibility for initial teacher training. Before the interview day, but as part of the interview process, you will be expected to arrange a visit to the school. On the interview day itself you will be asked to observe a lesson and discuss what you notice and you will be asked to work with a small group of students for part of a lesson, supporting them through an activity prepared by their teacher.

Training with disabilities and other needs

The University of Exeter provides comprehensive student services that include AccessAbility and Wellbeing teams, Student Learning Skills Service, Student Advice Unit, Counselling Service, Students’ Union Advisors, Student Health Centre, Family Centre and the Chaplaincy. For further details on the wealth of support available to you please go to Student Support Services (http://www.exeter.ac.uk/newstudents/supportandservices/yourhealthandwelfare/#a4)

Contact this training provider

• Email: jctsa@woodroffe.dorset.sch.uk
• Telephone: 01297 442232
• Website: http://www.jctsa.org.uk
• Address: The Woodroffe School; Uplyme Road; Lyme Regis; Dorset; DT7 3LX

Support and advice

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