Liverpool College Teaching Partnership
Biology (2SQG)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Accredited body: Liverpool Hope University
• Financial support: Bursary or student finance if you’re eligible
• Qualification:
  PGCE with QTS

  A postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with qualified teacher status (QTS) allows you to teach in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It’s also recognised internationally.

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

• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 8 October 2019
• Date course starts: September 2020
• Website: http://www.liverpoolcollege.org.uk

Contents

About the course

Our trainees will have two placement schools – a ‘home’ school and an ‘away’ school. You will spend the majority of the year working in your ‘home’ school and then approximately six weeks in your ‘away’ school. This gives you the chance to form strong links with both staff and pupils in your ‘home’ placement, so that you are genuinely part of the school community. The ‘away’ school forms a contrast, giving you wider experience.

Interview process

Liverpool College is the lead school in the alliance and will take the lead on the recruitment process. Trainees will be invited to interview at Liverpool College where you will undertake a 20 minute observation, an interview with subject specialists, a tour of the school and an opportunity to speak to current trainees and mentors and finally a numeracy and literacy assessment. If the placement will be mainly in another of the partnership schools they will take the lead on the interview process. For more information, please contact Mrs S Lines (Assistant Principal):slines@liverpoolcollege.org.uk

How school placements work

There are several schools within the alliance from around Liverpool. Trainee's will experience two contrasting schools such as a mixed school and a all boys or girls school. Trainee's spend two terms in their home school and one term in their away school.

Fees

The course fees for 2020 are as follows:

UK students	£9,250
EU students	£9,250

Financial support

You’ll get a bursary of £26,000 if you have a degree of 2:2 or above in any subject.

You don’t have to apply for a bursary - if you’re eligible, you’ll automatically start receiving it once you begin your course. Find out about eligibility and 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

You should be a graduate with a 1st or 2:1 degree. For secondary teaching you must have a degree relevant to the subject you wish to specialise in. We will consider a graduate with a 2:2 who can demonstrate a passion and aptitude for teaching.

In Secondary, you must have a grade C or above in English and Mathematics.

Places available for September 2019

For more information, please contact Mrs S Lines (Assistant Principal):slines@liverpoolcollege.org.uk

About the training provider

The School Direct teacher training programme allows postgraduate trainees to work closely with a school to gain a teaching qualification, while still having the benefits of university support and study. If you choose to train with Liverpool College School Direct Alliance, you will participate in the PGCE programme offered by Liverpool Hope University, having your subject training delivered by Liverpool Hope tutors, whilst your professional development will be provided in school by experienced teachers from across the alliance. You will also have the opportunity to take part in PGCE conferences and other events organised by Liverpool Hope University. We feel that this mixture gives our trainees the best of both worlds – practical training led by professionals who really know the challenges of school life married with high quality academic input and the opportunity to mix with trainees from across the city region at Liverpool Hope University.

Contact details

• Email: slines@liverpoolcollege.org.uk
• Telephone: 0151 724 4000 ext 3245
• Website: http://www.liverpoolcollege.org.uk
• Address: Liverpool College; Queen's Drive; Mossley Hill; Liverpool; L18 8BG

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You’ll also need to choose a training location – select the relevant location name on the application form.

Location	Vacancies	Code
Main Site Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BG	Yes	-

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