| Student type | Fees to pay |
|---|---|
| UK students | £9,000 |
| EU students | £9,000 |
Southend High School for Girls
Business Studies (2YBQ)
PGCE with QTS full time
- Accredited body
- Southend SCITT
- Financial support
- Student finance if you’re eligible
- Qualification
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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
- 9 October 2018
- Date course starts
- September 2019
- Website
- http://southendscitt.org
Contents
About the course
What does a school centred initial teacher training course involve?
To become a qualified teacher, you need to successfully complete teacher training. In so doing, you will achieve ‘qualified teacher status’ – or QTS.
All teacher training courses include:
Practical classroom experience in at least two schools (ideally in diverse settings)
Academic study to give you the knowledge and understanding to teach successfully
An assessment of your teaching skills (through being observed teaching classes)
You will have an extended support network of experienced teachers and mentors on hand to help you throughout your course.
What will you learn?
You will have the opportunity to learn ‘on the job’ from the very beginning. You will benefit from working and learning every day in a school and getting an immediate insight into what teaching involves.
By the end of our course you should:
Know and understand the national curriculum in your chosen subject(s) and/or age group along with requirements of relevant examination specifications.
Be able to plan and prepare for lessons and set students’ learning objectives
Have strong classroom management skills, such as knowing how to promote good behaviour and minimise disruption
Have knowledge and understanding of how to address differing needs and abilities of students including those with SEND.
Be able to assess students effectively.
Interview process
We have a rigorous recruitment process which is in two parts.
Part One includes a presentation and panel interview, along with a literacy test and subject knowledge audit. If you are successful at part one you will be invited to part two.
Part Two you will deliver a 30 minute lesson in one of the partnership schools. This will be observed by up to two experienced teachers and feedback given. Following this an offer will / will not be made.
Southend SCITT is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
How school placements work
Working in partnership with local secondary schools to train inspiring and skilled teachers who can give the children of Southend the best start in life.
The members of the Southend SCITT partnership are:
Belfairs Academy, St Bernard's High School, Chase High School, Cecil Jones Academy (dormant partner for 2018-19), The Eastwood Academy, The FitzWimarc School, The King Edmund School, St Martin's School, Shoeburyness High School, Southend High School for Boys, Southend High School for Girls, St Thomas More High School, Westcliff High School for Girls
During your training year you will have two placements in contrasting schools.
Fees
Financial support
You may be eligible for a loan while you study.
Financial support if you’re from outside the UK.
Financial support from the training provider
Our fees for the course are £9,000
We offer both School Direct Unsalaried and Salaried
Unsalaried
For high quality graduates who want to be part of a school team from day one.
You may be eligible for a bursary to support you while you train – dependent on subjects and degree classification
Scholarships are also available for Maths, Computer, Science and Physics
Tuition fees paid by student (through bursary or self-funding)
Loans available from Student Loan Company
No salary received during training
Salaried
An employment-based route for high-quality experienced graduates
You will earn a salary while you train. This salary will be in line with the unqualified teacher pay ranges if you are employed by a local authority maintained school, or at the advertised rate at an academy.
This salary is funded in part by a government grant which also covers the costs of the tuition fees and which is paid directly to the SCITT.
There are no bursaries available for this route.
Requirements
Qualifications
A degree 2:2 or above awarded by a UK university, or a recognised equivalent qualification; 50% of the degree must be relevant to the subject taught; if the degree does not link closely, we require an A level in that subject and Subject Knowledge Enhancement course.
GCSE English and Maths at grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent).
Although not compulsory, we recommend candidates complete recent school based experience in a UK secondary school.
Pass the DfE professional skills tests in literacy and numeracy before starting our course.
Offers are conditional pending a Disclosure and Baring Service Check
Personal qualities
We are looking for high quality graduates who want to be part of a school team from day one.
A strong knowledge and understanding of subject you wish to teach.
About the training provider
About us:
Southend SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) offers school based training designed and delivered by a partnership of neighbouring schools.
Southend SCITT is the accredited initial teacher training provider for the South Essex Teaching School Alliance.
South Essex Teaching School Alliance is a partnership of schools and organisations in Southend, Essex, whose purpose is to provide outstanding education for the young people of Southend and beyond.
The SCITT is based at Southend High School for Girls as it is the Lead School. Training takes places across partnership schools and teacher trainees will therefore experience a variety of educational contexts during their training year.
We work in partnership with local schools to train inspiring and skilled teachers who can give the children of Southend the best start in life.
What we offer:
School Centred Initial Teacher Training. The course takes one academic year to complete, full time. The course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) which is validated by our HEI Partner, Canterbury Christchurch University. The programme is taught by experienced, practising teachers, and often tailored towards local teaching needs.
Training with disabilities and other needs
We are an institution that strives to understand, appreciate and value the differences in each individual; we aim to make people feel valued and supported so that they may achieve their full potential.
We also want to create a positive ethos where issues of racism, stereotyping and discrimination can be discussed openly, with a shared commitment to challenging and preventing these issues and to encourage good relations between people of different groups.
Firm action will be taken to redress inequality and eliminate all forms of discrimination.
Contact details
- teachertraining@shsg.org
- Telephone
- 01702 583079
- Website
- http://southendscitt.org
- Address
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Southend SCITT
Southchurch Boulevard
Southend-on-Sea, Essex
SS2 4UZ
Apply
Apply on the UCAS website. You’ll need to register with UCAS before you can apply.
Visit Get into Teaching for guidance on applying for teacher training.
When you apply you’ll need these codes for the Choices section of your application form:
- Training provider code: 1AV
- Training programme code: 2YBQ
Choose a training location
You’ll also need to choose a training location – select the relevant location name on the application form.
| Name | Address | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Main Site | Southend High School Girls, Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea SS2 4UZ | - |
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