Education in Wales The Open University UK

Overview

Within this Education in Wales Postgrad.Cert program from The Open University UK you can study through the medium of English, Welsh or a combination. Teaching is online, including live online seminars, with face-to-face support provided in school. You’ll experience teaching in two different schools in Wales (at least 120 days over the two years). Students endorsed by a school participating in the scheme may be fully funded (salaried route); or, you can self-fund and could be eligible for a student loan and/or a maintenance grant (part-time route).

Key facts:

• Qualify to teach at primary level or at secondary phases in one of a choice of subjects.
• Available to study through the medium of Welsh or English, across the whole of Wales.
• A fully accredited programme by the Education Workforce Council leading to Qualified Teacher Status.
• Link theory to practice while developing your subject knowledge.

• Choose from two routes, salaried or part-time, picking whichever best suits your personal circumstances.

Career opportunities:

The programme is employability-focussed and will prepare you to enter the profession. As a vocational teaching qualification, it’s accredited by EWC (Education Workforce Council) and monitored by Estyn. The combination of academic and practice-based skills and experience is central to the programme, ensuring you’re familiar with ‘practice as theory and theory as practice’. Your eportfolio will assess your skills and experience against relevant learning outcomes and professional standards.

The PGCE is based on experience in Welsh schools and the delivery of the the Curriculum for Wales, but it is also valid in England. If you wish to teach in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you must register with the appropriate country’s professional body. They’ll assess applications on a case-by-case basis.