PGCE Primary With SEN (Inclusion)

Program Overview

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Primary With SEN (Inclusion) PGCE

Overview

The primary teacher education course is designed for graduates who are committed to becoming primary school teachers. It trains you to teach children in the five to 11 age range, with a focus on SEN.

Course Options

• PGCE
  • Start date: September 2025
  • Duration: 1 year (full-time)

Entry Requirements

• Academic Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in any subject
  • GCSE English, Maths and Science grade A*-C/9-4
  • Satisfactory references
  • Satisfactory personal statement
• International Qualifications
  • We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications
• Interview
  • An interview is required with a member of the academic teaching team
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
  • Applicants for this course are required to complete a Student Suitability Declaration and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Health Check
  • Applicants for this course are required to complete an occupational health check

Fees, Funding and Additional Costs

• Fees
  • Home Applicant: TBC per year
  • International Applicant: £15,560 per year
• Funding
  • Home Students
    • Postgraduate Loans Scheme: up to £10,906
    • Postgraduate Scholarship: 50% discount on tuition fees
    • Alumni Discount: up to 15% fee waiver
    • Early Payment Discount: 5% fee waiver
    • Asylum Seekers scholarship: 100% fee waiver
    • Civic Engagement: £1,000
    • Hardship Bursary: up to £2,000
    • Sport Scholarships: up to £6,000
  • International Students
    • Living costs: £1,265 per month (estimated)
    • Tuition fees: £15,560 per year
• Additional Costs
  • Textbooks
  • Computer equipment
  • Printing
  • Travel

Course Modules

• Active Enquiry and Intervention Impacting upon Learner Progress (Core Module)
  • Learning outcomes:
    • Develop knowledge and understanding of critical thinking, reflective practice and educational research
    • Develop an awareness of action research - its processes, practices and relevance for reflective educational practice and change
    • Develop knowledge of pedagogy, through primary research and the critical evaluation of theory and literature
    • Carry out a classroom intervention informed by reading and research activity and reflect critically on the process
    • Demonstrate a practical appreciation of evidence-informed teaching
    • Identify appropriate classroom strategies to develop learning and teaching which are informed through educational research, evidence and scholarship
    • Apply classroom strategies informed by scholarship to a specific educational context and setting
• Developing and extending understanding of a specific area/subject (SEN) (Core Module)
  • The aim of this module is:
    • To support trainees in engagement with theory/research to support and reflect on classroom practice and pedagogy
    • To understand the development of children’s learning, drawing on the contribution of key theorists and identify different pedagogic models
    • Provide a critical review of the relevant background reading
    • Monitor and evaluate, through observational records, the development of the children’s learning
    • Provide a critical appraisal of learning with reference to a focus student
    • To reflect on the implementation of the pedagogic model/ theoretical perspectives and to identify modifications or adaptations for future practice
• School-Based Learning: Reflections on Practice (Mental Wealth) (Core Module)
  • This module focuses on the development of professional practice in a practical context
  • It provides an initial experience of teaching and learning in a secondary school environment
  • This module focuses on best practices in secondary teaching, based on current research
  • With the support of an experienced mentor, this module aims:
    • To support students in understanding a range of key issues and curriculum initiatives related to teaching practice, and to implement this knowledge during their school-based experience
    • To enable students to meet the relevant Teachers’ Standards for Qualified Teacher Status
    • To enable students to support children’s learning and development effectively in the classroom

What We're Researching

At the University of East London we are working on the some of the big issues that will define our future; from sustainable architecture and ethical AI, to health inequality and breaking down barriers in the creative industries.

Your Future Career

By working alongside schools and local authorities in our region, we are helping to meet the need for teachers in our local area and many of our students are offered posts by our partner schools. Some trainees have been offered jobs at schools where they have spent their placement.

How We Support Your Career Ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed.

How You'll Learn

You will spend most of the first five weeks in our purpose-built education building. Here we will look at pedagogy (how to teach) and curriculum (what to teach).

How You'll Be Assessed

Your course will lead to the recommendation of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). You also have to complete assignments that contribute to your understanding of teaching and learning and carry academic credit, leading to the award of a PGCE.

Campus and Facilities

Our historic Stratford campus is located in one of the best-connected areas of London: close to Stratford's thriving town centre, the 2012 Olympic Park, just 15 minutes from London's West End and 20 minutes from Canary Wharf.

Who Teaches This Course

This course is delivered by the School of Childhood and Social Care.

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