Teacher Education Unit
Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
1 year full-time; 1 years part-time (The first year of the programme is the PGCE.)
- MSc in Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education with QTS
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
- Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
Students have the opportunity to be taught and supervised by staff whose teaching and research excellence has been formally acknowledged as of national and international renown and at the cutting edge of educational innovation.
Many of the staff who teach on the modules have written key text books in their area of expertise.
Compulsory Modules (Year 1)
- General Professional Studies
- Professional Studies 1 (in specialist teaching subject)
- Professional Studies 2 (in specialist teaching subject)
Additional Modules (Years 2-4)
- Research into Teaching and Learning
- Research Project (in specialist teaching subject)*
*Distance-Learning module
Assessment
Coursework (including structured observation, documentation and analysis of practical teaching in two secondary schools during the first year), portfolios of evidence and a final research project on a topic related to teaching a specialist subject (Design and Technology, Physical Education or Science).
Entry Qualification*
A degree in a subject related to the specialist teaching subject (Design and Technology, Physical Education or Science). Applicants must also hold qualifications in English language and in mathematics (equivalent to at least GCSE Grade C). More information about entry requirements can be found on the Teacher Education Unit website.
Selection
In accordance with current Government requirements, all applicants must be interviewed before a place can be offered, to assess their suitability for teaching.
It is normally expected that candidates should have recent and relevant experience of working with young people, preferably in a state secondary school setting, shortly before applying for any programme leading to Qualified Teacher Status.
Applicants also have to meet Government requirements for physical and mental fitness to teach, and to have enhanced Criminal Record Bureau clearance to work with children and young people.
Application onto the first year of the programme (PGCE) is made through the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR). Full details of the procedure may be found on the GTTR website.
Careers and Further Study
The QTS qualification permits individuals to teach in a secondary school anywhere in the UK and in many other parts of the world. Loughborough graduates are very much in demand and many have gone on to rewarding careers at the highest levels of leadership in the teaching profession.
Finances
Please refer to the Teacher Education Unit websitefor up-to-date financial information relating to: training bursaries, tuition fees, grants, loans and hardship funds.
Core Staff
Nick Bromell, Dr Lorraine Cale, Dr Jo Harris, Sarah Kirkham, Sarah Turner, John Twidle, Dr Mike Waring, Dr Louisa Webb, Nigel Zanker
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