Course Summary

On our Education Secondary course, you will combine your specialist subject with a degree in secondary education, which offers the ideal preparation for further study (PGCE Secondary). - Providing a strong foundation for a career in Secondary teaching this course allows you to combine a degree in Education with the subject you are passionate about. - Gain practical school-based experience from a Secondary school placement each year. - Tutors with a wealth of research and practice-informed expertise. - Benefit from our established partnerships with hundreds of schools across the South West - Employability focused; on successful completion of the degree you will be offered a guaranteed interview for a place on our PGCE Secondary course. This combined degree in Education Secondary offers the best possible start to your chosen career, by providing the foundations you need to embark on a career in secondary school teaching. It is designed to enable you to gain real experience of secondary schools before you embark on your PGCE. You'll study Education in the broader contexts of professional practice, policy, teaching and learning - alongside a 50% focus on your chosen subject specialism. To give you the edge, this award also offers the practical experience of working in schools with young people, which is exactly what employers are seeking. The course offers a guaranteed interview for our PGCE Secondary course, and is flexible; we'll support you in achieving your aspirations as a professional educator, however they develop during the programme. When you join this community of learning, you will benefit from practice-informed expertise and recent research in the Centre for Policy, Pedagogy and Practice (PPP), Centre for Research in Scientific and Technological Learning and Education (CRiSTLE) and Centre for Research into Equity, Inclusion and Community (CREIC). Combined with Creative Computing, this course will help you join the next generation of digital creatives with our hands-on, industry-focused Creative Computing degrees. Learn by making. Build imaginative games, apps, and interactive artworks on one of our three degree pathways. Network and collaborate. Work with like-minded students, software specialists and creative partners. Become future-proof. Graduate as an in demand fusion of creative thinker and technical expert. **More about the Professional Placement Year** A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where a student undertakes a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between the students' second and third years of undergraduate study. Students can engage in up to 3 placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) themselves with support from the Careers & Employability Team.

Course Details - Modules

You’ll explore education from many theoretical and ideological perspectives in your core modules. This in-depth knowledge of the education industry, combined with your specialist subject knowledge, gives you that all-important edge when you embark on your professional education career. Level 4 core modules: - Introduction to Secondary Schools. - Professional Practice in Secondary Schools. - Working with Young People in the Community. - Controversial Issues in Inclusive and Special Education. - Educational History and Heritage. Level 5 core modules: - Issues in Education. - Professional Practice in Secondary Schools. - Understanding Classrooms. An optional module which may include: - Environment and Education. - Education Inequalities and Social Justice. - Literacy Learning in a Multi-media World. * Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year. Level 6 core modules: - Teaching and Professionalism. - Dissertation Part 1. - Dissertation Part 2. An optional module which may include: - Childhood, Reading and Children’s Literature. - Social and Education Inclusion. - Learning in Science. - Learning in Mathematics. - Culture Creativity and Society, Perspectives in Art Education. * Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Coursework is designed to allow for creativity and innovation, alongside developing strong academic skills. There are no exams, and there are opportunities to complete a range of assignment formats including essays, group presentations, research-based reports, portfolio-based work and educational resource design. We’ll provide you with prompt feedback and give you regular guidance on how to improve your skills, knowledge and understanding.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: 39H9

Institution code: B20

Campus Name: Main Site

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 4

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

A-level - Grades BCC-CCC preferred in addition to GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above in English, Maths and Science

Grade Merit is preferred.

Access to HE courses - typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, including 30 at merit or higher) accepted in addition to GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science.

International Baccalaureate - a minimum score of 27 points with evidence of an interest in Education accepted, in addition to GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science

BTEC - Extended Diploma grades Merit, Merit, Merit (MMM) preferred in a related subject, in addition to GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above in English, Maths and Science

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 84%

Fees and funding

England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
International 13300.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Bath
BA2 9BN

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