Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Physical Education with EBacc

Kingston University

United Kingdom, London Borough of Sutton

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Kingston University

United Kingdom , London Borough of Sutton

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Certificate

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Kingston Hill

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 18,500 / year(s)

Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Physical Education with EBacc

About

The PGCE Physical Education (PE) with EBacc course is an exciting teacher training route for those who are passionate about developing pupils' enthusiasm and understanding of meaningful PE and their chosen EBacc subject.

You will be trained by leading practitioners and develop practical skills that form an important part of teaching. You will also develop a deeper understanding of key areas of subject knowledge in PE and your chosen EBacc subject. The course will explore the curricular requirements associated with PE and your chosen EBacc subject for 11–16-year-olds, as well as the key GCSE examinations.

Why choose this pathway?

Our Physical Education ITE programme is delivered by our team of experts in the field.

You will join and be part of our dynamic network of physical educators and benefit from outstanding tutor input, an excellent group of partner schools with top-class in-school mentoring.

The PE components of the course will allow you to examine your values and principles and then look at how these translate into meaningful learner and learning led physical education. You will become fully familiar with the best practice approach to teaching PE and this will hold you in good stead throughout your career. We have a very high employment record for people completing the PE course and this is down to the hard work of the trainees and the high level of research led input that allows you to deliver PE in a thoroughly inclusive way.

You will spend subject study days at the university taught by leading practitioners in PE who are effective, research-engaged teachers. The three blocks of school experience, spread through autumn, spring and summer terms, will be spent in schools developing practical teaching skills with the support of experienced mentors and teachers. You will be observing and teaching in your chosen EBacc subject throughout your course, supported by your mentor in that subject for a minimum of two hours a week.

For more information about the course, please email Education Admissions at education@kingston.ac.uk.

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Requirements

Entry Requirements

Typical offer

An honours degree, preferably 2:2 or above, from a UK higher education institution or equivalent overseas qualification, relevant to your subject specialism (at least 50% of the degree content needs to be relevant to your subject specialism). Your degree subject should be in physical education with an EBacc subject or a similar subject. Otherwise you'll need to prove your subject knowledge in some other way.
Applicants must have an A-level in the following EBacc subjects at Grade C or above: English language and literature, maths, the sciences (biology, chemistry, physics), modern foreign language.
It will be a condition of offer that you complete a short, funded, 8-week subject knowledge enhancement course.
GCSE grade 4 or above (C or above for examinations taken prior to 2017) in English and mathematics. If you do not meet the GCSE requirement in any of these subjects, we are happy for you to take your tests externally (via Equivalency Testing or A*Star Equivalency).
All overseas qualifications must be accompanied by NARIC equivalence.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service and Health checking process which identifies no concerns about suitability to teach.

Please note: apply for this course through the UK Department for Education portal, here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training

Additional requirements

If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an online interview via Microsoft Teams. The interview process is designed to enable us to assess your suitability to train to teach. You will be assessed against the five core areas of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (DfE, 2024). These are: behaviour management, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and professional behaviours.

If you are offered a place on a teaching training course, we recommend you arrange to get experience in a school with children of relevant age. This way, you'll begin to become familiar with the demands and expectations of teaching.

International

All non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirement, which is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no element below 6.0. Make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we consider.

Applicants who do not meet the English language requirements could be eligible to join our pre-sessional English language course.

Applicants from a recognised majority English speaking countries (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements.

Country-specific information

You will find more information on country specific entry requirements in the International section of our website.

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Important safeguarding information

Kingston University, Department of Education, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We implement safer recruitment procedures.

Candidates who are invited to interview will be required to complete a ‘breaks in employment' form and give relevant details of any gaps in employment or study. This form must be completed by 9am on the day before the scheduled interview. If you do have any gaps, these will be discussed in the interview. NOTE: If the form is not completed by the deadline, the interview may be subject to cancellation.

Candidates invited to interview will also be asked to complete a safeguarding declaration.

All candidates who are offered a place will be required to have a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal records check in Child Workforce as a condition of acceptance to their chosen course. We will also carry out a check of the prohibition from teaching list upon programme enrolment.

All candidates who are offered a place and have lived or worked outside the UK for a period of 3 months or longer (in the last 5 years), will be asked to apply for a Certificate of Good Conduct in addition to their DBS check.

All candidates who are offered a place on a PGCE programme will be required to provide references from two professional individuals.

As part of our due diligence process, we may also carry out an online search for candidates who are offered a place on the course and this may affect the status of the original offer.

Career

After you graduate

The course also aims to develop your professional skills to help you gain employment in a secondary school and continue with your professional development. It will provide you with a rigorous training in all aspects of being a secondary school teacher. Over 95% of our graduates enter the teaching profession after they complete their course. Many go into middle and senior management roles in schools.