PGCE Further Education and Skills (FES)

This module will help you develop the ability to reflect upon and evaluate your own teaching and you’ll learn the key principles that impact on how we plan and teach learners. You’ll demonstrate effective planning and management of learning through a series of professional observations and work with experienced subject specialist mentors to refine your craft. Throughout the module, you’ll use relevant literature and theory to justify and demonstrate your ability to develop, improve, and sequence the lessons you deliver in practice.

This module will allow you to explore the wider context of curriculum design including intent, implementation, and impact of teaching, learning, and assessment strategies, plus developments in digital technologies, fluencies, and literacy. You’ll evaluate models of curriculum development, as well as national governmental and global policy initiatives that have significantly influenced the Further Education and Skills sector.

This module continues to assess your ability to reflect upon and critically evaluate your approaches to teaching in your subject specialist area. You’ll reflect on your journey and set targets to prepare for your professional formation year. You’ll continue to demonstrate your ability to develop your lessons and further refine your knowledge of the wider curriculum as it applies to your subject specialism and professional practice. You’ll also work with expert colleagues and peers to investigate, research, and improve an aspect of your subject curriculum. You’ll learn how to conduct research in a way that will allow you to judge the effectiveness of your teaching and take informed steps to implement a curriculum intervention you’ve developed.

This module will introduce you to the roles and responsibilities of being a practitioner in the Further Education and Skills sector and explore appropriate teaching and learning approaches in your subject specialist area. You’ll gain a sound understanding of teaching your subject in a sustainable manner including resource development, assessment strategies, and ways to support your learners’ progress. You’ll explore mechanisms of supports and approaches to behaviour management and refine your ability to create inclusive learning environments.

This module will introduce you to the roles and responsibilities of being a practitioner in the Further Education and Skills sector and explore appropriate teaching and learning approaches in English Language. You’ll gain a sound understanding of teaching English Language in a sustainable manner including resource development, assessment strategies, and ways to support your learners’ progress. You’ll explore mechanisms of supports and approaches to behaviour management and refine your ability to create inclusive learning environments.

This module will introduce you to the roles and responsibilities of being a practitioner in the Further Education and Skills sector and explore appropriate teaching and learning approaches in SEND pedagogy. You’ll gain a sound understanding of teaching SEND learners in a sustainable manner including resource development, assessment strategies, and ways to support your learners’ progress. You’ll explore mechanisms of supports and approaches to behaviour management and refine your ability to create inclusive learning environments.

This module will introduce you to the roles and responsibilities of being a practitioner in the Further Education and Skills sector and explore appropriate teaching and learning approaches in mathematics. You’ll gain a sound understanding of teaching maths in a sustainable manner including resource development, assessment strategies, and ways to support your learners’ progress. You’ll explore mechanisms of supports and approaches to behaviour management and refine your ability to create inclusive learning environments.

This module will introduce you to the roles and responsibilities of being a practitioner in the Further Education and Skills sector and explore appropriate teaching and learning approaches in computing. You’ll gain a sound understanding of teaching computing in a sustainable manner including resource development, assessment strategies, and ways to support your learners’ progress. You’ll explore mechanisms of supports and approaches to behaviour management and refine your ability to create inclusive learning environments.

This module will introduce you to the roles and responsibilities of being a practitioner in the Further Education and Skills sector and explore appropriate teaching and learning approaches in science. You’ll gain a sound understanding of teaching science in a sustainable manner including resource development, assessment strategies, and ways to support your learners’ progress. You’ll explore mechanisms of supports and approaches to behaviour management and refine your ability to create inclusive learning environments.