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Applying for a PGCE

Contents

Entry requirements 1

How to apply 2

Completing the form 3

The interview 5

Interview tips 7

Further information 8

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Applying for aPGCE

Entry requirements

Trainee teachers must meet a set of professional standards determined by the government before they canbe awarded qualified teacher status (QTS). They do this by completing a period of initial teacher training(ITT) followed by an induction year in employment as a teacher. For an overview of the different routes intoteaching, see Teacher training (www.prospects.ac.uk/teacher_training_getting_started.htm).

Universities offering the PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education), or PGDE (Professional GraduateDiploma in Education) in Scotland, use nationally agreed professional standards to determine their minimumentry requirements and may also employ additional criteria. The standards and requirements listed belowapply to England. For variations in the other countries of the UK, see Teaching in Scotland(www.prospects.ac.uk/teaching_in_scotland_entry_requirements.htm), Teaching in Wales(www.prospects.ac.uk/teaching_in_wales_entry_requirements.htm) and Teaching in Northern Ireland(www.prospects.ac.uk/teaching_in_northern_ireland_entry_requirements.htm). Full details are available fromthe Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) (www.tda.gov.uk).

Minimum requirements are:

UK degree or equivalent qualification

Secondary courses: Your degree subject should be directly relevant to the subject you hope toteach. If it is not, you should contact the institution you want to apply to and ask if they will consideryou on the basis of your current qualifications. They may decide that you need to take a subjectknowledge enhancement (SKE) course in the subject you want to teach before doing your teachertraining. This can usually be done on a part-time or distance learning basis.

Primary courses: Some ITT providers prefer that you have a degree in a national curriculumsubject. If you dont, it is very important to stress in your personal statement the relevance of youreducation to the curriculum you will be teaching. You may want to highlight specific modules thatrelate to English, mathematics or science, or mention your A-levels if they are in national curriculumsubjects.

Degree equivalency: The final decision on whether your qualification is equivalent to a requireddegree rests with the ITT provider. UK NARIC (National Recognition Information Centre for theUnited Kingdom) (www.naric.org.uk) provides information about the equivalency of qualificationsand skills from overseas to the UK's national qualifications frameworks. There is a charge for thisservice.

Grade C or above in GCSE English and Mathematics, and for Primary, alsoGCSE Science

If you don't have the required GCSEs, check whether the ITT provider will view your qualifications asequivalent. Some may offer equivalency tests. Alternatively, study and take the GCSE examination. Furthereducation (FE) colleges/adult education centres and distance learning institutions often run one-year GCSEevening or day classes.

Fitness to teach

All candidates must, by law, pass a fitness to teach test before acceptance onto a course. Medical fitness isassessed initially via a declaration of health questionnaire which is completed by all students. In exceptional
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cases, or if doubts are raised about their ability to teach, students may subsequently be required to have aformal medical examination.

The decision about a person's fitness ultimately rests with admissions tutors, but they will be influenced byrecommendations from the college medical adviser (often a local GP). If you have a disability, you arestrongly advised to make early contact with the training provider before submitting your application.Many disabled people are medically fit to teach, and employers make reasonable adjustments to allowdisabled people to carry out their duties effectively. Advice from a relevant medical specialist or non-medicalspecialist, e.g. Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) (www.rnib.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx), couldhelp you to prepare a case for admission.

Declaration of criminal convictions

The provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, which allow convictions for criminal offences tobe regarded as 'spent' after a period of time, do not apply to the teaching profession. You are required todeclare any previous convictions. All trainee teachers undergo a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)(www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/crb/) check before starting school-based training in order toestablish that they do not have a record that would exclude them from work that involves contact withchildren.

Work experience

Most, if not all, ITT providers will require you to have spent some structured time in a classroom with the agerange you wish to teach. It is also a good idea to start thinking early on about how you can get experience inother less obvious ways, such as after-school clubs, sports coaching, student tutoring, community educationand youth schemes. The more relevant experience that you have to offer, the more chance you have ofmaking a successful application.

For further advice on gaining experience in education in the UK, see Teacher training(www.prospects.ac.uk/teacher_training_getting_started.htm).

International students

If you are an international student with a degree from a UK higher education institution (or equivalent), youcan apply to do a PGCE course.

You must have a very good standard of written and spoken English, and you must have the qualifications (orequivalent qualifications) that an ITT provider asks of all its applicants.

