Hi, I have offers from UWS and Edinburgh for the primary PGDE. I'm from outside Scotland and am having a hard time deciding. Any advice/experiences welcome, Thanks!
Hi, I have offers from UWS and Edinburgh for the primary PGDE. I'm from outside Scotland and am having a hard time deciding. Any advice/experiences welcome, Thanks!
Very similar-18 weeks placement, both giving the same qualification
Edinburgh said on their open day that they are the only PGDE provider in Scotland that send their students to 3 different schools on placements. This could be an interesting factor to consider.
Edinburgh said on their open day that they are the only PGDE provider in Scotland that send their students to 3 different schools on placements. This could be an interesting factor to consider.
All the providers do this. It isn’t Edinburgh themselves who make the choice where you get sent. It’s all centralised.
Edinburgh is a great city and there is a huge student population but it is also a very expensive place to live.
All the providers do this. It isn’t Edinburgh themselves who make the choice where you get sent. It’s all centralised.
Edinburgh is a great city and there is a huge student population but it is also a very expensive place to live.
How do you know this? I checked one of the PGDE providers and it is explicitly stated on their website that they send their students to 2 schools in total throughout the duration of the course.
Whether Edinburgh is the only one to send its students to 3 different schools or not is another question, but it doesn't look like "all the providers do this". I'm just offering what I found out from an open day I attended + what I read on the website of one of the universities.
How do you know this? I checked one of the PGDE providers and it is explicitly stated on their website that they send their students to 2 schools in total throughout the duration of the course.
Whether Edinburgh is the only one to send its students to 3 different schools or not is another question, but it doesn't look like "all the providers do this". I'm just offering what I found out from an open day I attended + what I read on the website of one of the universities.
You are correct my wording was poor. What I meant was going by what I was told at my interviews at two other providers they all aim for 3 depending on how many spaces there availble
I’m unsure as to whether 3 different schools is a positive or not. A longer placement at a school might be more beneficial.
You are correct my wording was poor. What I meant was going by what I was told at my interviews at two other providers they all aim for 3 depending on how many spaces there availble
I’m unsure as to whether 3 different schools is a positive or not. A longer placement at a school might be more beneficial.
That's a valid question - I'm not sure about that either. While more schools means more insight into different ways of school management and more teachers to get to know, spending a longer placement in one school could provide a more thorough understanding of their system and more effective relationship building.