POSTGRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH Iitial Teacher Traiig Programmes
Whatever your ambitios withi the teachig professio, completig your Iitial Teacher Traiig (ITT) at Liverpool Joh Moores Uiversity (LJMU) will provide you with the skills ad cofidece to ispire ad motivate learers. Our School of Teacher Educatio ad Professioal Learig has a well established reputatio for deliverig iitial teacher traiig i partership with primary, secodary ad other educatio providers across the North West of Eglad ad beyod. This expertise is reflected i the outstadig feedback we receive from studets every year, with 92% ratig our teacher traiig as good or very good. All of our ITT programmes are specifically desiged to develop teachers who are reflective practitioers, able to apply a deep uderstadig of the curriculum, learers ad learig, to impact o the developmet ad achievemet of youg people i our schools. I the 2014 REF, LJMU s educatio-related research was raked 4th i the UK s Post- 92 Uiversities, with over 60% of work cosidered world leadig or iteratioally excellet. This research helps esure our postgraduate courses are at the forefrot of developmet i the field ad that studets have a opportuity to study alogside leadig experts.
About LJMU s School of Teacher Educatio ad Professioal Learig The School of Teacher Educatio ad Professioal Learig has a well established reputatio for deliverig iovative approaches to iitial teacher educatio. Our academic team is made up of successful teachers who maitai strog liks with schools, local authorities, atioal CPD etworks ad professioal bodies. This helps to esure you receive the most up-to-date traiig ad key isights ito the field, durig your course. Staff offer a wide rage of expertise ad cotribute to the developmet of atioal educatio policy ad govermet iitiatives. They are also helpig to shape policies relatig to curriculum developmet, school leadership ad goverace plus iitial teacher traiig. Our iteratioal reputatio is also growig through a rage of successful projects delivered i collaboratio with uiversities ad educatio providers i Swede, Polad, Greece, ad Sigapore. Professioal accreditatio ad Qualified Teacher Status All of our ITT programmes are accredited by the Natioal College of Teachig ad Leadership (NCTL) ad studets who successfully complete our PGDE programmes graduate with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). QTS is the essetial accreditatio for ayoe who wats to teach i state-maitaied ad special schools i Eglad ad Wales. It demostrates that you have acquired the competecies ad qualities required to be a effective teacher as determied by the Govermet s Teachers Stadards (2011). Liks with Schools LJMU has logstadig liks with local authorities, schools ad professioal subject associatios. Such liks eable our studets to gai varied professioal experiece ad forge useful cotacts withi the sector. Our educatioal parterships provide vital isights ito curret practice which, whe combied with ogoig research ad cosultacy udertake by the School of Teacher Educatio ad Professioal Learig, helps to esure our PGDE programmes ad subject-specific curricula are up-to-date ad professioally relevat. Traiig i partership LJMU s ITT programmes are developed ad delivered via strog collaborative parterships with schools across Merseyside. These liks esure the practical compoets of your teacher traiig are closely liked to the Uiversity-taught elemets of the programme. This provides a firm foudatio for reflectio o your professioal developmet ad strategies for improvig your teachig skills. You will sped aroud 120 days o placemet i schools, beig itroduced to professioal teachig practice by a experieced metor. All metors are traied by the Uiversity ad are committed to providig the highest quality traiig for ew etrats to the professio. Placemets will help you develop skills i: plaig for learig, orgaisig learers, behaviour maagemet, assessig learig ad workig with others through a phased traiig programme. You will also carry out a umber of course-related professioal developmet activities ad small scale research projects i schools. These will help give you a deeper uderstadig of teachig as a professio ad applyig research skills to improve learig.
