Secondary History PGCE with QTS
Entry requirements
Hold or be expected to gain a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject.
Have GCSE grade C/grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics
Months of entry
September
Course content
Teaching is an extremely rewarding and challenging career. Our course is designed to provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills that you need to be an outstanding teacher. We aim to nurture teachers who are passionate about the development of their own and their pupils' learning.
The course is intended to produce Secondary History teachers who are reflective practitioners and who will be:
- enthusiastic and confident in the classroom
- pedagogically skilful and adaptable
- specialists in the teaching of history
- aware of how young people learn history
- able to see their subject in the context of the whole curriculum
- competent in a number of areas that cross Secondary school curriculum boundaries and see History in the wider context, contributing to pupils' personal, social, moral, spiritual and cultural development
- able to work as part of a team.
The course is designed to ensure you are confident in all basic national curriculum requirements. If you have any questions about the course, please contact the Subject Leader, who you will find under the Staff section of this course page.
Information for international students
English Language Requirements
IELTS: Overall 7.0 (no less than 5.5 in each band)
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PGCE
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Faculty of Education and Children's Services
- education@chester.ac.uk