You should be aware that a teaching qualification gained in the UK may not qualify you to teach in yourhome country. If you are thinking of training in the UK and then teaching in your home country, check first inyour own country to see whether UK qualifications are acceptable.

You will only be eligible for the government-funded bursaries to train as a teacher if you have been in the UK

for three years or more and have a residency visa. The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)(www.tda.gov.uk) has further information on funding for teacher training.

Once you have completed your teacher training, you may need a work permit if you wish to teach in the UK.This could be challenging, especially if you have trained to teach at primary level. See the UK Border Agency(UKBA) - Working in the UK (www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk) for more information.

How to apply

Applying through the GTTR

The Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) (www.gttr.ac.uk) processes most applications for places on

PGCE courses, some distance learning courses, some further education (FE) courses and the majority ofschool-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) schemes in England and Wales. All Scottish higher educationinstitutions (HEIs), except the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), use the GTTR system. For initial
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teacher training (ITT) providers who do not use the GTTR system, you need to apply directly to theinstitution.

All applications are made online. You can apply from September 2011 for entry to courses starting in 2012.You are encouraged to talk directly to ITT providers about any specific queries you have regarding theircourses. Telephone numbers are available on the GTTR website.

Deferred entry

There is no deferred entry system for full-time, one and two-year postgraduate teacher training courses. Ifyou are planning to travel, contact the ITT providers to discuss your plans as some may agree to defer yourplace when they make an offer. If you accept a deferred place for 2013 entry, you must still meet all theconditions of the offer by August 2012.

Closing dates

Middle years and secondary applicants can apply up to 30 June 2012 for 2012 entry. Courses fill up quickly,particularly for popular areas such as history and PE, and many courses can be full as early as January.Applications are processed by the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) (www.gttr.ac.uk) in the order

in which they are received and are dispatched daily to ITT providers from early October 2012. Thereforeearly completion of applications is strongly recommended for all disciplines.

For primary PGCE courses, the GTTR must receive your completed application and reference by 1December 2011, but you are strongly advised to apply early. Competition for places is stiff, and candidatesare often interviewed and selected before the closing deadline. However, ITT providers are still able toreceive applications after 1 December if they have places available.

Give yourself plenty of time to ask your referee for a reference and to confirm that the referee will provideyour reference online. You will not be able to submit your application until the reference is completed.

Late applications

If you are applying late, check that courses you are applying for are not full before you include them on theapplication. The Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) online course search facility provides the latestcourse vacancy information.

If the GTTR receive your application after 30 June 2012, they will not send it to any of your chosen providers.You will be entered directly into clearing where you can then apply directly to ITT providers with places.The GTTR accepts applications for PGCE courses in England and Wales. For more information aboutapplying in Scotland and Northern Ireland, see Teaching in Scotland(www.prospects.ac.uk/teaching_in_scotland_entry_requirements.htm) and Teaching in Northern Ireland(www.prospects.ac.uk/teaching_in_northern_ireland_entry_requirements.htm). Also find out how to completethe form (www.prospects.ac.uk/pgce_completing_form.htm).

Completing the form

Follow the step-by-step instructions carefully and use the help facility and FAQs.

When you first register on the system, make sure the details are correct, as these are transferred to theonline application when you start to apply.

Don't rush the application. This is your chance to persuade the initial teacher training (ITT) providers toinvite you for interview. Use it to provide evidence of your motivation, experiences, qualifications andunderstanding of teacher training and the role of a teacher.

You can log in and out of your application, so you don't need to fill in everything at once.

Selecting courses
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You can apply for up to four courses, of which a maximum of two can be primary teaching courses. TheGraduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) (www.gttr.ac.uk) will send your application to one ITT providerat a time, following your stated order of preference. For secondary, middle years (key stages 2 and 3) andsome primary courses, you must also choose a subject specialism.

Content of first degree

Include all the individual subjects that make up your degree course. They should add up to 100%. Ifthere is not enough room for all the subjects, group related subjects together under a main heading andprovide a percentage for each group.

If you are applying for a secondary course, this section helps admissions tutors assess whether yourdegree course covers enough of the subject you will be training to teach.

