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Hatcher



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:26 am    Post subject: PGCE online with Nottingham Reply with quote

Does anyone have any experience with this program?

Can anyone compare it to Sunderland?
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"PGCEi / iPGCE - Worth it?" http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=111146
"PGCEi" http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=108608
"Nottingham PGCEi in UAE" http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=112066
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currentaffairs



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Personally, I would go for any on-campus program not online.. The online PGCE programs do not confer QTS. The better international schools are looking for a PGCE and at least a few years of experience, preferably in the UK.
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Big Worm



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

completed the program about a year ago. landed a great job at a real international school that I 100% would not have gotten without it. The program is just meh, but seriously, its just a box to tick in an interview.

Most schools dont really care about qts.
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Hatcher



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So how much time a week did it require?

Did you go to Nottingham?
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SH_Panda



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Big Worm wrote:
completed the program about a year ago. landed a great job at a real international school that I 100% would not have gotten without it. The program is just meh, but seriously, its just a box to tick in an interview.

Most schools dont really care about qts.


Good work.

What subject are you teaching?

I'd love to do this myself. It might just be time.
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SH_Panda



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Big Worm wrote:
completed the program about a year ago. landed a great job at a real international school that I 100% would not have gotten without it. The program is just meh, but seriously, its just a box to tick in an interview.

Most schools dont really care about qts.


Hi Big Worm.

Just bumping to see if you'd be interested in answering Hatcher's questions there. I'm interested too! Very Happy
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SH_Panda



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BIG WORM!

CALLING BIG WORM!

I'm also interested Very Happy
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wangdaning



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I did the international PGCE thing through a different UK university. It is true, it is not really a PGCE, some modules missing, no QTS. I cannot speak to the Nottingham program, but I spent a few hours a week for about 10 month to complete it. It was not online per say, but it was distance. The tutors from the UK visited China a few times. All tutorials, if one desired them, would be through email queries. I am sure a skype meeting could have been arranged but had no desire. Reading and other materials were posted for self study. I did this through my employer, so it was free, I have no clue how much it would cost.
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SH_Panda



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wangdaning wrote:
I did the international PGCE thing through a different UK university. It is true, it is not really a PGCE, some modules missing, no QTS. I cannot speak to the Nottingham program, but I spent a few hours a week for about 10 month to complete it. It was not online per say, but it was distance. The tutors from the UK visited China a few times. All tutorials, if one desired them, would be through email queries. I am sure a skype meeting could have been arranged but had no desire. Reading and other materials were posted for self study. I did this through my employer, so it was free, I have no clue how much it would cost.


Interesting. Which uni did you do it with?
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