About Postgraduate Certificate In Education - Pgce (secondary) (north Essex Teacher Training) in University of Suffolk

This PGCE programme combines the very best of school and university training.

It lasts one year and is full-time. It provides trainees with an intellectually stimulating course that challenges their assumptions, while providing them with an in-depth practical experience of the classroom environment.

The course offers a range of opportunities for study in differing schools. Most importantly, it creates the opportunity to work full-time within a school environment and to be part of a school community.

The major aim of the course is to prepare trainee teachers effectively as specialists in their chosen subject and to produce teachers who are confident and competent in the craft of teaching, as well as being able to contribute within an active school environment.

The course also aims to facilitate trainee teachers in their development of critical inquiry, and to engage trainee teachers in the application of educational theory and current research. These latter elements contribute to the PGCE qualification awarded to trainees along with the QTS Certificate.

Entry requirements

• IELTS (Academic or UKVI)	6.5 overall, and a minimum of 5.5 in each component
  Cambridge Assessment English C1 Advanced	Minimum overall score of 180, no less than 162 in each component
  Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic)	67 overall, and a minimum of 59 in each component
  Oxford Test of English	140 overall, with a minimum of 111 per component
  PSI Skills for English	B2 Pass with Merit
  Password Skills Plus	6.5/7.0 overall, and a minimum of 5.5 in each component
  Oxford International English Language Level Test	Level 7 with no component lower than 5 Use our link and code SUFF75 to pay £75 instead of £120 for your test
  Trinity Integrated Skills in English	ISE III with a Pass or above in all components
  LanguageCert IESOL/SELT	IESOL B2 Communicator or SELT B2 with a score of 38/50 across all skills