We offer PGCE programmes in: – Primary (3–7 age phase) full-time – Primary (5–11 age phase) full-time, with options available to specialise in English, modern languages, science, art and SEN/D – Primary (7–11 age phase) full-time, with options available to specialise in English, modern languages, science, art and SEN/D – Primary (5–11, 7–11) full-time, with a specialism in mathematics – Primary (5–11, 7–11) full-time, with a specialism in PE – Secondary (11–16 age phase) full-time in a range of subjects including art & design, computer science, design and technology, English, drama, maths, modern languages, music, PE, RE, biology, chemistry, physics and physics with maths. There is a proposal to introduce secondary Business Studies and secondary Geography in 2016 – please check the university website for further information. For each of the above programmes our partnership schools are developing clusters of schools across the region to offer training opportunities to our BSTs. Clusters of schools are available across all regions and are organised for Primary as four days per week school-based / one day per week centre-based. For Secondary they are organised in a similar way to the core programme. Secondary – Bath Educational Trust Primary – Growing Educational Professionals (GEP), with schools in South Gloucestershire – The Alliance, with schools in South Gloucestershire – Fortius, with schools in South Gloucestershire – Hanham Cluster, with schools in South Gloucestershire – Catholic Schools Bath Spa Partnership (CSBSP)
– Berkley and Sharpness, with schools in Gloucestershire – Swindon Cluster – BEYTC with Bristol Early Year settings For the latest information about clusters for 2016/17, please visit: www.bathspa.ac.uk/teaching PGCE ASSESSMENT All trainees register for the academic award of Postgraduate Certificate in Education. This qualification carries 60 credits, at level-7 (master’s level). As stated previously, the PGCE award is intrinsically linked to the recommendation for QTS. The focus of your assignments is fully related to aspects of children’s and young people’s learning, education and schooling and each assignment is designed to develop your understanding of the relationship between teaching and learning and the teacher as a reflective educational practitioner. The research necessary for completing each assignment will be gained during your time in school. Your practical experience in the classroom or educational setting will be indisputably enhanced by your research and study. ACCURACY AND ASSESSMENT OF YOUR LEARNING AND PROGRESS A personalised process of continuous assessment against the Teachers’ Standards will ensure that your learning is appropriate and effective and that you will achieve the recommendation for QTS. Likewise with your academic progress, feedback from each assignment will ensure your progress towards achieving the PGCE. The partnership will support you in both developing a rigorous evidence-based account of your professional journey towards becoming a teacher and your academic achievement of PGCE.
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