Teach North: Yorkshire & Humber Computing (28CZ)

PGCE with QTS full time

Accredited body: Sheffield Hallam University
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: https://teachnorth.com/

About the course
School placements
Entry requirements
About the training provider
Fees and financial support
Interview process
Training with disabilities and other needs
Contact details
Support and advice
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About the course

As a Teach North Computing trainee, you will drive students to think deeply and become resilient problem solvers who understand today’s technological world. Alongside your students, you will explore the four cornerstones of Computational Thinking, providing firm foundations for other topics within the subject.

You will deliver lessons that develop and consolidate students’ basic ICT skills that will allow them to access more complex Computing concepts. Your students will also explore fundamental principles and concepts of Computing, including abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms, and data representation.

Your classroom will be brimming with extended discussion about the ethical, moral and social implication of technology in society. There will also be plentiful opportunities for practical application of key concepts through a chosen programming language as well as investigations into how computers work.

On completion of this programme, you will be awarded a PGCE with QTS and 60 Masters credits in Education from Sheffield Hallam University.

You’ll be delighted to know that we have a strong partnership with Sheffield Hallam University, who are a national centre of education and are recognised for their excellence and innovation in teaching and learning. This partnership creates a collaborative model of training.

Click here to read about one of our Computing trainees

School placements

During the programme, you will complete two placements in our alliance schools and academies. The location of these placements is decided by the Teach North team who will consider your home location, mode of transport and the capacity of the school or academy.

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You will be assigned a trained mentor to support and celebrate your progress as you enter the teaching profession.

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Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

Applicants should have at least a lower second-class honours degree relevant to secondary education in or related to the subject area the candidate is applying for.
All applicants must have grade C / grade 4 passes in GCSE English Language and Maths (or equivalent). We will consider applicants who are in the process of obtaining the relevant GCSEs.

Personal qualities

Teach North is seeking applicants with the following qualities:

A genuine desire to put children first and a commitment to improving the life chances of young people
An ability to engage with students in a personable and professional manner
Resilience, flexibility and a passion to succeed in the teaching profession

Other requirements

Successful candidates must obtain clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) regarding suitability to work with children. Admission is also dependent on a satisfactory medical examination.

Fees and financial support

Financial support

You could be eligible for either:

a scholarship of £26,000
a bursary of £24,000

To qualify for a scholarship you’ll need a degree of 2:1 or above in Computing or a related subject. For a bursary you’ll need a 2:2 or above in any subject.

You can’t claim both a bursary and a scholarship - you can only claim one.

Find out how to apply for a scholarship. You don’t need to apply for a bursary - if you’re eligible, you’ll automatically start receiving it once you begin your course. Find out how you’ll be paid.

You may also be eligible for a loan while you study – note that you’ll have to apply for undergraduate student finance.

Find out about financial support if you’re from outside the UK.

The course fees for UK students in 2021 to 2022 are £9,250.

About the training provider

Teach North offers a School Direct programme that strives to develop, support and celebrate excellent trainee teachers who are well-prepared for the profession.

We are an integral part of a high-performing multi-academy trust, Outwood Grange Academies Trust. We embrace the opportunity to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education.

We relish the opportunity to be part of the much needed regeneration of the areas we work in. We are serious about the part we have to play in regenerating the areas we serve by placing an outstanding school at the heart of the community.

To do this, we ensure that:

students are always at the forefront of what we do, so we can help them to reach their potential
that all our staff strive to be experts in our respective fields
together, as a trust, we are obsessive about attaining the highest standards, thereby enhancing children’s life-chances.

Quite simply, we want to be known for placing:

Students first; raising standards and transforming lives.

Interview process

If you meet our entry requirements, you will be invited to a remote interview to complete our selection process.

Click here to explore our remote interview process

Training with disabilities and other needs

We offer disabled access across our family of schools and invite all applicants to discuss their individual needs with us so that we can place you in the most appropriate schools and academies for your training year.

Contact details

Email: teachnorth@oie.outwood.com
Telephone: 01302 720787
Website: https://teachnorth.com/
Address: Outwood Conference Centre - Yorkshire & Humber
Tenter Balk Lane
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN6 7RQ

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For questions about this course you should contact the training provider using the contact details above.

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