Rushey Mead Academy
Physics (37N9)

PGCE with QTS full time

Accredited body: Leicestershire Secondary SCITT
Financial support: Scholarship, bursary or student finance if you’re eligible
Qualification: 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: 8 October 2019
Date course starts: September 2020
Website: http://www.leicestershiresecondaryscitt.org

About the course
How school placements work
Fees
Financial support
Requirements
About the training provider
Contact details
Apply
Support and advice

About the course

Teachers training teachers to change children’s lives…

School-based training provides the greatest opportunity to spend time in the classroom, learning from current practising teachers and seeing exactly how they teach. You will find out how these experts are able to change children’s lives through their role and develop the skills required to start doing so yourself.

Our course provides holistic training, covering the areas you need to feel completely prepared to enter your NQT classroom. You will cover keys stages 2 to 5 and have an in-depth knowledge of how the practices develop through these age ranges. You will complete 5 placements and spend 186 days training to become an effective and impactful teacher. During this time, you will earn both your QTS (Qualified Teaching Status) and PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) and develop your knowledge of how academic theory underpins your classroom practice. The course is tailored to your needs and you begin teaching when you are ready. This bespoke approach allows you the time required to embed the theory learned into your practice and explore how an effective teacher utilises cognitive science, pedagogical teaching strategies and experience to refine their teaching.

As a school-based provider, you are working with practising teachers modelling the latest effective teaching practices. You are supported, every step of the way. In school, you will be working with your Subject Mentor and ITT Coordinator, who ensure you have the exposure required to gain a broad understanding of your craft. Within the SCITT, you are supported by the Management Team and Lead Mentors, who will happily invite you to watch them teaching and can share their experiences. A key feature of our course is the Lead Subject Tutor (LST) role. These are experts within your subject, who work with you to build upon the introductory theory and deliver an advanced session, really focusing your training on what excellence means, within your subject. In addition to these features, you will also become a full member of the University of Leicester and have access to the full support of this establishment.

Our Core Learning Programme is delivered by current practising teachers who are experts in their field. The sessions will be delivered in the school that exemplifies this practice, meaning that you experience a range of environments, ultimately shaping you into a powerful, impactful and effective teacher.

Teachers training teachers to change children’s lives…

How school placements work

You complete 5 placements across the year, providing a broad overview of teaching in Primary, Secondary, Sixth Form and Special Educational Needs schools. Each one is tailored to meet your needs and you begin teaching when you are ready. Initially, you observe a range of teachers and identify how they deliver effective lessons to a diverse range of students. Following this, you will begin completing some group work and deliver some starters and plenaries. When you are ready, you begin team-teaching or delivering your lessons. The build-up is gradual with you teaching 7 lessons by Christmas. By the end of the course, you are delivering 12 lessons. As the course is school-based, you spend much longer in the classroom and develop at a pace that suits you. Our Lead Mentors are also on hand to provide additional support, to help you develop into the teacher you aspire to be.

The theory is drip-fed, throughout the year, with you spending 4 days in schools and 1-day learning academic theory. This allows you time to apply and embed your learning before moving on. Your subject mentor will guide and support you, as you try new ideas and see what teaching strategies work for both you and your classes. The breadth of placements provides you the opportunities, skills and experience required to become an effective practitioner who changes children’s lives.

Fees

The course fees for 2020/2021 are as follows:
Student type	Fees to pay
UK students	£9,250
EU students	£9,250
International students	£9,250

Financial support

You could be eligible for either:

a scholarship of £28,000
a bursary of £26,000

With a scholarship or bursary, you'll also get early career payments of £2,000 each in your second, third and fourth years of teaching (£3,000 in some areas of England).

To qualify for a scholarship you’ll need a degree of 2:1 or above in Physics or a related subject. For a bursary you’ll need a 2:2 or above in any subject.

You can’t claim both a bursary and a scholarship - you can only claim one.

Find out how to apply for a scholarship. You don’t need to apply for a bursary - if you’re eligible, you’ll automatically start receiving it once you begin your course. Find out about eligibility for bursaries and how you’ll be paid.

You may also be eligible for a loan while you study.

Find out about financial support if you’re from outside the UK.

Requirements

Qualifications

Degree

GCSE - C or above in Maths and English

About the training provider

School-based training provides the greatest opportunity to spend time in the classroom, learning from current practicing teachers and seeing exactly how they teach. You will find out how these experts are able to change children’s lives through their role and develop the skills required to start doing so yourself.

Contact details

Email: AdminSCITT@rushey-tmet.uk
Telephone: 0116 268 9734
Website: http://www.leicestershiresecondaryscitt.org
Address: Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 7AN

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: 1MW
Training programme code: 37N9

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
Main Site Rushey Mead School, Melton Road, Leicester LE4 7AN	Yes	-

Support and advice

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Rushey Mead Academy Physics (37N9)

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