London Metropolitan University English with Drama (3C9W)

PGCE with QTS full time

• 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: 11 to 16
• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 12 October 2021
• Date course starts: September 2022
• Website: https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/applying/postgraduate/teacher-training-ite/

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About the course

This Secondary English with Drama course leads to Qualified Teacher Status and to the academic PGCE qualification. It prepares you to teach 11 to 16-year-olds, while also giving you the opportunity to teach at a college level by arrangement.

You’ll learn to equip pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written language, and to promote high standards of literacy. This will help develop school pupils’ love of literature and reading for their own enjoyment, alongside developing their physical drama skills.

We run this course in collaboration with the English and Media Centre (EMC), an award-winning educational charity. EMC tutors will provide you with support throughout the course, drawing on their extensive experience of consultancy for schools and running Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers. You’ll continue to receive support from a dedicated EMC tutor throughout your school experience.

This PGCE course benefits from our London location and will broaden your understanding of teaching in multicultural and diverse urban environments. Through study, discussion and teaching, you’ll develop an understanding of how children learn and the methods you can use to help them to effectively develop their English and drama skills.

We place great emphasis on sharing feedback with your peers and colleagues. You’ll complete a weekly reflection and contribute to discussions online in order to further develop your understanding of the role of a secondary teacher.

In the university-based sessions at our Holloway campus, you’ll develop your teaching strategies and pedagogical techniques, as well as discovering the fundamentals of how pupils learn. These sessions will include collaborative projects and school-based projects with other trainees, learning about the principles of teaching, as well as pupil assessment.

Throughout your school placements, our school-based mentors and university tutors will support you in the classroom. University tutors will also teach your university sessions, ensuring there is continuity in the support you receive. By gaining experience both in the classroom and at university, you have the chance to reflect on links between your own teaching practice and theory.

With its high-quality teaching, this course is highly rated by Ofsted, who praised the ‘inclusive, welcoming and open ethos and culture created by course leaders. Combined with the tailored and personalised support trainees receive, which enables them to successfully complete their training and confidently go on to gain employment.’ (Ofsted 2016)

For more information, please see PGCE Secondary English with Drama.

School placements

Placements for all teacher training routes offered or accredited by London Met are arranged by the University. We have a very broad range of partner schools located across the whole of London, though most are in North London.

Trainees undertake two placements (SEA and SEB) in two different schools, adding up to a legal minimum of 120 days in school. Once you’ve met the conditions of your offer, we will send you a placement form to complete about where you’re based, modes of transport you have access to and any other information, so that we can arrange placements that are appropriate for you.

If you’ve applied to a particular school, your placements may not necessarily be in that school but may be in partner schools attached to that school.

Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

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

A UK degree, preferably grade 2.2 or equivalent, in a relevant subject or with a considerable proportion of the content in the subject. If you hold a third class degree, you may still be considered, particularly if this qualification is supported by a completed Master’s degree or relevant work experience.

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.

Require GCSE English grade B/6 and Mathematics grade C/4 or above (or equivalent). If you need to take an equivalency test for any of the required GCSEs, please sign up for A Star Equivalency or Equivalency Testing. They offer all three GCSE equivalencies. Please be aware that you may need to undertake study towards the exam, either with the equivalency organisation or independently. Alternatively, you might want to sign up for a college course in the relevant subject, though this is likely to take longer and you may not have the chance for a re-sit, if required, prior to the start of the PGCE course.

Personal qualities

We are looking for dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic and caring trainees. As a teacher, you’ll need to be passionate and enthusiastic about your work and your specialism. You’ll need a desire to share this and make a real difference to young people’s lives and futures.

Ideally, you should:

• be able to express why you want to teach
• have visited a local school to observe and gain experience of how teaching and learning is organised
• have participated in the School Experience Programme
• be able to discuss current educational thinking and topics e.g. The Times Educational Supplement

Other requirements

All candidates are required to pass literacy and numeracy skills tests. Trainees are subject to enhanced DBS checks and are required to make a declaration about any criminal convictions.

Please note, we will need to see originals of documents and qualification certificates etc. It is usually possible to order duplicates if you no longer have the originals.

Fees and financial support

The course fees for 2022 to 2023 are as follows:

UK students	£9,250
International students	£13,250

There may be some extra costs for books and learning materials.

Graduates of London Met can save up to 20% on their postgraduate studies with us. This discount is available to home, EU and international graduates of London Met.

For further details see the London Met website.

Financial support from the training provider

You may be eligible for financial support while you study. See the DfE website for further details of bursaries and scholarships available for this course.

You can also explore funding options with the university.

About the training provider

London Met provides an excellent platform to develop your career as a teacher. We offer innovative, inspiring courses delivered by knowledgeable industry professionals, with employment and completion rates well above the national average. Many students are offered employment in their placement schools.

Our recent Ofsted report (2016) acknowledged the “inclusive, welcoming and open ethos”, and said that the “culture created by leaders combined with the tailored and personalised, pastoral support that trainees receive enables them to successfully complete their training and confidently go on to gain employment.”

We offer a range of PGCE subjects at Primary and Secondary levels. We have also teamed up with partner schools and teaching school alliances across London and beyond to offer PGCE School Direct places and the employment-based Teacher Apprenticeships.

Existing teachers with sufficient experience and support in their current school may consider the Assessment Only route to QTS.

Read further details on all these options on the https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/applying/postgraduate/teacher-training-ite/

University sessions are taught on our Holloway Road campus, which is easily accessible, with excellent public transport links.

“The strong moral imperative, instilled by leaders with passion in their work, permeates all aspects of the partnership. Leaders attract local trainees, who in turn work and learn within the locality, and act as strong role models for the children and young people they teach.” Ofsted 2016

Interview process

All applications to London Met teacher training programmes, and those offered in conjunction by our Schools Direct partners, are checked and assessed at our Admissions Office based at our Holloway campus.

Due to COVID-19, interviews and essential maths and English assessments are currently taking place online. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an online interview and to complete online maths and English assessments. If you’ve applied to multiple routes of the same course offered by London Met (ie directly to London Met and also to one of our partner schools for the same subject) you’ll only need to attend one interview.

Once you’ve completed your interview, we will normally confirm the decision through UCAS within one week. If you’re offered a place at London Met, we will additionally email you to confirm how to meet any conditions of your offer.

If you’re unsuccessful at any stage, the decision will be communicated through UCAS. We do try to indicate a reason in UCAS as to why we haven’t been able to offer you a place.

If you have any queries relating to your application, please contact the Course Enquiries Team at London Met, even if you applied to a specific school for a course accredited by London Met.

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, you may need to apply for a visa. The main visa for fee-paying courses (those that you have to pay for) is the Student visa.

To apply for a Student visa, you’ll need to be sponsored by your training provider.

Sponsorship is not available for this course.

If you need a visa, filter your course search to find courses with visa sponsorship.

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 aim to be inclusive in our practice and welcome applications from everyone. We can offer support both at interview stage and once students have enrolled. London Met has a dedicated service to support students with disabilities, long-term medical or mental health conditions or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) such as dyslexia.

Follow the link to our https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/services-and-facilities/disability-support/ to find out more.

Contact this training provider

• Email: courseenquiries@londonmet.ac.uk
• Telephone: 020 7133 4202
• Website: https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/applying/postgraduate/teacher-training-ite/
• Address: London Metropolitan University; Admissions Office; 166-220 Holloway Road; London; N7 8DB

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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