If you are applying for a primary course, this section helps admissions tutors identify any specialistknowledge relevant to teaching the range of subjects in the national curriculum. For primary, it isespecially important to include skills courses, such as IT or statistics, and modules that illustrate yourknowledge of cross-curricular themes being developed in primary schools, e.g. environmental education,community or citizenship, health education, equality and diversity.

Personal statement

This is a crucial part of the application. You have 47 lines, and 80 characters per line including spaces, inwhich to persuade the ITT providers to offer you an interview. It must be concise and sell your potential to bea successful teacher.

Your personal statement should reflect the courses you have applied for. Each ITT provider will want you toshow commitment to the age range and subject for which you have applied. If you decide to apply for bothprimary and secondary courses, use the personal statement to explain why.

Write your draft personal statement in Word so you can check it for spelling and grammatical errors and thencopy and paste it into the application.

Note that all personal statements are put through the GTTR Similarity Detection Service

(www.gttr.ac.uk/students/howtoapply/personalstatement/similarity) to ensure that each personal statementreceived is entirely the candidates own work.

You will be asked to describe your reasons for wanting to teach, giving the relevance of your previouseducation and experience, including teaching, visits to schools and other work with young people. To answereffectively:

ensure you give evidence of your experiences and education to support your arguments;

think about what skills make an effective teacher. Which of these skills do you have?

reflect on what you have observed in any work experience in state schools. What did you do? Whatdid you learn from it?

what else have you done to show you enjoy working with young people or children? In team? Withparents?

comment on work experience in other settings, such as voluntary work and extracurricular activities,and show how the skills you gained will help you become an effective teacher;

how will the skills, as well as the knowledge, gained from your undergraduate degree help you in theclassroom?

In addition, you should use this space to explain anything not made clear elsewhere on the application, suchas reasons for restricted geographical mobility. If you dont live in the UK currently then also explain why youwant to study in the UK and, if relevant, provide evidence that your language skills are sufficient to completethe PGCE course.

Show your personal statement to a careers adviser or tutor to get feedback about the content. The Trainingand Development Agency for Schools (TDA) (www.tda.gov.uk) produces a useful Teacher Training:Application Form Assistant (www.tda.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/apply-for-teacher-training/application-form-

assistant.aspx) that can help you write your personal statement.
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Work experience

You have 20 lines in this section to list where you have worked (paid and unpaid), dates, job titles,employers and responsibilities. Use the personal statement to elaborate on how this work experience(www.prospects.ac.uk/teacher_training_work_experience.htm) is relevant to teaching.

Referees

You are asked for two referees. The second referee is often not taken up by ITT providers.

You will not be able to pay for your application or submit it until your principal referee has providedan online reference.

Delays with applications are often the result of references not being provided. You may need tocheck and follow up progress with your referee.

Your principal referee can view all the information on your application online when providing yourreference.

Sending your application

Print out a copy of your application before sending it to the GTTR so that you can remind yourself of thecontent for interviews (www.prospects.ac.uk/pgce_the_interview.htm).

After your form has been submitted

Once your application is received, the GTTR will send it to the training institution that you have listed as yourfirst choice.

The interview

If your initial application is successful you will be invited to an interview or selection day. The selectionprocess is demanding and usually lasts at least half a day.

Each training provider will have their own format for the day. It normally includes an interview and is alsolikely to involve several of the following activities:

written tests of maths, ICT and/or English;

presentation;

group discussion/exercise;

teaching or planning a mini-lesson;

interaction with pupils in school;

subject-specific tasks such as a translation for languages applicants or a practical exercise for PE,music or drama candidates.

You may be sent details of topics for a presentation or mini-lesson in advance, or may be given time toprepare on the day.

Interview selection criteria

The selection panel will want to see that you have the qualities necessary to become a successful teacher.Throughout the day they will be looking for evidence of your:

understanding of the role;

commitment to teaching;

interest in working with children/young people;

enthusiasm for your subject and how it is taught;

communication and interpersonal skills; resilience.
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It is important to show that you can reflect on and learn from your experience, so use every opportunity tobring in examples from your work in schools.

Selection tests

Primary: A maths test might involve fractions, percentages, long division and multiplication and mentalarithmetic. The English task will test spelling, punctuation and grammar. The tests may be a straightforwardassessment of your own ability or could take the form of marking a childs work. You may also be asked todo an ICT test or audit.

