If you type "sociology pgce" into Google, the first two options are courses at the Institute of Education and Manchester Metropolitan. You'd be doing a Social Sciences PGCE with a Sociology specialism, rather than specifically Sociology - I guess Sociology, Psychology and Politics aren't really big enough subjects nationally to warrant their own specific courses. Expect to teach PSHE and Citizenship as well as Sociology.
There isn't a Sociology PGCE, it's a Social Science PGCE. Institute of Education, London; Manchester Met and Leicester are the only places offering it.
You don't need a PGCE/QTS to teach in FE colleges, in independent schools or (not sure if this is in force yet, but it has been proposed), state schools that have converted to academies.
Hope this helps (I'm a second year Sociology student, starting third year in October, who will be applying for the Social Science PGCE to become a Sociology teacher).
university of Cardiff
Warwick
university of Aberdeen
Glasgow
Strathclyde
They all do PGCE in sociology. But remember, some of them relevant courses are for Modern Studies .
look up their course details for more info.
I agree that if you want to teach a joint honours is valuable because it gives you more options.
Sociology is an enjoyable subject and I think it lends itself well to teaching it at A level in FE (tis why I'm taking a PgCert in it). If you take a PGCE in further education it means you can teach any subject you're qualified in (you could even take an evening course in a vocational subject at a college whilst studying a degree to really widen your options for when it comes to teacher training).
Hello.My son has decided he would like to become a Further Education Lecturer teaching Health and Social Care.He did the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in it and was awarded DDM,and has just started the BTEC HND in Health and Social Care. His plan is to hopefully complete the HND and then top up to an Honours Degree in H+SC. After that,hopefully the Northern Ireland Post Graduate Certificate in Further and Higher Education or whatever it`s called. Of course,he`s still only 18 and could change his mind again.But do people think it may be better to top up with a degree in H+SC and perhaps something else but similar,like ,for instance,PSHE? Our local college are always advertising for Lecturers. Providing you have a good Honours degree in the subject you wish to teach and at least 3 years work experience relevant to the subject you wish to teach you will be considered. He absolutely loves the college environment and could see himself working there one day. Ditto Health and Social Care,so I will as his mother,support him all the way with this. But he still has a long way to go yet,of course.[And could change his mind too.] For the Level 3 Extended Diploma he did 2 weeks works experience working as a Support Worker with adults with alcohol and drug addiction problems,and 2 weeks work experience working with 20 children aged 3 and 4. His next placement ,the first on his HND,is going to hopefully be working in a local Primary School as a Classroom Assistant. This placement,as far as I understand for the HND, is going to last all year. Any advice anyone? Thanks.
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