Postgraduate Diploma i Educatio (PGDE) LJMU is oe of a small umber of uiversities offerig a Postgraduate Diploma i Educatio (PGDE) istead of the more traditioal PGCE. Like a PGCE, the PGDE leads to Qualified Teacher Status, however, the model also icorporates 120 credits at Masters-level as part of the traiig year, based o assessmets closely liked to classroom practice. The PGDE ca be completed over the same time frame as a PGCE, for the same cost. As the course has more Masters credits tha a PGCE graduates ca udertake a full Masters (MA/MSc) degree more easily, while workig as a ewly qualified teacher (NQT), should they wish to further their professioal developmet. MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS PGDE miimum etry requiremets are as follows. See our olie Factfiles for subject-specific requiremets: www.ljmu.ac.uk/postgraduate All PGDE applicats should hold, or be expected to achieve: A Hoours degree (or recogised equivalet) preferably with at least 50% cotet i your chose subject area for secodary subjects GCSEs i Eglish Laguage ad Mathematics at Grade C or above (or equivalet). LJMU provides GCSE Equivalece Tests if you do ot hold these qualificatios. Go to www.ljmu.ac.uk/teachig/ gcse for more details All offers are coditioal o applicats securig satisfactory Ehaced DBS Disclosure ad health checks. Practical experiece of workig i a relevat educatioal eviromet will also be required prior to the start of your traiig. Duratio varies depedig o the course. PGDE i Primary Educatio with QTS Full time (1 year) 9,000 tuitio fee please see the fiacial support page for details of self-fudig support for PGDE studets 120 days school-based traiig ad practice udertake i parter primary schools, Key Stage 1, receptio ad ursery classes These courses are desiged to produce reflective, iformed ad committed professioals who are cofidet teachig i Primary Schools or other Early Years settigs. Traiig is geared to meetig Teachig Stadards ad Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with the developmet of a high degree of critical uderstadig of relevat educatio theory ad practice. You will also explore reflective practice liked to your ogoig professioal developmet ad gai the practitioer research skills required for effective teachig ad learig. Primary (Foudatio Stage/Key Stage 1 (3-7 years)) This course stresses learig ad teachig through play ad iteractio. It provides a challegig ad rigorous approach to learig which requires high level plaig, orgaisatio, itervetio ad assessmet. To help you gai a greater kowledge ad uderstadig of Early Years teachig ad learig, you will complete placemets workig with differet age groups (ursery, receptio, ad Key Stage 1), i differet settigs ad socio-ecoomic cotexts. LJMU s liks with Forest School practitioers will eable you to experiece this iovative approach to Early Years practice. Primary with Mathematics specialism (5-11 years) Primary with Physical Educatio specialism (5-11 years) Whilst preparig you to teach effectively i primary schools, these courses focus o ehacig your uderstadig ad skills i the learig ad teachig of EITHER Mathematics OR Physical Educatio. They are desiged for applicats with a special ethusiasm ad iterest i either of these subjects, who have a desire to pass this o to youg learers.
