Whether it’s working in a nursery or assisting adult learners, you’ll find an area of teaching that will suit you. You’ll then need to consider your teacher training, or PGCE. This will help you find the right path, and prepare you for a career in teaching. FutureLearn Blended ...
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 ...
Kevin was born and raised in Llanelli, Wales where he was fortunate enough to have been taught by excellent teachers throughout his childhood. As a result, he always wanted to pass this on to future generations. He completed my PGCE in Primary Education in 2014; since then, he has been ...
So Whitaker returned to education, did a PGCE at Sheffield University and found his calling. After starting work at Kingstone School he quickly became involved in pastoral support work and leading the school’s work in special needs. From there he moved into the special educational needs sector,...
would do well to consider. While the student life is different than what you would find in London, the friendliness of the people and a smaller city atmosphere will allow you to get to know a different part of the country while taking advantage of all that top-flight universities have to ...
In the past I would often get asked if it was possible to live in Bangkok on a 30,000 baht salary? However, that was in the past. Thankfully nowadays the average Bangkok salary is showing signs of creeping up further towards the 40,000 baht mark (and about time as well!) ...
to pursue her dream as a teacher. “I wanted to support her,” he says. “But I am also quite competitive, so I wanted to do better.” He did manage just that, incidentally: he achieved a grade 5, while his wife Corinne got a 4 – the grade she needed to now start her PGCE....
Many years ago I was working with a mainstream teacher in a primary school who said to me at our first meeting 'You can use the computer with your pupils anytime you like. It's really good for them'. To show willing I investigated the BBC machine just in front of the paint pots and...
a 4-year university degree. In the UK, this degree is known as thePGCE, and in Hong Kong it is known as thePGDE. These programs can certify to teach basically any subject that is taught in schools, like Math, or Science, or Art. One can get ageneralist certificationto teach primary ...
we have also included the general undergraduate population. In addition, we surveyed teacher trainees who were completing their postgraduate certification in education (PGCE) in a sample of teacher training providers. This allows us to see if those who have apparently made firm decisions to be teac...