IOE PGCE 2015 entry

I thought as it's early days we could start with one for Primary and Secondary together.

Out of curiosity, how many people are under/postgraduate vs. people who've been out of education for a while?

I'm doing Primary (gonna specialise in KS2 when I get the chance), and graduated from my MA in 2007. A long time ago :tongue:

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Reply 1

SJD88

Original post by Domitella

Going to be doing secondary Computing and ICT(11-18). I am a undergraduate in my final year of study now, but considered a mature student :frown:

Thank you for setting the page up, be good to see who else is going IOE.

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Reply 2

o__oscar

Hi everyone! I'm coming straight from doing a degree in illustration to a Primary PGCE. I'm moving down from Nottingham for the course so I'm very excited. Is anyone else moving cities? :--)

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Reply 3

SJD88

Original post by o__oscar

Will be moving as well, not far only Canterbury to London, but god accommodation is expensive in London. Has anyone looked at potential accommodation, I am thinking may end up living in the Halls.

Reply 4

marieteach

Hey, I'm doing Primary PGCE, i completed my undergraduate degree 2 years ago. Can't wait to see who else is going to be studying at IOE :smile:

Reply 5

kwhite7

Original post by marieteach

Hey, I'm doing Primary PGCE, i completed my undergraduate degree 2 years ago. Can't wait to see who else is going to be studying at IOE :smile:

I am going to be studying Primary PGCE also. I finished my degree in theatre in 2011. I also have a 3 year old son and I am 27. Good luck everyone!

Reply 6

o__oscar

Original post by SJD88

Will be moving as well, not far only Canterbury to London, but god accommodation is expensive in London. Has anyone looked at potential accommodation, I am thinking may end up living in the Halls.

It is very expensive! I'm looking at trying to find a cheap flat or something, but it would be good to find people to share with! Is anyone here looking for a similar thing?

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Reply 7

SJD88

Original post by o__oscar

It is very expensive! I'm looking at trying to find a cheap flat or something, but it would be good to find people to share with! Is anyone here looking for a similar thing?

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As it stands, I am keeping my options open, its like £200pw for Halls which is crazy expensive, local housing seems cheaper, but can be pot luck with who you are sharing with. Guess you're looking at house shares then?

Reply 8

marieteach

Original post by kwhite7

I am going to be studying Primary PGCE also. I finished my degree in theatre in 2011. I also have a 3 year old son and I am 27. Good luck everyone!

I did my undergrad in drama studies, so pretty similar

Reply 9

kwhite7

Original post by marieteach

I did my undergrad in drama studies, so pretty similar

love it!

Reply 10

misst91

Hi everyone!

I graduated from an Anthropology degree last year. I am doing Primary PGCE, am 23 and very excited to start in September.

I live in North London so will most probably commute to IOE.

Reply 11

username1474662

I'm living in West London (part of the reason I applied to IOE), so I'll be commuting, too. My undergrad was in History, and my MA in Museum Studies (I graduated about a year before all the funding started being cut! :tongue:

). It's so interesting to see all the different subject backgrounds people have!

Living in London IS crazy expensive. It's of course less expensive the further out you go, the further you are from the tube, and the more people you share with. Goes without saying that the further away from the centre you are, the closer you want to be to transport links. Also bear in mind that a lot of the time you won't be at IOE, but in the schools, so you probably won't be commuting to central London most of the time. My key thought would be: close to transport. Crossing London can take over an hour, and everyone is doing it, so you want to cut the time as much as possible.

I've been looking into all the discounts I can get as a student. So far: student 18+ Oyster card (you can't get it until you're enrolled, and it's only valid for travelcards, not PAYG), and a Council Tax discount. I say apply for everything you can get! Annoyingly, the Student Loan/grants and the Bursaries are paid at different times, which makes it hard to plan. I think I'm going to pay them straight into another account and draw down a 'salary' each month to be able to manage it.

I'm super excited, and am pooooossibly over-preparing as you might be able to tell! But I'm so keen to get started! I've been thinking on and off about teaching since I was an undergraduate, and have been seriously working towards it for the last year. Now I'm just kicking myself that it took me this long. And I have a Very Boring Job which gives me far too much time to over-think every aspect! I've already bought folders.

Reply 12

kwhite7

Hi has anyone received their offer letter from the IOE yet?!!

Reply 13

SJD88

Original post by kwhite7

Hi has anyone received their offer letter from the IOE yet?!!

Nothing as of yet, was emailed saying it would be this month, so hopefully won't be long.

Reply 14

kwhite7

Original post by SJD88

Nothing as of yet, was emailed saying it would be this month, so hopefully won't be long.

Thanks when was you emailed? I just received an email in Dec saying we would get the offer letter the next week and heard nothing since!

Reply 15

SJD88

Original post by kwhite7

Thanks when was you emailed? I just received an email in Dec saying we would get the offer letter the next week and heard nothing since!

I emailed the university in December, they replied around the 20th ish, but I have just received a email with the official offer (attached as PDF) today, stating it is being sent in post today, hopefully you will receive yours shortly.