London Metropolitan University
Physics (F3X1)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Financial support: Scholarship, 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 Science with Physics course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and to the academic PGCE qualification, which is worth up to 60 credits at Masters Level. By choosing to train with London Metropolitan University, you'll be joining a powerful partnership of diverse teachers and schools. Our emphasis is on urban, multicultural environments, which is ideal if you want to teach in a city setting. You'll undertake two school placements of 10 and 14 weeks, giving you hands-on practical experience. You will gain the skills to become a competent teacher of science for students at KS3, Physics at KS4 and you may also have the opportunity to work with 16-18 year olds. 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.

• Curriculum Studies introduces you to the issues of teaching within urban, multicultural and multilingual schools. You'll address the challenges of language, diversity and equality across the curriculum and learn how to teach with these in mind. You’ll ensure that your subject knowledge is up-to-date and relevant and explore some of the latest research in education
• Professionalism and Inclusive Practice (PIP) develops your understanding of the broader contexts of teaching, including the wide range of responsibilities now incumbent on teachers. You will make links to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), giving you a framework for meeting the needs of all the students. You will also undertake a research project, enabling you to engage with a topic of your choice to a greater depth. 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 could be eligible for either:

• a scholarship of £28,000
• a bursary of £26,000

With a scholarship or bursary, you’ll also get early career payments of £2,000 in your second, third and fourth years of teaching (£3,000 in some areas of England).

To qualify for a scholarship you’ll need a degree of 2:1 or above in Physics 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.

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 grade 2.2 or equivalent, in a relevant subject, or with a considerable proportion of the content in the subject *GCSE English grade C or above (or equivalent), *GCSE Maths grade C or above (or equivalent), *Valid DBS Disclosure Certificate and Confirmation of Fitness to Teach *LMU Health Check. *QTS Skills Tests in Literacy and Numeracy. These are normally available to be taken once you are invited for interview.

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

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:

1. Are able to express why you want to teach.
2. Have visited a local school in order to observe and gain experience of how teaching and learning is organised.
3. Have participated on the School Experience Programme.
4. Can discuss current educational thinking 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, qualification certificates etc. 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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