PGCE Initial Teacher Education

What you'll learn

Overview

While you’re a Bath Spa Teacher, you’ll explore models of teaching and the many ways in which children learn. Emphasis is placed on how parents and carers, families, schools and communities can impact children’s learning and well-being.

When you complete your Initial Teacher Training, you’ll be fully qualified to teach, with the essential knowledge, skills and confidence that you’ll need to be successful in the classroom.

Course components

University-based training
We’ll encourage you to think critically about research, national initiatives and classroom practice, as well as supporting you in the process of reflective evaluation.

You’ll be taught in lectures, seminars and workshops covering all subjects across the primary national curriculum.

School-based training

You’ll receive training in at least two schools or settings allowing you to become familiar with their ethos and practice. You will work closely with a training mentor in school to develop your teaching skills through practice and reflection.

This is your opportunity to practise your developing teaching skills. During school training you’ll be able to reflect on your university training in the context of children’s learning environments.

Course modules

This course offers or includes the following modules. The modules you take will depend on your pathway or course combination (if applicable) as well as any optional or open modules chosen. 

Modules

• How Children Learn

• Positive Classroom Environments

• Adaptive Teaching

• Inspiring Learning

• QTS Module (Primary and Early Years)

• Enhanced Professional Practice in Early Years

• Primary English Specialism (BSU)

• Primary Mathematics Specialism (BSU)

• Primary Science Specialism (BSU)

• Primary Arts Specialism (BSU)

• Primary Music Specialism (BSU)

• Primary Physical Education (PE) Specialism (BSU)

• Primary Modern Languages Specialism (BSU)

• Primary Behaviour for Learning Specialism (BSU)

• Primary Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Specialism (BSU)

• Primary English as an Additional Language Specialism (BSU)