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PGCE Primary

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Start date:

September 2024

Duration:

1 year (full-time)

Number of credits: 

60

Train to be a primary school teacher at Roehampton, with its uniquely long heritage in teacher training and its commitment to Froebelian principals of education. You will undergo 20 weeks school placement with excellent mentoring. Build your confidence as a teacher, ready for your first job.

Did you know?

We are ranked in the top 3 universities in London for the quality of our research in the field of Education (REF 2021), reflecting the world-class expertise of our staff.

Ofsted rates our primary age courses as "Outstanding" (2023 report). 

Modules

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Our Curriculum

Roehampton has been providing teacher training through its colleges for over 180 years. 

Do you want to inspire young people and help change lives? Would you like to enjoy a great starting salary and a rewarding career?

Teaching offers all of this. Being able to educate and inspire future generations, seeing young children grow and develop with your help is unlike any other job. This one-year programme will build your confidence in the classroom and will develop your subject knowledge for teaching all primary curriculum subjects.

In a 2023 report, Ofsted rated Roehampton's primary-age courses as "Outstanding". The inspection was conducted by nine of His Majesty’s inspectors and three Ofsted Inspectors. The University’s primary-age phase courses, that currently have 673 trainees, scored “Outstanding” for overall effectiveness, quality of education and training, leadership and management. You can read more here. 

Learning

Our subject rooms are set up to include resources you will find in a primary classroom environment.

This is important for your full immersion into the school environment and familiarity with the way classrooms are structured, and the type of resources teachers need on a daily basis.

You will cover all of the Early Years Foundation stage, National Curriculum Core and Foundation Subjects. You will examine learning across the curriculum and the relationship between the subjects in these two groups.

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Two assessed teaching placements in our partner schools will provide you with invaluable hands-on work experience giving you the confidence for your future career and a better understanding of how teaching works in practice. The opportunity to review pedagogy in other schools is also provided.

Assessment

Each module has its own assignment which must be passed to be awarded the PGCE.

The three modules covered during the year are:

  • Professional Studies

  • The Core Curriculum

  • The Wider Curriculum

In the Core Curriculum, the focus will be on English, Maths or Science and you will plan a sequence of lessons which you will deliver relating to a current area of research in your subject. A written essay will then provide a rationale for your lessons and an evaluation of the learning which took place. The Wider Curriculum assessment allows you to focus on one foundation subject. For the Professional Studies assignment you will write about how children learn focusing on a key priority area. 

Careers

Take the lead in shaping a sustainable future in education.

Graduates of PGCE Primary go into careers in:

  • Teaching
  • Management and leadership roles within schools and other education settings
  • Charity roles
  • Policy advice
  • National assessment
  • Curriculum development.

Our careers team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.

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Applying

UK Students International Students

UK postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.

September 2024 entry tuition fees

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.

International postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.

September 2024 entry tuition fees

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.

Need help or advice before applying?

Education

The School of Education is renowned for its high-quality teaching and research, and is one of the principal teacher training providers in the UK. 

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