PGCE Secondary Education with Religious Education (RE)2W4H

Course Overview

Duration: One year full-time

Do you want to become an outstanding teacher? Our specialist PGCE in Secondary Education with Religious Education (RE) is a direct route to a career of which you can be proud. RE teachers empower young people and this course aims to produce dynamic, confident, and innovative teachers who are committed to making RE accessible for all. This course includes current debates and practices within RE, as well as those issues relating to the promotion of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all pupils; it develops a range of teaching styles appropriate to the delivery of RE within the National Curriculum and GCSE/A Level specifications.

The course’s perspective on religious education distils the best practice of the recent past and gives a decidedly contemporary flavour with an eye to the future. Furthermore, our PGCE RE trainees take up ‘enhancements’ linked to other curriculum subjects, primary phase or Special Education Needs and Diversity.

The route to qualified teacher status will require you to work closely with all those involved in the training partnership – teachers, University tutors, school mentors, professional tutors in school and, last but not least, your fellow trainees. You are encouraged to take an active and collaborative role in your own learning and we all look forward to working with you on what we know will be a rewarding and enjoyable year.

At Plymouth Marjon University, we pride ourselves on the quality of our teaching programmes. Ofsted 2014 commented “the collaborative nature of the partnership that promotes high-quality training across all settings’. If the idea of joining these trainees inspires and motivates you, it’s time to apply for our PGCE with RE.

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Modules

1st Year

Becoming a teacher: Pedagogy & Philosophies of Learning*
Inclusion in the Secondary Classroom: Appreciating Diversity*
Understanding the Learner: A Personalised Approach to Learning & Assessment*
Teaching Placement*

Entry Requirements & Fees

Typical offer

Specific Course Entry Requirements

Degree - Minimum of 2:1 (or equivalent) although a 2.2 will be considered.
GCSE Grade C or above for English and Mathematics (Please note that Level 2 Key Skills in Application of Numbers and Communication or Certificates in Adult Literacy or Numeracy, are not sufficient to meet the entry requirements to a PGCE programme).
Have passed the literacy/numeracy skills tests.
Experience of working with young people.

General Entry Requirements

In addition to the specific course entry requirements, all PGCE applicants will need to meet the following:

Recent secondary school classroom observation experience.
To be able to clearly and accurately communicate both spoken and written English.
Candidates must take part in individual and group interviews with representatives from schools as well as University tutors.

Suitability Clearance

You will be required to:

Provide a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service), Enhanced Disclosure, related to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Joint Circular ‘Protection of Children’.
Meet the Secretary of State’s requirements for physical and mental fitness to teach as detailed in ‘Fit to Teach’ by completing an on-line medical questionnaire.

Career Opportunities

RE teachers are in short supply but the regional demand will vary from year to year. Previous trainees in RE have gained employment locally in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall but also further afield e.g East Midlands, London, Yorkshire, Birmingham and in international schools. Plymouth Marjon University will work with partnerships to ensure that you receive the very best in teacher training preparing you to teach in any type of school, church schools, academies, cooperative trusts, independent schools or free schools.

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