Primary Education at UWE (3 year BA)

The DoE recently changed the expectations for PGCE course timetables and how long you're expected to be in school. So this will be very similar across all universities.

If you're on a PGCE with QTS course expect a full time job schedule.

We're expected to spend a minimum of 120 days in school to achieve QTS. On my course (at UoM) we are scheduled for 125 teaching days to allow a small amount of leeway in case of illness. But there is VERY little wiggle room.

The rest of the weeks are university based and attendance is compulsory. You can be kicked off the course if you don't have 100% attendance, for university based days you can take a day off sick of course but you are expected to have follow up paperwork to show how you are making up for missed learning.

University days at my university are generally 10am-4/5pm.

School based days are 8am-4:30pm non negotiable.

Thank you, that's really helpful.
I'm not doing a PGCE and I'm doing the 3 year BA with QTS, but I'm expecting it to be largely the same. During open days, they were clear this is a full time expected 9-5 type of structure, but I just wanted views from people who are going through it at the moment.

Thanks again 🙂