This programme provides the formal teaching qualification for provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), gives you the skills, knowledge an experience to build a career as a primary school teacher. The programme will cover core skills in planning, teaching, assessment and evaluation strategies, classroom and behaviour management and contemporary issues in Scottish education. Most UWS graduates remain in mainstream teaching in the UK or abroad. Others work in specialist educational areas including working with children with additional learning support needs, adult training, museums, writing an publishing, health education, curriculum development, and social services. You will receive the formal teaching qualification necessary for provisional registration with the GTCS, a requirement for entry into the guaranteed one-year Teacher Induction Scheme. **Academic Requirements** All applicants should hold a degree validated by a university in the UK or a degree of an equivalent standard from outside the UK. Given that the demand for places significantly exceeds the number of places, priority is given to applicants who have attained a 2.1 or 1st class Honours degree. All applicants must also have achieved qualifications in both English and Mathematics as follows prior to their application being considered*: English, a minimum of English at SQA Higher Grade C (or equivalent) Mathematics, a Minimum of Mathematics at SQA National 5 Grade C (or equivalent) Applications will be rejected if these minimum qualifications have not been attained prior to application. For more inforamtion on Teaching in Scotland please visit the GTCS website on https://www.gtcs.org.uk/ and for information on entry requirements please visit http://www.gtcs.org.uk/web/FILES/about-gtcs/memorandum-on-entry-requirements.pdf **Placement Opportunities** Eighteen weeks of school experience placements occur in at least two primary schools/education and childcare settings within local authorities in Scotland. This placements occur in in each school term, with a block of at least four weeks duration taking place towards the end of the PGDE, in early childhood and primary school. **Jobs** Most UWS graduates remain in mainstream teaching in the UK or abroad. Others work in specialist educational areas including working with children with additional learning support needs, adult training, museums, writing and publishing, health education, curriculum development, and social services.

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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: 222V

Institution code: U40

Campus Name: Ayr Campus

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Year 1

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Given the competitive nature of PGDE Primary the School shall only consider applicants that already hold a Honours degree that has been validated by a university in the UK or a Honours degree of an equivalent standard from outside the UK, plus have Higher English at Grade B or above (or equivalent). In addition applicants must also be qualified in Maths at SCQF Level 5 (National 5 (Grade B) , Intermediate 2 (Grade B) or Standard Grade Credit). As a result any applications that are received with pending qualifications shall unfortunately be rejected.

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Student satisfaction : 44%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 64%

Go onto work and study: 77%

England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1

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Paisley Campus
High Street
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Paisley
PA1 2BE