PGCE Applications 2015

Feeling quite down about the fact I haven't heard from any of the schools I've applied to. I've been a TA for 7 years, I'm a form tutor and deliver lessons on a daily basis so I thought I had a strong application. I've applied for secondary drama and there are only 11 places available between the 3 schools so I imagine the competition is intense. Still feels disappointing every time I check my emails. Congratulations to those who have secured places and received interview invites though :-)

Ok, cool, I've applied for Swansea too, got an interview there on the 27th. And yeah, I'm also glad I'm not the only one who hasn't heard from them!

Cool! The Swansea interview sounds pretty intense! Once all of the tests are out of the way it won't be so bad, but the written task on an article is giving me nightmares! I will most likely ramble for the 30 minutes we are allowed to write and pray its at Master's level

I have one too for next Friday

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Mines on the 28th. Good luck

Hi Katie. What did the written test involve? How do you feel the whole thing went? Best of luck xx

Do you receive an email when the references are completed? And do they both receive them at the same time or does the principal get it first?

Yes, you receive an email both when the referees agree to the request and when they actually complete the reference. As far as I'm aware both requests are sent at the same time.

Feeling quite down about the fact I haven't heard from any of the schools I've applied to. I've been a TA for 7 years, I'm a form tutor and deliver lessons on a daily basis so I thought I had a strong application. I've applied for secondary drama and there are only 11 places available between the 3 schools so I imagine the competition is intense. Still feels disappointing every time I check my emails. Congratulations to those who have secured places and received interview invites though :-)

Yeah me too! I am genuinely feeling fed up this weekend...not a peep from anyone. At least I can stop checking till Monday but it's very disheartening.


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You'll be absolutely fine, I bet you'll get all 3 offers! Remember the unis have 40 days to invite you for interview so i'm sure you'll get some soon enough. PS I know a few people who got invites on Saturday's so maybe today is the day xx

Track is down till 6pm tomorrow so I can lay off checking haha! Driving my poor husband crazy :-)

I know my first choice is holding the first interview on Dec 10th so I am hoping they are just taking their time and not that my application was rubbish lol


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Ah I had an interview with my first choice on Wednesday and only had 4 days to prepare but it seemed to go really well, should find out if I past the first interview in 7 days so i'm checking my emails like a loon too haha its for School Direct so if they liked me they pass my application onto the school so fingers crossed :-D!!

I'm sure your application was brilliant, they're probably just waiting for enough people to get a group interview together, their probably not all eager like us!! xx

Since submitting their application has anyone noticed any mistakes? I did try to proof read my app but with the damn character limit I seem to have overlooked two slight mistakes where for some reason the 's' at the end of two words is missing They weren't in my PS but the work experience sections. I'm so annoyed with myself

I am applying from NI to study PGCE primary in London. I am hoping to apply before 2nd week Dec. Good luck with your application.

Do you know if we are entitled to apply for a student loan for PGCE from ni student loans if we are applying to study in Eng?

Got my first response today!! An interview at Roehampton uni next week !

Just read this on the Oxford PGCE website and panicked:

"We will expect you to have taken and passed both of the tests before you come for interview. In exceptional circumstances we may be able to go ahead with your interview before you have passed both tests"

I have booked my skills tests (Literary for 2nd December, Maths for 15th January). They have until 19th January to make a decision about my application and if they were to offer me an interview I would think it would most certainly be before my Maths Skills Test. Do you think due to this they will reject my application? In which case, since the 7 day period is not up since I first submitted my application do you think I would be better off switching Oxford for a different choice? Major panicking now !