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.

• Age range: 11 to 18
• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 11 October 2022
• Date course starts: September 2023
• Website: http://www.surreydownspartnership.org.uk

Contents

Course summary

You will graduate from our Chemistry PGCE equipped with the skills and knowledge to become a confident and competent secondary school teacher. Content is kept up to date with changes in local and national initiatives and legislation, so you will be confident that your working knowledge is based on current theory and practice. There are four strands to this course:

• subject study/subject education
• education studies
• school-based training
• professional development. If your degree isn’t in this subject area or you have relevant professional experience but need to learn how to apply that to teaching we offer Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses. Studying with us you will benefit from a range of course features which include:
• access to over 30,000 specialist teaching resources in our curriculum centre
• use of our specialist science labs which replicate those used in schools
• enrichment opportunities to teach the 16–18 age phase
• learn from staff who have years of experience as secondary school teachers before joining the university See full details of this course on the University of Brighton website.

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.

Locations

You can select one of the following locations when you apply.

Location	Vacancies
Carrington School Noke Drive, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4AD	Yes
Oxted School Bluehouse Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0AB	Yes
Reigate College Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0SD	Yes
The Ashcombe School The Ashcombe School, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1LY	Yes

Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

An undergraduate degree at class 2:2 or above, or equivalent.

Your degree subject should be in chemistry or a similar subject. Otherwise you’ll need to prove your subject knowledge in some other way.

Grade 4 (C) or above in English and maths, or equivalent qualification.

We’ll consider candidates with pending GCSEs.

We’ll consider candidates who need to take a GCSE equivalency test in English or maths.

Please refer to our website for up to date information on accepted providers and qualifications. (https://www.brighton.ac.uk/studying-here/applying-to-brighton/undergraduate/entry-requirements/gcse-equivalence-tests/index.aspx)

Fees and financial support

The course fees for 2023 to 2024 are as follows:

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

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.

International candidates

You’ll need the right to study in the UK. You already have this if, for example, you:

• are an Irish citizen
• have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (you may still be able to apply)
• have indefinite leave to remain in the UK

If you do not already have the right to study in the UK for the duration of this course, you may need to apply for a Student visa.

To do this, you’ll need to be sponsored by your training provider.

Before you apply for this course, contact us to check Student visa sponsorship is available. If it is, and you get a place on this course, we’ll help you apply for your visa.

Alternatively, check if you’re eligible for a different type of visa, such as a Graduate or Family visa, that allows you to train to be a teacher without being sponsored.

Find out more about training to teach in England.

International qualifications

If your qualifications come from a non-UK institution, we may want to see a ‘statement of comparability’ from UK ENIC. This will show us how they compare to UK qualifications.

You can call Get Into Teaching on 0800 389 2500 for:

• guidance on the UK equivalents of your qualifications
• a free statement of comparability once you’ve submitted your application (if we ask you for this)

Training with disabilities and other needs

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

Contact this training provider

• Email: donaldson.juliette@surreydownspartnership.org.uk
• Telephone: 01306 886312
• Website: http://www.surreydownspartnership.org.uk
• Address: The Ashcombe School; Dorking; Surrey; RH4 1LY

Support and advice

For support and advice, you can speak to a teacher training 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 chat online Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm (except public holidays).

Find out about the different ways to train if you do not have a degree, or are already an experienced teacher.

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