Secondary: You may have a written exercise, such as a short essay on the qualities of a good teacher or anarticle with questions to answer. Other tests are less usual for secondary places, though you may be askedto complete a subject knowledge test or profile.

Presentation

The assessors will want to see:

a logical structure, with an introduction, main idea and conclusion;

content and language suitable for the intended audience; that you are able to engage the audience;

that you can communicate clearly.

Try to convey your enthusiasm and include an interactive element. Providers want to get an idea of how youwill perform in a classroom setting.

Group discussion/exercise

The assessors will be able to observe your:

ability to listen and respond appropriately;

effectiveness in engaging and interacting with others;

ability to communicate ideas and opinions clearly.

Make sure you contribute and encourage others to do so too. Read any material provided as part of theexercise carefully and keep the group focused on the objective.

Interacting with pupils in school

If your selection day includes a visit to a local school or takes place in school, you are likely to spend sometime helping in a class or delivering a mini-lesson, so that selectors can see how you engage with thestudents.

Teaching or planning a mini-lesson

You may be given a selection of topics to choose from in advance or may be given resources to work with onthe day, such as pictures, books or objects. Usually the mini-lesson will last 10-15 minutes. Interviewers willbe looking at how well you interact with the group, the appropriateness of your material for the age group,your enthusiasm and creativity. You may have to answer questions afterwards or discuss the lesson withyour interviewer.

The interview

The individual interview usually lasts around 20 minutes, but may be anything from 5 minutes to an hour. It is

likely to be with one lecturer and a teacher, but sometimes young people will also be involved in the selectionpanel. Some institutions interview candidates in pairs or a larger group.


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Interview tips

Preparing for your interview

Thorough preparation will help you to feel more at ease and confident on the day. You can pick up tips from

other students who have attended PGCE selection interviews by looking at the forum for prospective studentteachers on the Times Educational Supplement (TES) (www.tes.co.uk) website. You can also check yourresponses to the kinds of questions you can expect by doing the Teacher Development Agency (TDA)(www.tda.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/apply-for-teacher-training/help-with-your-interview/interactive-interview.aspx) interactive interview.

Your university careers service(ww2.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Your_university_careers_service/p!efele) should also beable to help you with your interview technique.

You should expect questions about:

why you want to become a teacher;

what you have learned from your recent experience in schools; your degree and how it is relevant;

your own school education;

the contribution you could make outside your subject area.

Be ready to give specific examples from your work experience. Talk about what you have learned aboutplanning lessons, organising the classroom, assessing learning and adapting to the needs of differentstudents. Dont be afraid to state your views, practical solutions or novel ideas.

Modern languages applicants may be interviewed in the language they propose to teach and be askedquestions about their time abroad.

Do your research

It is important that you know about the national curriculum for your subject and age range, see NationalCurriculum Online (http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk).

You should also practise for the tests. Use resources such as:

key stage 3 or GCSE revision books;

BBC Bitesize (www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize);

practice material for the QTS Skills Tests (www.tda.gov.uk/trainee-teacher/qts-skills-tests.aspx)you must pass to achieve qualified teacher status.

Find out about hot topics (www.prospects.ac.uk/teacher_training_hot_topics.htm) in education. These could

come up in the group discussion, written exercise or in your individual interview. Resources to help withresearching current issues include:

the Times Educational Supplement (TES) (Fridays) (www.tes.co.uk);

The Guardian on Tuesdays (www.guardian.co.uk);

The Independent on Thursdays (www.independent.co.uk);

BBC News: Education & Family (www.bbc.co.uk/news/education);

the national news on TV.

On the day

It is important to wear a smart outfit. Candidates for PE and drama courses should check whether there are

any selection activities requiring other clothing or sportswear.
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Plan your route to the interview location and make sure you have any documents you are told to bring withyou on the day.

What if I dont get offered a place?

Ask the admissions tutor for feedback on your interview and your written application.

If you know by mid-March that you have been unsuccessful, you can apply for more courses throughGTTR Extra (www.gttr.ac.uk/students/afteryouapply/extra). After 30 June you can apply through aclearing system to any provider with places still available.

Consider gaining some more experience, perhaps by working as a teaching assistant.

Further information

BBC Teachers(www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers)- resources for classroom activities.

Video Resources from Teachers TV(www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6081830&s_cid=RESads_TTVvideos)- ideas andresources for lessons plus advice on behaviour and classroom management.
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