| Student type | Fees to pay |
|---|---|
| UK students | £9,250 |
| EU students | £9,250 |
Eastbourne Area School Direct Alliance
Psychology (H488)
PGCE with QTS full time
- Accredited body
- University of Sussex
- 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
- September to June
- Date you can apply from
- 9 October 2019
- Date course starts
- September 2020
Contents
About the course
This course is run at Seaford Head School and trains candidates in KS3 & 4.
Candidates will be on a 50% timetable with 4 days in school and 1 day at Sussex University.
Candidates will be regularly watched by their mentor to ensure that they are succeeding on the course.
There will be a second, contrasting placement at a school which is mutually agreed.
Interview process
Candidates will be required to teach a small group of students for approximately 20 minutes, to judge their aptitude to teach. This will be followed by a formal interview.
How school placements work
The age range of students is 11 to 16 years
There will be an opportunity to gain experience of KS5
The candidate will have a total of two placements
The second placement is approx 6 weeks
Fees
Financial support
You may be eligible for a loan while you study.
Find out about financial support if you’re from outside the UK.
Requirements
Qualifications
Candidates must have 5 or more GCSEs in Grades A* to C (or equivalent), including Mathematics and English, and preferably a higher level honours degree.
Personal qualities
- Ambition and passion to become an outstanding practitioner
- A forward thinking and creative approach to teaching and learning
- Reflective and flexible in approach to teaching and learning
- Belief that every child can achieve excellence
Other requirements
Satisfactorily pass DBS and Health checks
About the training provider
Eastbourne Area School Direct Alliance recruits ITT students for most of the schools in Eastbourne and the surrounding areas. We offer Primary places for Key Stage 1 and 2. We also offer Secondary places for most subjects in a variety of high achieving schools. As part of your training you will get experience of KS3, 4 and 5. In addition we represent Special Needs schools who require Primary and Secondary teachers. All the schools in the consortium are experienced at training teachers and we have been very successful in aiding our School Direct candidates to obtain jobs when they have completed their training.
Training with disabilities and other needs
All of our sites meet the requirements for disabled access and we would work with any candidate to ensure they can succeed in their training without any impediment.
Contact details
- schooldirect@willingdonschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01323 485254
- Address
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Willingdon Community School
Lower Willingdon
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 9QX
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: 1J5
- Training programme code: H488
Choose a training location
You’ll also need to choose a training location – select the relevant location name on the application form.
| Location | Vacancies | Code |
|---|---|---|
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Seaford Head School
Arundel Road, Seaford BN25 4LX |
Yes | 4 |
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