PGCE for International Trainees (Hong Kong)

Every week you will meet with your school mentor, agree targets, be observed teaching a lesson, do some reading. Every week you and your mentor upload evidence of these things on our platform. This element of the course is based on the UK Teachers’ Standards.

The three essay titles are based on the following:

1: Educational Principles –The Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning (20 credits)

Trainees will be required to demonstrate awareness of how children learn, basic philosophical principles underlying educational theory and teaching practice. All students will study a core of educational topics that are central to the work of a critically reflective practitioner. These topics will be delivered across the course and assessed through a written assignment at the end of the course.

2: Development of Effective Practice (20 credits)

Trainees will be required to demonstrate understanding of the complexities and diversity required in teaching and assessment for learning. Assessment will be through a written assignment.

3: Consolidating and Reflection (20 credits)

Trainees will be required to reflect on their learning as well as professional development and show how educational theory is linked to teaching practice. Assessment will be through a written assignment.

We are able to offer the course in most subjects and to all age levels.

The three assignments enable students to:

• Research their own practice and reflect on effective strategies for effective teaching and learning
• Critically analyse, engage in and reflect on educational issues, philosophies and initiatives
• Take responsibility for their own learning and study independently
• Function as independently-minded professionals capable of contributing to wider educational debate

The PGCE is a recognised teaching qualification around the world. Upon course completion, you can put what have learnt into practice in the classroom, benefiting not only your career prospects, but also the generation of pupils that you are teaching.

You might also want to consider joining one of our Masters programmes. We have a range of MA courses, an MEd in Educational Leadership and if you already have a Masters, you might consider our EdD doctorate programme.

If QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) is something of further interest then you could consider taking the using the Assessment Only route (AO) as long as all compliance aspects required by the UK government are met.

• You must have a university bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Please check on UK ENIC which provides advice on comparability & equivalency. We will need to see your original degree certificate.
• You must be employed as a teacher in an international school abroad that teaches English National Curriculum subjects or the International Baccalaureate (IB) and be in sole charge of a full-size class for a minimum of 10 hours a week.
• International applicants may need to demonstrate proficiency in English. Full details are available on our Postgraduate Language Requirements page.
  

In addition, you must:

• Obtain a commitment from your school to provide a suitable mentor.
• Show the physical and mental fitness to teach.

The employing school must be able to fully support a candidate through the course, enabling them to demonstrate all of the English Teachers’ Standards and releasing them for the compulsory live online lectures on Thursdays.

The University reserves the right to increase course fees annually in line with inflation linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI). If the University intends to increase your course fees it will notify you via email of this as soon as reasonably practicable.

Course fees do not include additional costs such as books, equipment, writing up fees and other ancillary charges. Where applicable, these additional costs will be made clear.

Fees: £5,500

Registration fee £300

Fees are invoiced at the beginning of the course. Instalments can be arranged directly with the Finance department upon receipt of the invoice.

All staff at COBIS member schools get a 5% discount on course fees. To ensure the discount is applied please select ‘COBIS’ from the partnership box on your application form.