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Wanting to become a Primary teacher

Hi all

I've known for about a year now that I want to be a primary school teacher. I am in my fourth and last year of my graphic design degree. What can I do?


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You can do lots of things!

I will mention the PGCE which is a one year course. You will do written work such as assignments, and also teach 2 days a week. After this you're basically qualified.

Others will mention some other courses I am sure, but I don't really know about them! If you have any PGCE questions though I can answer them.
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You can do lots of things!

I will mention the PGCE which is a one year course. You will do written work such as assignments, and also teach 2 days a week. After this you're basically qualified.

Others will mention some other courses I am sure, but I don't really know about them! If you have any PGCE questions though I can answer them.


Thanks for replying. I really regret my degree choice but it's too late to get out of it. Is a PGCE like a post grad? Any details would be great.


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Thanks for replying. I really regret my degree choice but it's too late to get out of it. Is a PGCE like a post grad? Any details would be great.


Yes. You finish your degree and then do the PGCE which stands for postgrad certificate in education. It's what I and alot of others did on here.

The cost is £9000 but you take out a loan as you did undergrad. Depending on what you teach, you may also get a bursary or scholarship.
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Yes. You finish your degree and then do the PGCE which stands for postgrad certificate in education. It's what I and alot of others did on here.

The cost is £9000 but you take out a loan as you did undergrad. Depending on what you teach, you may also get a bursary or scholarship.


I'm in Scotland so not sure if that would be different.


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Hi all

I've known for about a year now that I want to be a primary school teacher. I am in my fourth and last year of my graphic design degree. What can I do?


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http://www.teachinscotland.org/



http://www.teachinscotland.org/getintoteaching/primary/postgraduateroute.asp
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I will mention the PGCE which is a one year course. You will do written work such as assignments, and also teach 2 days a week. After this you're basically qualified.

The structure of PGCE courses vary massively - I'd say teaching 2 days a week isn't the case with most courses because it doesn't allow you to experience the realities of having a full time timetable. Mine involved block placements where I started off teaching 2 days a week (40% of a fully qualified teacher's timetable) but I was teaching 60% by the end of that first placement. I had an 80% timetable for half of the second placement and for the majority of the last placement too, so I had the same timetable as an NQT most of the time. This made the transition to NQT slightly less of a shock but juggling what was nearly a full time teaching job alongside uni work was tough going at times.

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