Information Session 9 th March 2019 1100 - 1300 I want to teach in the Scottish Highlands…
PGDE Full Time Primary & Secondary Why choose these programmes? These established programmes offer you a full time course within Highland region based in Inverness or North Highland College, joining a cohort from across the wider UHI network. UHI and school staff work together within a successful partnership model to provide experience that is current, locally contextualised and fit for national purpose, and follows a clear progression. PGDE staff include tutors who work across teacher education programmes in UHI and those with recent/ current school-based responsibilities.
PGDE Full Time Primary & Secondary Why choose these programmes? cont. Programme learning materials are updated annually, drawing extensively on the wide range of professional capital available. The programme team work collaboratively to stay responsive to the emerging needs of each student teacher cohort. Secondary subjects are Biology, Chemistry, Computing, English, Gaelic, Home Economics, Mathematics, Physics and Technology. We also offer a Gaelic Medium pathway for both the Primary and Secondary programme.
PGDE Full Time Primary & Secondary What makes them unique? Highland Council plan to offer you a probation year within their schools or you can choose to apply to other Local Authorities. Our tutor team is also dispersed across UHI so that each cohort of local students has dedicated and supportive tutor contact in their UHI Academic Partner and LA context. We offer a blended learning programme, delivered through UHI technologies, building your digital literacy as you learn.
PGDE Full Time Primary & Secondary What makes them unique? cont. We teach through a range of structured groupings, offering cross – LA and cross-programme perspectives and regular opportunities for professional dialogue about your emerging professionalism. Programme pedagogies intentionally model the approaches you can then use in your own teaching placements, with an emphasis on developing your professional agency and identity experientially right from the start.
PGDE Full Time Primary & Secondary Programme structure The programmes run from August until June, with 18 weeks in college and 19 weeks in school. Placements are in blocks of between 5 and 8 weeks, in three placement schools. These feed into and out of the College-based weeks to frame an integrated journey to provisional registration.
PGDE Full Time Primary & Secondary Programme structure cont. The College-based weeks are organised thematically and offer a range of tutor-led and independent, collaborative and individual learning opportunities. There are six discrete assignments to complete in College, your classroom teaching is assessed in each placement school, and you will also maintain a reflective portfolio of your professional practice-based learning.
PGDE Full Time Primary & Secondary Main contact details Judith Munro PGDE Secondary Programme Leader judith.munro.ic@uhi.ac.uk Lindsay Nicol PGDE Primary Programme Leader lindsay.nicol.moray@uhi.ac.uk
PGDE Rural LTT (Primary) Why choose this programme? Highland Council employees looking to change their career Continue to work and earn while studying at night Meet people from across the authority and develop close working relationships End up with a good working knowledge of the schools you may be placed in for probationer year Continue to live at home and stay close to family and friends
PGDE Rural LTT (Primary) What makes it unique? Working with two universities as well as local authority representatives – broader understanding Blend of network days and online study Only open to Highland Council colleagues – ring fenced for those who want to remain a Highland Council employee but change career
PGDE Rural LTT (Primary) Programme structure 14 month programme Summer school for a week in Inverness UHI college Online work Network days on a Saturday - one per month Academic assignments Professional practice in schools (no more than 90 minutes away from your home) Easter school for a week in Inverness UHI college On completion, expectation that you will go onto supply register until June and then follow Probationer Induction programme run by Highland Council
PGDE Rural LTT (Primary) Main contact details Mark Lindley-Highfield (Mark.Lindley.Highfield.ic@uhi.ac.uk) Aileen Mackay Aileen.mackay@highland.gov.uk
STEM PIM Why choose this programme? Become a fully-qualified secondary teacher in 18 months through this postgraduate course, which provides you with financial support to help you study full-time in a rural local authority. Available for priority subjects: Chemistry, Computing Studies, Home Economics, Mathematics or Physics. As this is a Master’s Level course (accrues 90 credits, SCQF Level 11) the entry qualification is 2.1 or equivalent.
STEM PIM What makes it unique? The course duration is 18 months. On successful completion of all course requirements you will you will be awarded the PGDE (Secondary) and eligible for full Registration with the GTCS. You will receive financial support for the duration of the course. Equivalent to scale point 0 on the Scottish Teacher Salary Scale per annum for 18 months. There is an emphasis on you becoming a leader of learning. This feature permeates throughout the course and is supported by one of the teaching modules.
STEM PIM Programme structure Structure of your week Typically Monday to Thursday in school (4 days per week in school throughout the term) and Friday study day (at home ) including live online collaborative learning. Will I be on campus at any time? University of Dundee - Induction Residential: 3 days on campus followed by a mid-placement virtual campus ‘residential’ live online learning. University of Dundee - 3 day residential block before placement 2
STEM PIM Main contact details https://www.dundee.ac.uk/study/pg/secondary-education-partnership/ ESW-PGDE-PIM-Admin@dundee.ac.uk
Routes into Teaching MA (Hons) Primary Education 4 year undergraduate programme Professional Graduate Diploma in Education PGDE Primary 10 months full time . DLITE PGDE Primary 18 month part-time, distance learning PGDE Secondary 10 months full time DLITE PGDE Secondary 18 month part-time, distance learning
MA Full Time (Primary) Why choose this programme? Aberdeen produces creative, motivated and highly- skilled primary teachers confident to work with children in any educational setting. You will benefit from flexibility, opportunity, research, new tools, exceptional staff and experience in school each year as you become equipped to inspire and guide young minds in the 21st century.
MA Full Time (Primary) What makes it unique?
MA Full Time (Primary) Programme structure
PGDE Full Time (Primary) Why choose this programme? The aim of this programme is to produce adaptable, flexible teachers who are able to collaborate and cooperate with other professionals, ready to face the challenges of teaching in the 21st century and to commit to the notion of life-long learning.
PGDE Full Time (Primary) What makes it unique? Innovative programme Strong partnerships with Local Education Authorities from Fife to Shetland Committed and caring staff Strong emphasis on inclusion and working with others Excellent facilities
PGDE Full Time (Primary) Programme structure Blended learning course design – learning both on campus and online Extended placements in school Placement plus days designed to support students as theory in applied in practice Assessments linked to school experience Critical response to current policy requirements within the Scottish Educational context Engaging contexts for Learning
PGDE Full Time (Primary) Main contact details UK Team Marketing and Student Recruitment T: 01224 27 2090 E: study@abdn.ac.uk
PGDE DLITE (Primary) Why choose this programme? Guaranteed school placements in a school in Highland Region. Access to local support provided by a DLITE Support and Development Officer. Provision of locally based face-to-face Network days (6 Mandatory days on Saturdays plus optional sessions on offer). Guaranteed induction year job in Highland Region.
PGDE DLITE (Primary) What makes it unique? Ability to stay at home/locally while you study and undertake placements. Ability to continue to work full or part-time (other than during placement weeks). Highland Council employees are guaranteed time off from current job for placement weeks – the relevant Service will be asked to release participants and must be met with the applicant’s Line Manager’s approval These students (HC) will continue to be paid during placement weeks (normal contractual pay).
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