Benefits:
When you join the PGCEi at the University of Nottingham you will be committing to an investment in your own future. Your decision to join the programme will be one of the most important decisions you will ever make. If you are the kind of person who demands first rate academic standards, are willing to have some of your basic educational beliefs challenged, and are ready for the hard work involved you will find studying the PGCEi programme to be an enormously rewarding and enriching experience.
The PGCEi also supports candidates in developing specific teaching and learning skills which enables both new trainees and experienced teachers to extend their skills as effective educators.
Awarding Body: University of Nottingham.
Mode: Online Distance Learning.
Duration: The University of Nottingham PGCEi is normally studied over a 12 month period.
Places: Only 30 students per cohort are accepted.
Continued professional development is available to allow applicants to complete an MA in Education. (Further details are available upon request.)
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to:
• Must be currently teaching and have access to a classroom;
• Be committed to developing their teaching and learning skills in the field of education;
• Be graduates of an approved university or other institution of higher education;
• Hold at least a second class honours degree; or be holders of an approved professional qualification deemed equivalent to an honours degree;
• Applicants for whom English is not their first language, nor the medium of instruction of their first degree in approved contexts, must have achieved a British Council IELTS average final score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in any element no more than two years prior to admission;
Applicants with lesser qualifications may be considered for ‘exceptional entry’. If you do not meet these requirements you may enquire about non-standard entry.
Please contact us at pgce@stafford.ae for further information.
Please read the application form guidance before completing the application form
WEBCT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To access our online materials from home or any other off-campus site you will need to have the following:
• A computer with Internet access and, preferably, broadband speed connectivity
• One of the following web browsers
o Internet Explorer 7.+
o Firefox 2.+
o Safari 3.+
• Your web browser needs to have the following extensions/plug-ins installed:
o Adobe Flash Player
o Adobe Acrobat Reader
o Java Runtime Environment
• To access some materials you will need
o Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
o OR, OpenOffice Impress and Writer
For these software requirements to run comfortably you will need:
Microsoft Windows:
• Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista
• 256 Mbytes RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
• 1024 x 768 or higher resolution with at least 256 colours
Mac OS X:
• Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher
• Intel Processor
• 512 Mbytes RAM
• 1024 x 768 or higher resolution with 16.7 Million colours
