Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 72

EDUCATION Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Academic Award) Overview The Keele PGCE Academic Award is part of a new approach to initial teacher education. It is an academic postgraduate qualification offering up to 60 credits at master’s level, giving opportunity to progress to a full MA in Education. It complements and adds value to the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) professional qualification in England and Wales, or to the Contract Duration Indeterminée (CDI) in France. The programme is aimed at enabling course participants to achieve the academic award at the university at the same time as they follow a school-based programme, e.g. for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). It is also open to those not currently on a QTS route, but who have access to school experience. The programme is delivered either at Keele or in a training provider’s setting by a team of tutors with a track record as expert practitioners in schools and with established names in education scholarship. It is normally run between October and May in each academic year. Additional information The award has been designed to deepen pedagogical skills and understanding gained from practical work in teaching experience. It complements and builds on the subject knowledge and practical elements of school placements, supporting students to become effective teachers of their specialist subject. It does this by helping develop: • Knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of teaching and learning (pedagogy) • The capacity to apply that knowledge and understanding to classroom practice • The ability to think, talk and write fluently about the processes underlying pedagogy • Master’s level thinking, reading and writing skills • Critical insight into the educational system in order to thrive in the culture of schools Key Information Course type PGCE Mode of study Part-time Entry requirements Entry to our PGCE is conditional upon holding a recognised degree, and on having access to secondary school practice. It is available to individuals who have the consent of their school-based training organisation in a recognised institution in the UK or Europe. Individuals who have been accepted on to The OAKS (Ormiston and Keele SCITT) one year full-time programme will undertake the Keele PGCE alongside the school-based programme, which leads to the recommendation of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). www.keele.ac.uk/ education/ teachertraining/pgce Contact email [email protected] • A robust professional identity which will equip you to be critical, collaborative, creative and caring teachers with a developing career profile Module titles The following is a list of indicative modules: • Learners, Learning and Assessment • Subject Identity and Pedagogy • Effective and Outstanding Practice Good to know The Keele PGCE is unique nationally, offering the scholarship aspect of the PGCE as a free-standing award. www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses/pgce-secondaryteaching 72