Course summary
Have you ever considered training to become a teacher in the post-compulsory sector? This wide and varied sector includes colleges, universities, charities, private companies, the NHS, independent education settings, and specialist education settings. This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to be a teacher in this exciting field.
- The experiences you will gain during the year undertaking your own teaching placement means that you can gain valuable teaching expertise, with the support of a mentor who can help you as you develop the skills and knowledge covered on the course, and to identify immediate links between the course content and your teaching practice.
- The team pride themselves on offering innovative and creative teaching strategies, which take advantage of new technologies and approaches which are designed to give you the key skills for success when you complete your qualification.
- We work closely with a wide range of businesses and agencies, to continue to develop additional opportunities for each of our learners at all stages of this course.
- Teaching in the post-compulsory sector has undergone a period of professionalisation in recent years, and this award is now the nationally-endorsed qualification for the sector.
- The quality of training you will receive is paramount to your effective continued development as professionals in the sector. This is reflected in the support and guidance you will receive throughout your period of training with tutors and mentors.
- The University has strong links with local further education colleges and training institutions in the region.
- A Welsh Government training bursary may be available if you are studying via the full-time route.
- Choosing either the part-time or full-time route means that you can choose a programme of study which fits around your other personal or professional commitments.
- Our Level 4 entry point enables you to gain a teaching qualification in your area of professional expertise without having a degree qualification.
Modules
Certificate in Education (L5) Preparing to Teach in Post-compulsory Education and Training (L4): Learn about key aspects of the underlying concepts and principles associated with planning for learning, teaching and assessment. Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Feedback (L4): You will learn about formal and informal assessments and effective feedback. Professional Learning 1 (L4): Discover the importance of critically reflecting upon you own professional practice, in line with appropriate professional standards. Evidence Informed Practice (L5): Through critically reviewing relevant literature, you will question current thinking and practices within your context and subject discipline. Professional Learning 2 (L5): Discover the importance of critically reflecting upon you own professional practice. Creativity, Technology and Learning (L5): Develop your knowledge of education theory, technology and understanding of new and emerging methods of teaching. Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (L6) Preparing to Teach in Post-compulsory Education and Training (L6): Learn about key aspects of the underlying concepts and principles associated with planning for learning, teaching and assessment. Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Feedback (L6): Learn about formal and informal assessments and effective feedback to maximise students’ learning opportunities. Professional Learning 1 (L6): In this module you will learn about the importance of critically reflecting upon you own professional practice, in line with appropriate professional standards for teachers in the post-compulsory sector. Evidence Informed Practice (L6): Through critically reviewing relevant literature, you will question current thinking and practices within your context and subject discipline to enhance and improve learning and teaching. Professional Learning 2 (L6): Learn about the importance of critically reflecting upon you own professional practice, in line with appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines associated with your practice. Creativity, Technology and Learning (L6): Develop your knowledge of education theory, technology and understanding of new and emerging methods of teaching. You will demonstrate this new knowledge in practice by trialling innovative practice in your placement setting. Postgraduate Certificate in Education (L7) Preparing to Teach in Post-compulsory Education and Training (L6): Learn about key aspects of the underlying concepts and principles associated with planning for learning, teaching and assessment. Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Feedback (L6): In this module you will learn about formal and informal assessments and effective feedback to maximise students’ learning opportunities through effective planning. Professional Learning 1 (L6): Learn about the importance of critically reflecting upon you own professional practice, in line with appropriate professional standards for teachers in the post-compulsory sector. Evidence Informed Practice (L7): Through critically reviewing relevant literature, you will question current thinking and practices within your context and subject discipline to enhance and improve learning and teaching. Professional Learning 2 (L7): Learn about the importance of critically reflecting upon you own professional practice, in line with appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines associated with your practice. Creativity, Technology and Learning (L7): Develop your knowledge of education theory, technology and understanding of new and emerging methods of teaching. Students will demonstrate this new knowledge in practice by trialling innovative practice in their placement setting. The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.
Assessment method
You will undertake practical-based assignments throughout the course. The course team is responsive to creative use of assessment strategies that facilitate and support students’ styles of learning. Tutor, mentor and peer observations are integral to the programme. Assessment strategies include:
- Microteach Simulations
- Reflective Blogs
- Essays
- Reports
- Literature Reviews
- Academic Posters
Entry requirements
Level 5 - Certificate in Education (PCET): Applicants must hold at least a level 3 qualification in their subject discipline. Level 6 - Professional Graduate Certificate in Education: Applicants must hold a degree. Level 7 - Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Applicants must hold a degree with a classification of First or 2:1. Applicants are required to have an up to date DBS in place before they start the programme and must have access to an appropriate teaching placement.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £9000 | Whole course |
| England | £9000 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £9000 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £9000 | Whole course |
| Wales | £9000 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Wrexham University
Plas Coch
Mold Road
Wrexham
LL11 2AW