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Durham Secondary PGCE
Partnership Programme
Talk for interviewees by Sue Beverton, Secondary PGCE
Programme Leader
Durham is a great place!
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Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
in Durham
• Long history of successful Teacher Education
• Ofsted inspections in Feb. 2011 & April 2013
• 'Outstanding' across all our provision (BAEd, PGCE
Primary and PGCE Secondary)
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and 'Outstanding' in every category
• Complete University Guide: Education has risen (from 8th
in 2013) to 3rd for 2014
Our Trainees
We are looking to recruit trainees who:
• are fully committed and dedicated to being excellent
teachers;
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• enjoy their teaching;
• are creative and innovative thinkers;
• are resilient and can cope with the demands of teaching;
• are flexible and collaborative
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• have excellent subject knowledge
Our Secondary PGCE produces:
Teachers who are:
• highly skilled and well qualified;
• have an ITE qualification that widely-recognised as
prestigious and of top quality;
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• in demand from top employers
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• gain promotion speedily to leadership and management
positions.
Ofsted (2013) Key Findings
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As a result of outstanding centre- and school-based training and
the outstanding impact of leaders and managers, there is high
trainee attainment against the Standards for teachers in primary
and secondary courses and high employment rates.
The partnership … is typified by high expectations of trainees and
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for the training, and a shared vision, ethos and purpose.
There is a purposeful learning culture across the partnerships
with benefits for schools as well as for the University.
There is a very high level of school involvement in the training,
placement and assessment of trainees.
Durham PGCE courses: 11-16
with post-16 enhancement
Secondary subjects
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English
Geography
History
Mathematics
Modern Foreign Languages
PE
Science
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Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Physics with Maths
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Course structure
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Primary school experience- 2 weeks before start of Programme.
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Induction and Immersion – 2 weeks intense start course in
September.
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1st concurrent practice – 3 school based days, 2 in the university.
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Diagnostic placement – 50% teaching.
In same school as
concurrent practice
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1 week intense academic conference in early January.
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2nd concurrent practice – 3 school based days, 2 in the university.
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Main teaching placement – 66% teaching.
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Two weeks ‘school-based enhancement’
The Key Strengths
“... positive relationships and high professional standards of all those
involved in the training, which results in trainees having high
expectations of themselves and of the pupils in their classes.
... wide range of expertise in appropriate specialisms in schools in
the partnership that supports the development of trainees’
excellent skills as classroom practitioners from an early stage in
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their training.
... carefully structured course that allows trainees to consider the
practical and subject-specific aspects of teaching and gives them
the skills to plan and deliver highly effective lessons and reflect
on and improve their practice.
... excellent range of additional opportunities that enhance and
extend trainees’ experiences and provide a highly personalised
programme of training.” (Ofsted 2013)
“A True Partnership” (Ofsted, April 2013)
“A Key Strength: The very strong partnership, built on the highest
level of communication and trust, which results in outstanding
training for trainees and an outstanding contribution to staff
development in partner schools.”
• The links between theory and practice are integral to the
programme
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• All the programme is designed
Partnership schools – at whole programme level and at
subject level
• Both schools and University contribute to ‘Universitybased’ sessions and ‘School-based practice’
• Expertise across whole Partnership informs judgements
against the Teachers’ Standards
Assessment
Post graduate – Masters level work
Two written assignments following a one week
intense academic ‘conference’.
QTS-related assignment –∂a reflection on
professional development during the year
Teachers’ Standards
‘University’ PGCE teaching sessions
•Professional Issues lectures (e.g. Safeguarding,
Assessment, EAL, Learning, Language, SEN, etc)
•University Tutor for Subject knowledge (Science,
PE, MFL etc)
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•University Tutor for Subject application (Science,
PE, MFL etc)
•Various ‘locations’ (University, a school, outdoor
centre, museum, sports stadium etc)
Teaching practice schools
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Over 120 schools in the partnership
North – e.g. Cramlington, Northumberland
West – e.g. Brampton, Cumbria
South – e.g. Northallerton, North Yorkshire
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East – e.g. Saltburn, North Yorkshire
Most are in County Durham & Teesside. Very few to the North!
Most schools are 11-16; a few middle schools and 11-18; SEN
partnerships.
You will be expected to be able to travel to your placements at
your own expense.
Teaching placement
• In-school training sessions - responsibility of
school tutor
• Mentoring – the role of the subject mentor
• Meeting the standards -∂the evidence
• University tutor support
Interview day
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The group task
The subject-specific written task(s)
The presentation and subject interview
Please complete our survey about today before
you leave.
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“A Key Strength: The rigorous selection procedures
which ensure that trainees have the intellectual
ability to take advantage of the numerous
opportunities to engage with research in their
subjects and develop excellent subject
knowledge.” (Ofsted 2103)
What next?
If we offer you a place, it will be either
• unconditional or conditional. You will be told what if any
conditions accompany our offer to you.
Then you accept – or decline. If you accept you will need to
• pass the NCTL Professional Skills tests – you MUST pass these
before you start our course, or any ITT course elsewhere
• declare any Disability ( not compulsory,
but we strongly advise
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you declare any disability. Our offer to you cannot be withdrawn
on disability grounds.)
• attend our pre-course preparation and ‘Kick Start’ day in June
• know and pursue your entitlement to funding – fees and bursary,
student loans.
• complete and return to us the Enhanced DBS (& Fitness to teach.
We will send you information about the Primary School Experience
that everyone has to do prior to the start of the course.
What recent students said …
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Fantastic course!
The subject tutors are incredible – very hardworking, dedicated and really
care. The level of guidance and support is second to none. Really first
rate.
I believe that the course was structured to fit all of the necessary things
into the year. I wouldn’t have made it through the course if it weren’t for
my tutor – she’s provided valuable support throughout the year.
I experienced some great sessions delivered by guests to the University
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and in local schools. They were very
The two placements schools I trained in were excellent in letting me
develop and learn as a trainee teacher, this was down to the staff who
were supportive and friendly and provided great feedback and advice. The
subject mentors at both of my placement schools were fantastic people
who I learnt an enormous amount from and were very good at suggesting
new ideas and getting me to reflect and improve my teaching.
I feel the good aspects of Durham university are that they allow you to be
creative yet still get through all the pressures of a PGCE course. In being
creative and not focusing too much on the mundane aspects admin etc. It
allowed me to flourish.