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Brays ITT Primary (SEND) (2MXM)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Accredited body: University of Wolverhampton
• 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.

• Age range: 5 to 11
• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 13 October 2020
• Date course starts: September 2021
• Website: http://fet.ac

Contents

About the course

The programme qualifies you to teach in all SEND settings and phases as well as mainstream primary schools.

It will comprise 120 days in schools made up of a special school placement and a mainstream primary placement. It also includes a non-assessed additional voluntary placement at home or abroad and further immersion days in settings to broaden your SEND experience.

There are also 65 days of training that are typically based at the Walsall Campus of Wolverhampton University where you will join other student teachers with 5 days of specialised training in SEND pedagogy.

School placements

There will be one 10 week mainstream placement from October to December which is split into a Key Stage 1 and then a Key Stage 2 placement, each for 5 weeks and ideally within the same school. During this, teaching time is built up to teaching 50% of the time. The second placement will be 12 weeks in a special school and will be in either Key Stage 1 or 2. Teaching time should be up to 80% by the end of that placement which runs from April to June. There are additional non-assessed placements of one week in each in Nursery and Secondary schools and two weeks ‘enhancement’ placement which can be abroad with the University or in another different setting in the UK.

Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

Qualifications: A degree, normally 2:2 or above, GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent in English, Mathematics and usually a Science By the end of the application process you must also pass Literacy and Numeracy skills tests.

Fees and financial support

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

About the training provider

Our programme is for those who are passionate about wanting to work in Special Education. Through our strong alliance of good and outstanding special schools that educate pupils in a unique range of types of SEND and our mainstream partner schools we can offer you a rich and varied training experience.

We are happy for you to contact us prior to applying for advice or for us to arrange school experience.

We recognise that a 1 year PGCE is a demanding experience and previous trainees have praised our accessible and personal pastoral support.

We have a very high rate of trainees completing and passing our PGCE course. All of those who have completed our course in the last 5 years have succeeded in finding teaching jobs.

Our Teaching School Alliance offers further training courses for NQTs, on various aspects of SEND pedagogy and on leadership development. As a result nearly all of those who have trained with us are still teaching.

Interview process

The Application and Interview Process

Apply for a place on the Schools Direct Course for September 2021 via the Teacher Training tab on ucas.com We will contact you and you may be called to meet us for a half day that will include an interview, a short observation and an audit of your English and mathematics skills.

Only the interview and observation are used to assess your readiness to join the programme.

Training with disabilities and other needs

As a provider that specialises in SEND we are committed to supporting trainees who have disabilities or other needs because we believe that this gives you an insight into the needs of our pupils.

Our schools and the university all have accessibility plans and we will work closely with you to consider any reasonable adjustments that we can make to your training and school placements to enable you to succeed.

Contact this training provider

• Email: a.whitehouse@fet.ac
• Telephone: 0121 743 5730
• Website: http://fet.ac
• Address: Brays Road; Sheldon; Birmingham; West Midlands; B26 1NS

Support and advice

For support and advice, you can speak to a Get Into Teaching adviser for free. They’re all experienced teachers who can help you to prepare your application, book school experience, and access exclusive teaching events.

You can also call Get Into Teaching free of charge on 0800 389 2500, or speak to an adviser using their online chat service Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm (except public holidays).

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