Surrey Downs Partnership Chemistry (C976)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Accredited body: University of Brighton
• 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

Contents

About the course

This will be a tuition course running between the host school and University of Brighton.

School placements

There are two school placements. The main one at the host school until February half term, then the second school placement is 6 weeks at a partner school.

Fees

The course fees for 2021 to 2022 are as follows:

UK students	£9,000
International students	£14,000

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 Chemistry 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

You will have a relevant degree of a 2:2 minimum, as well as GCSE Maths and English minimum grade C / 4.

About the training provider

The Surrey Downs Partnership is a group of 6 schools/colleges in South East Surrey working in collaboration with the Universities of Sussex and Brighton to provide high-quality teacher Initial Teacher Training. We provide excellent opportunities, offering placements in a range of subjects and across a number of phases in education; from primary right through to sixth form and post 16 education.

We have a very successful and long-standing tradition of working with these schools and universities and have been fortunate enough to offer permanent employment to many of our school direct trainees over some 8 years.

The model for training that we follow will primarily focus on training in the classroom, supplemented by regular focused training days delivered by outstanding practitioners. We believe it is important to be in an innovative environment where you are supported and challenged to reach your potential. We believe this will give a rich and varied experience to prepare you for a highly successful teaching career.

Training with disabilities and other needs

We welcome applications from people who consider themselves to be disabled.

Contact details

• Email: parish.joanna@ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
• Telephone: 01306 886312
• Address: The Ashcombe School; Dorking; Surrey; RH4 1LY

Apply

Choose a training location

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

Location	Vacancies	Code
Oxted School Bluehouse Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0AB	Yes	C

Support and advice

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