PGCE Applications 2016
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Original post by Umi91
Thank you for your reply. I have my next interview with UCL in a week. Can you assist me in what's to be expected? Thank you
It will be broken up into questions about you, your grades, interests, the degree you want to study etc. And whwt you expect from the university
Original post by nurglespuss
It will be broken up into questions about you, your grades, interests, the degree you want to study etc. And whwt you expect from the university
Sorry I'm bombarding you with questions. What's the English and maths test like? The group interview?
Original post by TunaTunnel
If anyone wants help/advice with maths QTS I've already done it so I'm willing to help
Oh brilliant!! Yes please do help out 😂 I am booking my test in a weeks time
Original post by Umi91
Sorry I'm bombarding you with questions. What's the English and maths test like? The group interview?
I can only speak about the degrees i've already done. The english grammar/comprehension and numeracy tests arent to catch you out. Its basic stuff
Original post by nurglespuss
I can only speak about the degrees i've already done. The english grammar/comprehension and numeracy tests arent to catch you out. Its basic stuff
Doesn't sound too awful. I'm applying for pgce primary
Original post by Zaibaa
It is really difficult. I wanted accommodation, which is why I picked Worcester.If you're interested in sports, I know they have sports pitches. Yeah I really want a facebook page but I haven't found very many people on the Oxford PGCE course.
Hi! I have an offer for Biology; now struggling with the college choices! Main think I'm looking for is accommodation really. I think the FB page is a good idea too - I don't mind setting it up haha
Original post by lamiya
Hi! I have an offer for Biology; now struggling with the college choices! Main think I'm looking for is accommodation really. I think the FB page is a good idea too - I don't mind setting it up haha
Great stuff
im waiting to hear back from cardiff met for PGCE Biol too Original post by pesopenguin
Just found out I have an offer from UCL - woohoo! Also just been given interview information for my next interview - a School's Direct place. Which is on Thursday! Argh, not long to plan an interview lesson at all!
Hi! I have my interview with UCL coming up next week which I'm really nervous about. please if you could help me and let me know what the process was like. how was the group task? what did it involve? was the individual presentation in front of a small group or all the people who were there on the day? what questions did they ask in the one to one interview? and also were the maths and english papers difficult? what sort of questions did they have? I would really appreciate it if you could help
Original post by Nuz1125
Hi! I have my interview with UCL coming up next week which I'm really nervous about. please if you could help me and let me know what the process was like. how was the group task? what did it involve? was the individual presentation in front of a small group or all the people who were there on the day? what questions did they ask in the one to one interview? and also were the maths and english papers difficult? what sort of questions did they have? I would really appreciate it if you could help
Hi
I think we must have different specialisms as I didn't have many of the elements you're talking about here.
Mine was just a group task, where we discussed a written article and then wrote a short essay on it, followed by an interview.
The interview was (for me) very informal, but they asked the usual questions - why teaching, bits about subject knowledge, etc.
No presentation or maths/english papers.
Original post by lamiya
Hi! I have an offer for Biology; now struggling with the college choices! Main think I'm looking for is accommodation really. I think the FB page is a good idea too - I don't mind setting it up haha
Yeah we can set it up. I'm so excited.
I went for Worcester because of the accommodation. I really hope I can find someone else there too! Let me know what you decide.
Psychology? anybody?
I've yet to meet another :'(
I've yet to meet another :'(
Has anyone applied for a RSC Teacher Training Scholarship?
Original post by PATJ15
Has anyone applied for a RSC Teacher Training Scholarship?
In my mind, RSC is Royal Shakespeare Company. I assume it's not in this case... What is this scholarship?
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Hi, is it Royal Society of Chemistry? Thought about it I but wouldn't have had any relevant references, as a career changer. I think it's worth more than the bursary, which is nice.
I met an NQT who had gone down that route and been successful in obtaining funding.
I met an NQT who had gone down that route and been successful in obtaining funding.
Original post by Ashleyclaire
In my mind, RSC is Royal Shakespeare Company. I assume it's not in this case... What is this scholarship?
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RSC stands for Royal Society of Chemistry
It's applicable to students doing a Science PGCE and have a degree in Chemistry
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Original post by VelmaStaplebot
Hi, is it Royal Society of Chemistry? Thought about it I but wouldn't have had any relevant references, as a career changer. I think it's worth more than the bursary, which is nice.
I met an NQT who had gone down that route and been successful in obtaining funding.
