London Metropolitan University
English with Drama (3C9W)

PGCE with QTS full time

• 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: 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.

You’ll learn to equip pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to promote high standards of language and literacy. This will help develop school pupils’ love of literature and reading for their own enjoyment, alongside their developing 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 base you’ll develop your teaching strategies and pedagogical techniques, as well as discovering the fundamentals of how children learn. These sessions include collaborative projects and school-based projects with other trainees, as well as learning the principles of teaching and pupil assessment.

Throughout your school placements, our school-based mentors and university tutors will support you in in the classroom. The latter will also teach your university sessions, ensuring continuity of support throughout your training. By working in both environments, you have the chance to reflect on the 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)

Further information: [https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/pgce-secondary-science-with-chemistry---pgce/]

Interview process

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

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview. All interviews are held at the Holloway site and are approximately two to three weeks apart. 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 only need to attend one interview.

Once you're interviewed we will normally confirm the decision through UCAS within one week. If you're offered a place 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 why we have not been able to offer a place.

If you have any queries relating to your application you should contact the Admissions Office at London Met, even if you applied to a named school for a course accredited by London Met.

How school placements work

Placements for all teacher training routes offered/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 across 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 so that we have sufficient information about where you're based, modes of transport you use and other information to arrange placements that are appropriate for you.

Your placements are not necessarily in the school that you've applied to but may be in partner schools attached to that school.

Fees

The course fees for 2020 are as follows:

UK students	£9,250
EU students	£9,250
International students	£12,890

There may 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)[https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/applying/funding-your-studies/postgraduate-uk-students].

Financial support

You’ll get a bursary of £12,000 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.

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: [https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/applying/funding-your-studies/]

Requirements

Qualifications

Overview: The minimum entry requirements are as follows: *UK degree (normally grade 2.2 or equivalent), *GCSE English grade C or above (or equivalent), *GCSE Maths grade C or above (or equivalent), *Valid DBS Disclosure Certificate *LMU Health Check and Confirmation of Fitness to Teach *Literacy and Numeracy tests. These are university-based tests, which you will be asked to undertake at interview.

If you feel your qualifications are slightly lower than our requirements you should contact the Admissions Office for further advice before applying.

https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/pgce-primary-5-11---pgce/

Personal qualities

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

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

Other requirements

The interview process will include a series of tasks aimed at assessing your ability and appropriateness for the course. This will include a presentation to other applicants, an individual interview and a series of online and hand-written tasks. Trainees are subject to enhanced DBS checks and are required to make a declaration about any criminal convictions. Please note, if you receive an offer, we will need to see originals of documents, qualification certificates etc. before you are able to enrol on the course. It is usually possible to order duplicates if these are lost.

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

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 details

• Email: admissions@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

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Location	Vacancies	Code
Main Site 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB	Yes	-

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