Secondary Route to QTS for School Based Employees - PGCE
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCyncoed Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
If you are a graduate working in a Secondary school but currently do not hold a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), this course is for you. The PGCE Route to Qualified Teacher Status for School Based Employees will enable you to gain QTS while continuing to teach in your own school. You will have a minimum of 3 years of sustained teaching responsibility to enable you to build on your current experience.
Key highlights
- Gain Qualified Teacher Status while continuing to teach in your own school
- Designed for graduates already working in secondary schools without QTS
- Builds on at least three years of sustained teaching responsibility
- Collaborative, whole-school approach to professional development with your employing school
Entry requirements
- Additional condition: interview — Applications will then be assessed against the entry criteria for this programme and applicants invited to attend an interview based on this information.
Scholarships
MBA Scholarship
Award: Up to £4,000.
Vice Chancellor Scholarship
Award: Up to £3,500
Careers this course leads to
- Secondary school teacher
- Subject teacher
- Head of department
- Head of year
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 | International: £14,000
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Cardiff Metropolitan University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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