Primary Education 2012 - Official Thread

Yeah, i would look at alternatives. You could take a gap year? or stay on at college? That way you'll have your grades, and can get extra experience, and hopefully then you'll be given an unconditional but that obviously depends on whether you want to prolong it another year?

nope, i've been rejected from everywhere apart from the CHILDHOOD STUDIES COURSE @ HUDD UNI and am soo confused as to whether to take it on or now and if i'll be able to get onto the pgce later on.....

Aww thanks for the great advice hence the positive rep i gave you.

I just need a tad more help on what to say to the assistant principle when he asks me why i want to do another year at sixth form????
I want to sound serious as a vast majority of people want to do a second year but they dont let them unless something very important etc ????
Also i dont mind doing another year tbh as long as i can get a straight 3 year degree into primary education, i dont think another year would harm me.

thinking of firming YSJ, is anyone else looking at doing 5-11?

Me too! and I'm from Gosport, near Portsmouth. you?

I have an interview there tomorrow, just wondered what the group activity was and what kind of questions they asked in the individual interview.. Thanksss

Has Anyone Who Went To UWE Bristol on the 21st March The Interview Heard Anything Back Yet?

I'm from Reading, so just the right distance from Brighton for me! x

I have an interview at Winchester on the 4th April, can anybody give me any advice?

Regarding the book task, my chosen specialist is French should i bring a french book? or can it be any kind of book?

THANKS FOR ANY HELP

Hi, Had my interview back in November and now have my unconditional offer, I'm also specialising in french. There are a couple of things I thought of, I thought of either using a basic vocab book with pictures, or a french baby book. Or get a well known story or tale translated into french. I chose to do the story but I suppose it depends on which year group you were aiming it at.

Good luck, it's a really nice interview dont be nervous!

It can be any kind of book really - doesn't have to link to your specialism, just be prepared for the presentation and make sure you have plenty of tasks you could use it for and maybe even a range of age-groups to aim it at too. Also be prepared for any questions on the tasks you've discussed ect. Good luck
Had my interview 22nd Feb but withdraw my application now as have my firm and insurance choice offers

It's about the same distance for me too

Its really quite laid back, I was so nervous and shouldn't be! You basically arrive and have a talk and get split into groups. Then you go to a room and are round a table wheree you just are given an article and have to write about it just checking you can write properrly and everything (: and then you are called out one by one for 5 minutes literally it stops as soon as 5 mins stops! so chilled, asking about your work experience and stuff! then you go back and all sit round in a circle and everyone takes a few mins to discuss their books and you could link it to your specialism might make you stand out, then everyone has a overall discussion and thats it

with regards to the book, a child's french book may be good as it links back to your specialism but it doesn't have too xx