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    Newcastle College Teaching 3

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    Teaching

    Are you keen to get back in the classroom and start making a difference? If you are a real people person and want a rewarding career, our teaching courses could be for you. Many of our courses can be studied full-time or part-time to fit around your lifestyle and current commitments.


    You will be based at our Newcastle School of Education (NSE) which has an excellent reputation for teacher training and professional development. It is one of only ten Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training in the UK. So you know you will be in safe hands.

    You will be taught by experienced teacher-trainers who have many years' experience working in the education sector as teachers and education professionals.

    A range of teaching specialisms are available: Maths, English and SEND, as well as a CELTA qualification so you can teach English as a Foreign Language.

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    Bursaries Available

    When you train to teach Further Education at Newcastle College, you may be eligible to receive an FE ITE bursary to help you in your studies. Bursaries available for the 2024 to 2025 academic year are:

    • £30,000 for people learning to be a Maths, Science, Engineering or Computing teacher

    • £15,000 for people learning to be an English or a SEND teacher

    Only students who meet certain eligibility criteria will be able to receive a bursary. Find out more information about eligibility criteria here.

    What can I study?

    BA (Hons) Education and Professional Development

    This Honours Degree in Education and Training has been designed to give you enhanced knowledge of the education sector, policy and a theoretical understanding of the links between theory and practice.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Part-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching in Further Education

    This full-time Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching in Further Education is perfect if you have an undergraduate degree and would like to teach a specialist vocational subject area in the post-14 sector.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching in Further Education (Part-Time)

    The part-time Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching in Further Education course has been designed to suit those who would like to gain a teaching qualification alongside their current commitments such as work or family.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Part-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Teaching Development Centre

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    Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching Special Education Needs in Further Education

    This Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching Special Education Needs in Further Education course will allow you to build on knowledge from your degree-level study and develop specialist skills and knowledge in Teaching.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Teaching Development Centre

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    Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching Special Education Needs in Further Education (Part-Time)

    This part-time Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching Special Education Needs in Further Education course will allow you to build on knowledge from your degree-level study and develop specialist skills and knowledge.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Part-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Teaching Development Centre

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    Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching Maths in Further Education

    Are you looking to begin a career in teaching with a maths or numeracy specialism? If so, this Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching Maths in Further Education course will get you to where you want to to be.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching Maths in Further Education (Part-Time)

    This part-time Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching Maths in Further Education has a real practical focus and you will undertake a placement where you will teach maths at two different levels to develop your teaching practice.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Part-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Teaching Development Centre

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    Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching English in Further Education

    This Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching English in Further Education programme is perfect if you hold a degree in English or a related subject and are looking to become qualified to teach people who speak English as a second language or who want to improve their literacy skills.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching English in Further Education (Part-Time)

    This part-time Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Teaching English in Further Education is perfect if you hold a degree in English or a related subject and are looking to become qualified to teach English as a second language or help people improve their literacy skills.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Part-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Teaching Development Centre

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    MEd Education and Professional Development

    Are looking to enhance your academic and critical thinking skills? Would you like to deepen your understanding of practice through theory within the education sector. If so, this MEd Education and Training will help you to do just that.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Part-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Diploma in Higher Education: Teaching in Further Education (Part-Time)

    Do you love to learn and want to help others learn too? Develop the confidence and skills you need to become an effective teacher with this part-time Diploma in Higher Education: Teaching in Further Education course.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Part-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    What can I do with a qualification in Teaching?

    Special needs education teaching professionals Authors, writers and translators Educational support assistants Further Education Teaching Professionals Education Advisers and School Inspectors Teaching and Other Educational Professionals n.e.c.

    Daily tasks:

    • Discusses student.
    • Updates and maintains students.
    • Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
    • Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
    • Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students progress.
    • Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
    • Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student.
    • Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student.
    • Assesses student.
    • Creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Provides communication support for the hard of hearing or the visually impaired.
    • Converts documents or spoken statements from original or source language into another language.
    • Writes instruction manuals and user guides, technical reports, catalogues and indexes, prepares sales literature and writes technical articles for trade journals.
    • Negotiates contracts with freelance agents and with buyer on behalf of writer.
    • Selects material for publication, checks style, grammar and accuracy of content, arranges for any necessary revisions and checks proof copies before printing.
    • Generates and develops creative ideas for literary material.
    • Determines subject matter and researches as necessary by interviewing, attending public events, seeking out records, observing etc..

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    Daily tasks:

    • Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.
    • Attends to child.
    • Helps and encourages child to communicate.
    • Implements care programmes, as appropriate.
    • Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance.
    • Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence.
    • Supports schoolwork under teacher.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Liaises with other professional and commercial organisations to review course content.
    • Assists with the administration of teaching and the arranging of timetables.
    • Arranges instructional visits and periods of employment experience for students.
    • Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments.
    • Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Prepares reports on schools concerning teaching standards, educational standards being achieved, the spiritual, moral and social development of pupils, resource management etc.
    • Observes teaching, assesses learning level and discusses any apparent faults with teachers, heads of department and head teachers.
    • Arranges for the provision of school medical and meals services.
    • Verifies that school buildings are adequately maintained.
    • Appoints and controls teaching staff.
    • Plans and advises on the provision of special schools for children with physical or learning disabilities.
    • Advises on all aspects of education and ensures that all statutory educational requirements are being met.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Teaches English as a foreign language and assists in the tuition of foreign languages.
    • Provides private academic, vocational and other instruction to individuals or groups.
    • Co-ordinates the activities of private music and dancing schools, training centres and similar establishments.
    • Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance.

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