PGCert Secondary PGCE with QTS: Physics at Swansea University

The Secondary PGCE with QTS in Physics prepares student teachers to meet the Professional Teaching and Leadership Standards for Wales at newly qualified teacher level and leads to a recommendation to the Education Workforce Council for Qualified Teacher Status. It is delivered through the Swansea University Schools' Partnership with 60 days of university input and 120 days of school placement across two school settings. The subject element is a Research Informed Reflective Practice module designed around physics.

Department: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take a 60-credit Professional Practice module and a 60-credit Research Informed Reflective Practice module in Physics (EDPM30E), supported by a subject mentor, Practice and Theory days and a Professional Learning Passport e-portfolio. 35 hours of Welsh language provision are included, with a Welsh-medium pathway available.

Career pathways

Successful completion leads to a recommendation for QTS and employment as a newly qualified teacher, mostly in secondary schools; over 90% of graduates are typically in post by the following September. Some progress to the National MA in Education or other further study.

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