The Level 7 Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is taught over two years, where you will study the following modules.

During your first year you will study the following:

• Level 6 Effective Teaching, Learning and Assessment OR Educational Practice for the Apprenticeship Standards
• Level 6 Developing Evidenced-Based Practice to Improve Teaching
• Level 6 Principles of Educational Theory and Practice

During your second year you will study the following:

• Level 7 Curriculum in Context
• Level 7 Optional Module

Over both years you will work on the follwoing module:

• Level 7 The Reflective Professional

As the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) - Post 14 (Education and Training) is a professional programme, personal development planning is threaded throughout. You will be required to reflect on your own personal professional development and practice through work-based learning and assessment, creating your own e-portfolio. This e-portfolio is not only used as a vehicle for reflection and self-evaluation, but it encourages you to develop digital skills and a digital profile.

Within the programme PDP opportunities are incorporated in the following ways:

• The application of learning materials to current practice within the Post-14 sector
• The use of critical, work-based reflection within all modules
• All modules contained within this programme have been mapped against Education and Training Foundation Professional Standards. In all modules you will be required to make explicit links to how learning has helped develop professional practice
• Observations from ITE mentors are graded in accordance with the ETF Teaching Standards (2015) to help support development and progression of practice
• The formative assessment of a reflective online journal