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Postgraduate Certificate of Secondary Geography
Postgraduate Certificate of Secondary Geography

Postgraduate Certificate of Secondary Geography

  • ID:LC440126
  • Level:Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
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* Disclosure and Barring Service check, travel cost

Estimated Total/program:
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60
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100
Visa
20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • Normally a 2:2 honours degree or equivalent in the subject for which you are applying to teach or a degree of which at least 50% is in that subject
  • A levels in the subject and/or related subjects are desirable
  • A standard equivalent to a grade 4 (or GCSE A to C) in the GCSE examinations in English and mathematics.
  • Meet all safeguarding requirements including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check, Fitness to Practice, Suitability to Train to Teach, and all other safeguarding checks required at the time of application

English requirement

  • To have IELTS with an average score of at least 6.0 if your first language is not English and you do not have GCSE grade C in English

Course Information

Develop as a highly qualified, effective and confident teacher of geography, studying with a specialist to gain the knowledge and skills to use a variety of different approaches to teaching your specialist subject; and achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) 

Study on a course designed to enable you to join a challenging and rewarding profession – becoming an effective and inspiring teacher who draws on broad subject specific knowledge and secure understanding of teaching and learning theories - with the knowledge and skills to lead learning and initiate change in educational settings

Explore your understanding of teaching and learning secondary geography , as you apply your subject knowledge and expertise to planning teaching and managing the geography classroom; honing your skills of critical self-evaluation and improvement

Develop your creativity and team-working skills, preparing you to influence and lead in educational settings and enhancing your own sense of independence

Gain confidence in analysing the evidence of your own practical experience during placements in schools, informing your future actions as you evaluate the impact of applying theory to your teaching practice

Benefit from a qualification that gives you recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), enabling you to gain employment in a school, with opportunities for continuous development through further study at MA/MSc, MPhil, PhD and EdD levels.

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Units

  • School Experience 1 (EDC177-6) Compulsory
  • School Experience 2 (EDC178-6) Compulsory
  • The Curriculum Specialist (Secondary Geography) (EDC168-6) Compulsory
  • The Evidence Informed Curriculum Specialist (EDC176-6) Compulsory
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Career Opportunity

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance-Single: 300 GBP/year

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