PGCE Secondary Physics with QTS

at Manchester Metropolitan University

Year 1

You'll engage with current educational issues and recent and relevant research in order to further develop your understanding and to generate challenging and lively debate. 

Core units
 

• Subject Pedagogy (Science)
• Reflection On Professional Development
• Critical Studies
• Placement A
• Placement B

Degree
You will normally have a minimum of a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree awarded by a UK university, or an equivalent higher education qualification. Your degree needs to support the subject knowledge requirements of the national curriculum for physics. For exceptional candidates, particularly those with substantial relevant work experience in schools or relevant occupations, we will consider applications from those who hold a 3rd class degree.

GCSEs
You will also need GCSEs at grade C/4 or above in English language and mathematics. However, you may be able to apply with GCSEs pending for this course as we can offer Manchester Met GCSE equivalency tests. This will be at the discretion of the admissions tutor, and only offered if considered appropriate after interview.

We do not accept the following qualifications as equivalent to GCSE: adult numeracy and literacy, functional skills or key skills

Experience in educational settings
 

• Successful candidates will demonstrate a good understanding of teaching and learning within a secondary school setting. 
• You may wish to evidence your understanding by drawing on related examples or experiences, such as time spent in schools or other learning settings.
• You will demonstrate knowledge of physics in the science curriculum. As a science teacher you will also have some capability in chemistry and physics.

Other requirements
 

• An ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• An informed and realistic understanding of the complexities and challenge of teaching in a secondary school.
• An understanding of how learning develops within an engaging rich and broad context, with recognition of the contribution made by parents and carers.
• Personal qualities and abilities appropriate to becoming an effective teacher, including a strong motivation to teach young students, an ability to express personal views with clarity and conviction, to listen and respond appropriately to the views of others, awareness of, and commitment to, issues relating to equal opportunities and providing all students with an inclusive learning environment.
• Intellectual capacity to critically reflect upon experience and personal challenges.

A Disclosure and Barring Service check and a DfE Fitness to Teach test are also required. 

Overseas
Overseas candidates should have Cambridge Proficiency in English or IELTS Band 7 with no less than 6.0 in any element.

Interview
You will be expected to attend an interview as part of the application process. Full details of your interview will be provided by email once your initial application has been approved.

UK AND CHANNEL ISLAND STUDENTS
Full-time fee: £9,250 per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).

EU AND NON-EU INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Full-time fee: £18,000 per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).

Most of our graduates go on to work as physics teachers in secondary schools. 

The PGCE programme provides you with 60 masters' level credits when you graduate. You could put these towards a masters degree to help you develop your career in the field of education.