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 History, which at Bath Spa is anything but typical. First, there’s our amazing location – you’ll be based at our idyllic Newton Park campus, which boasts grand Georgian buildings and a fortified manor house dating back to the fourteenth century. With our modern, purpose-built study spaces, and Bristol just on the doorstep, you’re perfectly situated to enjoy the best of old and new. Plus, there’s a wealth of other sites to discover nearby, including Stonehenge and Avebury. **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.

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.

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.

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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.

Course code: 39H2

Institution code: B20

Campus Name: Main Site

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 4

Year 2 - 120 relevant higher education credits Year 3 - 240 relevant higher education credits

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Student satisfaction : 68%

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

Go onto work and study: 84%

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

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Newton Park
Newton St Loe
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Bath
BA2 9BN