Being able to change the placement will also depend on how long you have been doing it. If you are only a week or two into the placement, your university will likely tell you to carry on and to assess the option in a few months time. If however, you are 4 months in, then your u...
A postgraduate personal statement should usually be around 500 words long. This is roughly one side of A4, although some universities may ask for up to two sides, and others might set a character limit instead of a specific word count. This is why it's important to check the guidelines b...
After graduating from Edge Hill University, I was looking to undertake a PGCE in primary teaching. However, one of the requirements was a pass in GCSE maths so I had no choice but to re-take it. After failing it twice, my confidence was very low and I didn’t think I could qualify ...
Once you’ve completed your degree, the most common way to become a secondary school teacher is through a PGCE. This course will take up to two years to complete and provide you with the professional skills you need to teach. You can do this with the School Direct Training Programme framew...
Twiselton also highlighted how ensuring that teachers feel prepared to meet the needs of pupils with SEND can be challenging in a nine month-long course, two-thirds of which is spent on placement. She said that being able to focus on specialist settings is particularly challenging for t...
The firefighter safety test is unusual in this regard. Having a community of people to support you through studying is rare in job tests; however, a few fire safety prep test online subscriptions give you access to one. Use a combination of paid test prep resources, free online testing and...
What’s the best way to hang a panel neatly and securely?My mission at Everything Stained Glass is to fill in these missing pieces of knowledge for you. To help you round off your skills and make better stained glass.I’m Milly Frances, long-time stained glass artist and instructor. I...
No matter what kind ofteacheryou want to be, if you want to step into teaching you must have GCSE Maths and English grade C/4 or above. This is a base line standard no matter what subject you want to teach. If you already have a degree you will need to study a PGCE. If you’re...
“It’s so worthwhile doing it,” he says, “even if it’s just a form of reinforcement. In the long run, I think it should be mandatory - you’d develop even better quality teachers working in the FE environment if you did that.” Russell Parton is a freelance journalist Find out ...
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