An award of University of Huddersfield
Your course consists of 4 modules.
Year 1
Module 1: Research Informed Teaching Learning and Assessment
This module develops your understanding of how people learn in the lifelong learning sector, the role of the teacher and your professional expectations. It introduces the latest research on teaching, learning and assessment and develops your ability to apply this evidence in designing inclusive lessons. You will develop the core skills that teachers need to promote learning for all learners, including neurodiverse students and learnerswith specific needs. You will learn about the role of emerging technologies in learning design. The role of assessment and coaching principles in enabling learning and achievement will also be examined.
Module 2: Becoming a Subject Specialist Teacher
This module involves practice-focused professional development. It introduces the core practices of ambitious subject teaching and develops your ability to apply current pedagogical thinking to practice. It explores the values that guide your pedagogical approach, knowledge of your subject specialism and your understanding of how you are learning to teach. You will explore the distinction between subject knowledge and subject pedagogy and examine inclusive approaches to specialist teaching, learning and assessment that are based on educational evidence. You will consider your teaching effectiveness and engage in personal and professional development planning against the appropriate professional standards. Subject-specific mentoring is an integral part of the teaching and learning strategy in this module. As well as developing your knowledge about teaching in general, your specialist mentor will support you to acquire experience in teaching your specialist subject, including the development of subject-specialist teaching and learning resources.
Year 2
Module 3: Being a Subject Specialist Teacher
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The Post Graduate Certificate in Education is a 120 credit award for graduate teachers who work (or have secured a teaching placement) in the Lifelong Learning Sector and have gained a 2(i) Honours degree, desirably in the subject they wish to teach.
Applicants must also hold a GCSE C/4 or above (or equivalent*) in both English and Mathematics and Level three qualifications (usually, but not exclusively in their teaching subject).
We require you to be in paid employment, or working as a