I met an NQT who had gone down that route and been successful in obtaining funding.
I've heard it's really competitive but I think it's still worth a try
Go for it! I won't be finishing my SKE until Jul/Aug so think I would be a bit late to apply.
Where will you be doing the PGCE? I'm going to Leicester.
Where will you be doing the PGCE? I'm going to Leicester.
Student finance for 2016/2017 is open - took me about 10 mins.
You'll need your passport, NI number and bank details.
You'll need your passport, NI number and bank details.
Original post by Findlay6
Student finance for 2016/2017 is open - took me about 10 mins.
You'll need your passport, NI number and bank details.
You'll need your passport, NI number and bank details.
Thanks for letting us know.
I'm still to finish my degree. Should I apply for loan now or wait till my results are out in june
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Howdy folks. Please allow me to introduce myself.
For the last eight years I have been working as a football coach, gaining a BA in football studies, as well as many coaching qualifications. I have done this at home and abroad, seeing plenty different parts of the world. I am now a student of a master's degree at Ohio University, studying coaching education, which I will finish by Christmas. Due to reasons such as a glass ceiling, doing bitch work for peanuts, and the only real progression to be made through the industry is a transition into desk work, I have decided to go down a different path. I am back in the UK now, have applied for a primary PGCE, hope to spend a year or two at home learning the trade, before packing up and going somewhere warm again to work as a P.E. teacher. For anyone into football, it must be noted that Mourinho, Van Gaal, and Paul Clement among others, all spent time working as a P.E. teacher.
Why? Well, I've been in higher education for nearly nine years now. Despite all the travelling I have done, all I have to show for it is experiences and certificates. I have no money. I am not a person that is motivated by money, but I do have bills to pay and debts to clear. Teaching abroad, particularly in the Gulf States, could earn you around £20,000 to £30,000, untaxed, with all utilities paid for. Having already worked in Kuwait, I absolutely know that I could do that again. Plenty of days off, lots of interesting travel locations only a short plane ride away, beautiful weather all year round, and the fact that I won't be sorry-ass broke. I can barely afford petrol to get to my part time job here, in order to not make the interest payments and overdraft fees the bank keeps slapping me with. In the Gulf, I certainly won't be poor. With very few salaried positions available, chances are I'd have to take out a student loan to get me through the next educational year. Then what? Stay in the UK, paying bills, rent, and filling up for £50 a go? Definitely not. Go to the Middle East, save cash, and fill up for £6 a go. Petrol is cheaper than water out there. No, it really is.
I want to be the very best, like no one ever was.To coach sport to foreign kids is my real test, to train them is my cause.
For the last eight years I have been working as a football coach, gaining a BA in football studies, as well as many coaching qualifications. I have done this at home and abroad, seeing plenty different parts of the world. I am now a student of a master's degree at Ohio University, studying coaching education, which I will finish by Christmas. Due to reasons such as a glass ceiling, doing bitch work for peanuts, and the only real progression to be made through the industry is a transition into desk work, I have decided to go down a different path. I am back in the UK now, have applied for a primary PGCE, hope to spend a year or two at home learning the trade, before packing up and going somewhere warm again to work as a P.E. teacher. For anyone into football, it must be noted that Mourinho, Van Gaal, and Paul Clement among others, all spent time working as a P.E. teacher.
Why? Well, I've been in higher education for nearly nine years now. Despite all the travelling I have done, all I have to show for it is experiences and certificates. I have no money. I am not a person that is motivated by money, but I do have bills to pay and debts to clear. Teaching abroad, particularly in the Gulf States, could earn you around £20,000 to £30,000, untaxed, with all utilities paid for. Having already worked in Kuwait, I absolutely know that I could do that again. Plenty of days off, lots of interesting travel locations only a short plane ride away, beautiful weather all year round, and the fact that I won't be sorry-ass broke. I can barely afford petrol to get to my part time job here, in order to not make the interest payments and overdraft fees the bank keeps slapping me with. In the Gulf, I certainly won't be poor. With very few salaried positions available, chances are I'd have to take out a student loan to get me through the next educational year. Then what? Stay in the UK, paying bills, rent, and filling up for £50 a go? Definitely not. Go to the Middle East, save cash, and fill up for £6 a go. Petrol is cheaper than water out there. No, it really is.
I want to be the very best, like no one ever was.To coach sport to foreign kids is my real test, to train them is my cause.
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