PGCE Secondary Religious Education with Geography

Program Overview

PGCE Secondary Religious Education with Geography

Course Overview

The University of Winchester has a long history in teacher education and is recognised by Ofsted as an ‘Outstanding’ provider. The University offers a stimulating and supportive learning environment that challenges and inspires trainees. Our passion is to provide a university experience that helps you reach your full potential and make a real difference to children’s lives.

Course Features

• Obtain Qualified Teacher Status with Ofsted outstanding-rated initial teacher training
• Teach the locally agreed syllabi, Key Stage 3, GCSE, AS and A2-level study and A Level
• Cover the essential areas of behaviour management, special education needs and English as an additional language
• Gain experience of planning, teaching, assessing and evaluating your practical teaching
• Be informed by current research and grounded in a practical understanding of Holocaust Education, the teaching of emotive and controversial issues, and citizenship
• Option to gain Masters level credits

Course Details

Suitable for Applicants From:

• UK
• EU
• World

Work Placements

• The course includes school experience totalling 120 days.

Learning and Teaching

• Start date: September
• Teaching takes place: Daytime
• The teaching team includes University staff with specialisms in RE and Geography and in Initial Teacher Education; local authority advisers and staff; diocesan advisers; and secondary school teacher tutors.
• Students are supported through a combination of face-to-face university-based teaching and directed self-study/research.
• Seminars and workshops are supported by school-based tasks to enable theory and practice to be integrated.

Attendance Regulations

• There is a requirement for students to complete 120 days in school - students cannot be recommended for QTS unless we have evidence that they have completed these days.
• The penalty for not completing 120 days in school is that they cannot be recommended for QTS but students can still receive the academic award.

Location

• Taught elements of the course take place on campus in Winchester.

Assessment

• All modules are assessed either by assignment or by achievement of success against the teachers' standards during school experience.
• Assignments are varied to capture students' differing strengths and include essays, presentations and portfolios.
• Feedback is given for all assignments in order that students can improve their academic writing as the programme progresses.
• School placements are assessed through graded lesson observations measured against the teachers' standards.
• The observations include detailed feedback, usually made by the class teacher and a university link-tutor.

Modules

Year 1

• Teachers and Education (20 Credits)
• Curriculum Concepts and Contexts (20 Credits)
• Pupils, Inclusion and Diversity (20 Credits)
• Professional Placement (Credits)

Entry Requirements

• UK: A first or second-class honours degree
• International: A First or Second Class Honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in Religious Studies, Theology, Philosophy, History, Geography or a related field in Humanities.
• GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C or 4 or above, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the University.

Additional Requirements

• Obtain enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance check after accepting an offer.
• If you have spent over 6 months outside the UK in the last 5 years you will be required to obtain criminal records checks from each of the countries you lived in for over 6 months continuously.
• You will also be required to complete an occupational health check to confirm that you are fit to teach.
• All applicants are also subject to checks against the Secretary of State’s Teacher Prohibition Orders.

Tuition Fees

• UK / Channel Islands / Isle of Man / Republic of Ireland: £9,535
• International: £16,700

Additional Costs

• Placements: The programme includes a significant number of days on placement, these placements may be closer or further from your home than the University of Winchester. Currently the University expects students to travel up to 90 mins to reach their placement and to cover the costs of travel themselves.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: All students who accept an offer for this course are required to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance check. Please note, the cost of the check is £49.50 and covering the cost is the responsibility of the student.

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

• Bursaries of £10,000 are currently available to trainees with an RE 'major'.
• We have a variety of scholarship and bursaries available to support you financially with the cost of your course.

Career Prospects

• The programme leads to a PGCE Secondary Religious Education with Geography with a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Graduates go on to obtain teaching positions in various secondary schools and other school settings (such as special schools, independent schools, pupil referral units and sixth form colleges) as highly successful Humanities and future leaders.