Back
to top
Teaching
Watch this threadPage 1 of 1
Go to first unread
Skip to page:
Jennyjet83
Badges:
13
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#1
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
0
reply
Blue_Cow
Badges:
22
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#2
Report
#2
(Original post by Jennyjet83)
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
Tagging SarcAndSpark who uh... might be able to add some spark to this thread
1
reply
username1230881
Badges:
18
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#3
Report
#3
(Original post by Jennyjet83)
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
1
reply
SarcAndSpark
Badges:
20
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#4
Report
#4
(Original post by Jennyjet83)
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
Beyond this, I do think going to a university that is locally respected can help you get employment (or so I have been told by some current teachers, anyway).
However, a PGCE is a fairly standardised qualification and it doesn't really matter where you do it too much- I think it's best to pick a uni in a suitable location (you can be asked to commute a long way to placement at some universities) and one you get a good, supportive vibe from.
You get to apply to three choices initially, and personally, I found you could tell a lot about the universities at interview. I chose the one that felt most supportive and the only one where they seemed keen we had a life beyond the PGCE. It is going to be a tough year, so I think a supportive, organised uni is a must!
Hope this helps a bit!
1
reply
username1799249
Badges:
19
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#5
Report
#5
Agreed with the above. Something you might consider though is either school direct or SCHITT as these offer a little more certainty about which schools you will end up being placed at. If you go through university, there is more of a chance of pot luck.
Good luck!
Good luck!
1
reply
username4094562
Badges:
19
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#6
Report
#6
(Original post by Jennyjet83)
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
Does anyone have any advice or opinions on the best UK universities for studying to become a secondary school teacher?
0
reply
tom_tom_tom
Badges:
18
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#7
Report
#7
As people have said. The requirements for you to get QTS (qualified teacher status) are the same for all universities and that is the actual part of the training that lets you teach. The PGCE on its own does not as that is the academic part of the qualification. So in regards to universities being more respected it’s doesn’t really work like that’s as such. Ofsted so rate each institute so that is a guide as to the quality of their course. But I would be more inclined to look at where they place students, how many essays you have to write and what the course structure is, rather than is the uni respected. Find one that looks like it may work for you. Someone has mentioned that you may have better mentors at one uni than another. I’m a mentor at my school and I can tell you the uni have no say in the mentors at schools so you can have a less supportive one at any uni. Universities would rather not upset a school by saying their choice of mentor is not acceptable and risk losing the school when they already struggle for placement schools.
1
reply
X
Page 1 of 1
Go to first unread
Skip to page:
Quick Reply
