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teaching gcse chemistry and physics

I am in my final year of uni and I want to become a teacher. I do a chem degree and want to do a PGCE in chemistry. However, I want to teach physics also. I am not sure what to do I have read into doing a SKE but I do not understand them. Help, please?!

Reply 1

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Hello @bmomo4773

While for the purpose of the admin for a secondary science teaching course is broken into the three components, the reality is, within a Chemistry Teacher Training course, you will be learning to teach Biology and Physics as well as Chemistry. Generally, I would say this is why teaching Science is really fun, as it is varied. You also have access to the science technicians who are very helpful with all kinds of things from making sure you have the right equipment to making sure that equipment finds it's way back to the store cupboard!

For help with an application for a teacher training course, please register here, or call Freephone 0800 389 2500 between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday and ask for a teacher training course adviser.

All the best!

Jane

Reply 2

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Original post by bmomo4773

You will be expected to teach biology and physics to KS3/4 as well. In theory, you train in a specialism, but in reality you will teach out of specialism.

You can't do an SKE for the other science subjects though- only the one you are applying to teach.

However, you'll get plenty of training on teaching outside your specialism during your PGCE.