PGCE 2014 Applications (NOT FOR SPECIFIC INTERVIEW TASK DISCUSSIONS)

Congrats! Did you find out by UCAS or email?

Oh right for what subject though? I guess different subjects may have their own way of doing things. What have you applied for?

I think it's P.E he has the interview for. I've applied for Secondary History, but not concerned at all, yet haha. You?

I submitted my application on Tuesday so big turn around. I have my English on Tuesday and Maths in two weeks!

I found out by email from them

When did you submit the application?
have you already sat the skills tests?

not long to prepare presentation etc!!
x
ps Wednesday is the 4th!

I am waiting on my second reference to complete. This process is really unfair. It puts pressure on the applicant and on the referee. Surely UCAS could open the process 2 weeks before the application date, giving everyone the chance to have a fully completed application when the 21st came around. I know it's only been a week but with a number people getting interviews its really worrying me my application will be too late. My referee has a life and job, and some time around that they've got to do me a favour and write a reference, meanwhile I'm bricking it because its taken them a week. Seriously a week is no time at all, especially when they have million othrr things to do. Argh!

What's the minimum notice they would give you for an interview do you think?
Have they asked you to prepare a presentation?
You picked a topic already?
i got an interview with them last year but had to pull out

I have no idea, but I think its v short notice. The presentation is on educational issues for teachers .. any ideas to stand out?

Oh where have you applied this yr?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25104936

Article on the filling of school direct places/universities having their allocations cut. Thought some people here might find it interesting!

hey,

i submitted my application this week (after waiting for what felt like ages for my references to respond) but I have just realised I made an error in the exam board section. I did a national diploma on top of an english a level, and I put the wrong exam board for the diploma. I also guessed most of the exam boards for my GCSE's because all my certificates were lost when I moved house a few years ago, and I didn't want to wait until I was able to get new ones before applying as that would have been leaving it late.
I've emailed the course providers to mention that I made a mistake on my diploma exam board.
Do you think this will be much of a problem? Or if I guessed some of the exam boards for my GCSEs wrong, do you think it will matter? Just stressing out a bit!
Thanks

Thanks for this. It is interesting. Anyone know why they are so focused on shifting towards school direct?

Has anyone applied to Edge Hill, Cumbria or Sheffield Hallam? Have you got even an acknowledgement?

It's their new preference for teacher training, they wanted the brightest graduates trained on the job. As for why, I'm not sure. Guess it's just how they think they'll get the best teachers.

I've applied to Edge Hill. No response / acknowledgement so far. Put mine in on 25th Nov.

Interview at MMU for Seconday Maths on 11th Dec - hooray! Feeling nervous now!

Yeah, seems that way. There's hardly any spaces on school direct for my subject compared to PGCE (2 compared to 20) so a shift that way would be bad for my subject...


Cool, not just me then!