Entry Qualifications

The ideal academic qualification, in addition to the statutory Grade C or above in GCSE Mathematics and English (or equivalent), is a good initial degree in English.Applications will also be considered from those holding a joint honours degree in which English Language, English Literature or a related subject forms a major part.

Course Description 

This one year full-time programme will equip trainees to teach English within the 11-16 age range in a variety of schools and colleges (including Welsh medium if requested).

The content of the course has been designed in conjunction with the subject mentors in our partnership schools. It, therefore, complies with the requirements of the National Curriculum for Wales and for England.

There is a focus on the general elements of English teaching:

• speaking and listening

• writing for different purposes

• reading literary and non-literary texts, including drama and media texts.

A wide variety of pedagogical approaches which support the teaching of English is studied, including drama and the technologies which enhance communication and the retrieval of information (ICT). Trainees are encouraged to research current approaches to teaching English, but also to be inventive and innovative in producing teaching materials, engaging pupils and making this core subject lively and relevant.

Focus is also placed on teachers' accountability and, linked to this, on assessing pupils' work, recording those assessments and reporting on them to pupils/parents/guardians.

Learning to plan lessons, deliver them and manage classes forms an integral part of the course as a whole. There is a strong emphasis on meeting the diverse range of pupils' needs and on bringing out the best in each individual: on lighting candles rather than filling vessels. This is linked, in turn, to encouraging pupils to be aware and proud of their own cultural roots and to celebrate diversity.

Tuition Fees 2012/2013

PGCE Programmes - £9,000

Students will not have to pay up-front for their tuition. Tuition fees will be paid for by a loan which students will only start to repay once they have left their course and are earning over £21,000 a year. Eligible Welsh and non-UK EU domiciled students will be entitled to receive a fee grant to cover fees above £3,465. This grant is non-means-tested and does not have to be repaid. For further details, please visit www.tda.ac.uk  , www.studentfinancewales.co.uk  or www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

PGCE Training Grants 2012/13 

Incentive grants available in Wales for new eligible students on PGCE Secondary and Primary courses in 2012 are as follows:

These incentives will be variable depending on degree qualification. Eligible postgraduate students with a first class degree will recieve the highest funding levels, with progressively lower amounts for those with a 2:1 or 2:2

CONTACT

For further information, please contact:

Laura Aston on 01792 481202
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Or Admissions Officer  on 01792 481094
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