PGDE: Secodary with QTS Full time (1 year) Choice of subject specialisms (outlied below) 9,000 tuitio fee please see the fiacial support page for details of self-fudig support available for PGDE studets Mix of o-campus ad school/college-based traiig 120 days school-based traiig LJMU s PGDE Secodary programmes provide you with the skills, kowledge ad attributes you will eed whe embarkig o your teachig career. You will complete 120 days professioal practice i two secodary schools, teachig your specialist subject to 11-16 year olds. You will also gai appropriate experiece of post-16 teachig. All programmes icorporate expert traiig geared to meetig the Teachig Stadards ad QTS. They stress the developmet of a high degree of critical uderstadig of educatio theory ad practice relevat to your chose subject area. You will explore reflective practice liked to your ogoig professioal developmet ad gai the practitioer research skills required for effective teachig ad learig. LJMU curretly offers specialist routes i: Art ad Desig Biology Chemistry Computer Sciece with Iformatio Techology Desig ad Techology (Product Desig or Food) Eglish Leisure ad Tourism Mathematics Moder Laguages Physics Physics with Mathematics Physical Educatio Religious Educatio
Subject Kowledge Ehacemet programmes (SKE) LJMU provides free Subject Kowledge Ehacemet programmes, i some secodary specialist subjects, i preparatio for PGDE programmes. These iclude: Computig Desig ad Techology Mathematics Moder Laguages Physics If your subject kowledge is cosidered iadequate at the selectio stage, we may offer you a place coditioal o completig the relevat SKE programme. You may be etitled to receive a small cash Bursary for this programme. Please cotact the Faculty Admissios Team for more details: Tel: 0151 231 5340 Email: traitoteach@ljmu.ac.uk SKE programmes ivolve the equivalet of eight weeks study of the subject liked to secodary curriculum demads. They are a excellet way to prepare for your iitial teacher traiig. Most SKE programmes start i Jue, followed by PGDE erolmet i September. QTS Professioal Skills Tests All ITT traiees are required to pass computerbased QTS Professioal Skills Tests i umeracy ad literacy before startig their PGDE course. You will eed to register for these olie tests ad are advised to take them as soo as possible. You are restricted to three attempts for each of these tests, which must be completed before you begi your teacher traiig. Attempts two ad three icur a resit charge ad, if you fail either the literacy or umeracy test o three occasios your applicatio ca ot be cosidered. LJMU s experieced tutors ru a rage of support sessios for traiees about to sit these tests. For more details, go to: www.ljmu.ac.uk/ehc/qts-skills-tests Further iformatio is also available at: www.educatio.gov.uk/schools/careers School Direct School Direct is a route ito teachig which is led by schools, workig i close collaboratio with Iitial Teacher Traiig providers, such as LJMU. This is a alterative route ito teachig from traditioal maistream PGCE ad PGDE programmes ad offers traiees a more school-cetred approach. LJMU works closely with may schools across the North West i developig our ITT programmes. We also work with a umber of leadig schools i Merseyside as part of the School Direct iitiative, eablig schools to play a eve greater role i desigig iitial teacher traiig. For further details go to: www.ljmu.ac.uk/ehc/schooldirect
Fiacial support Self-fudig full time studets o PGDE ad School Direct courses are eligible for the same rage of fiacial support as udergraduate studets. Please ote: ITT studets ad School Direct (tuitio fee) traiees are liable to pay a tuitio fee of 9,000 for their course. The fiacial support available icludes: a o meas-tested studet loa to cover your tuitio fees a meas-tested studet loa to help cover some of your livig expeses a meas-tested maiteace grat, which does ot have to be paid back a meas-tested LJMU Bursary worth up to 500, which does ot have to be paid back PLEASE NOTE: Your tuitio fees loa is ot meas-tested ad covers the full amout of your tuitio fees. This moey is paid direct to LJMU Maiteace loas are meas-tested ad the amout you receive will deped o your household icome (parets or parter s icome plus your ow) You oly start repayig your studet loa after you graduate ad ear over 21,000 (This guidace relates to studets ormally residet i Eglad) For further details, go to www.gov.uk/teacher-traiig-fudig Further fiacial support The cost of ITT i some subject areas may be supported by the Natioal Bursary Scheme from the Natioal College for Teachig ad Learig (NCTL) or, i some cases, by scholarships awarded by professioal subject bodies. To ecourage strog graduates to trai as Sciece, Techology ad Mathematics teachers, for example, fiacial icetives of up to 25,000 are available. Bursaries vary depedig o your teacher traiig subject ad degree class/highest relevat academic qualificatio. Larger fiacial icetives are offered to traiees with 2:1 ad first class degrees. For further details, go to: www.educatio.gov.uk/get-ito-teachig/fudig/postgraduate-fudig
Cotact for further iformatio Faculty of Educatio, Health ad Commuity tel: +44 (0)151 231 5340 email: marshadmissios@ljmu.ac.uk Visit: ljmu.ac.uk/ehc or coect with us o Twitter o @LJMU PG151