Eastbourne Area School Direct Alliance Physical Education (3CBJ)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Accredited body: University of Brighton
• Financial support: Student finance 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: September to June
• Date you can apply from: 13 October 2020
• Date course starts: September 2021

Contents

About the course

This course is run at The Eastbourne Academy and trains candidates in KS3 & 4. Candidates will be on a 50% timetable with initially 3 days in school and 2 days at Brighton University and from mid-November they will be full time in school. Candidates will be regularly watched by their mentor to ensure that they are succeeding on the course. There will be a second, contrasting placement at a school which is mutually agreed.

School placements

The age range of students is 11 to 16 years

The candidate will have a total of two placements The second placement is approx 6 weeks

Interview process

Candidates will be required to teach a small group of students for approximately 20 minutes, to judge their aptitude to teach. This will be followed by a formal interview.

Fees

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

Financial support

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.

Requirements

Qualifications

Candidates must have 5 or more GCSEs in Grades A* to C (or equivalent), including Mathematics and English, and a higher level honours degree in PE.

Personal qualities

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a passion for their subject. Candidates should be well organised and willing to get fully involved into the life of the department and the school as a whole.

Other requirements

Satisfactorily pass DBS and Health checks

About the training provider

Eastbourne Area School Direct Alliance recruits ITT students for most of the schools in Eastbourne and the surrounding areas. We offer Primary places for Key Stage 1 and 2. We also offer Secondary places for most subjects in a variety of high achieving schools. As part of your training you will get experience of KS3, 4 and 5. In addition we represent Special Needs schools who require Primary and Secondary teachers. All the schools in the consortium are experienced at training teachers and we have been very successful in aiding our School Direct candidates to obtain jobs when they have completed their training.

Training with disabilities and other needs

All of our sites meet the requirements for disabled access and we would work with any candidate to ensure they can succeed in their training without any impediment.

Contact details

• Email: schooldirect@willingdonschool.org.uk
• Telephone: 01323 485254
• Address: Willingdon Community School; Lower Willingdon; Eastbourne; East Sussex; BN20 9QX

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Location	Vacancies	Code
The Eastbourne Academy Broderick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ	Yes	A

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