Here is some new content I have posted on the 'Applying for a PGCE' page. To view all the information I have written regarding the subject, click on the tab above.
The new content is regarding taking observations in British state schools which is a requirement that must be fulfilled prior to application.
These are the subheadings of the content that I have posted on the before-mentioned page:
OBSERVING LESSONS BEFORE APPLYING - WHERE, WHEN AND FOR HOW LONG?
MY EXPERIENCE OF OBSERVING LESSONS.
GETTING READY TO APPLY - REFEREES.
GETTING READY TO APPLY - YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT.
I hope that, if you are thinking about applying for a PGCE, this page will give you some tips and things to consider that you won't find anywhere else. Although it is useful to anyone thinking about applying for a PGCE, it also has some extra tips for those people who are thinking about applying from abroad, as I did. Click on the tab above!
Hi there! I don't know if you still check this blog or not, but I'm in a similar boat as you were. Looking to qualify as a primary teacher but I've been out of the uk for a long time now. Just out of curiosity, is there a time limit on the observations you have to do? For example could you do 5 days of observations in summer 2018 and then apply for a course in 2019? or does it have to be done within a few months of applying?
ReplyDeleteHi there. One uni - Canterbury Christchurch - wanted people to have done their observations relatively recently before applying, but others didn't stipulate. I believe my observations were over a year before I applied and I guess Canterbury overlooked that (or didn't notice) as they still offered me place (that I didn't take). But if you are going to do the obs in the summer of 2018, and apply around November/December 2018 I shouldn't worry at all about it. Good luck! Any questions - just ask!
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