Doing Your PGCE at M-Level : A Guide for Students

What is PGCE at Masters (M) Level and what can you expect from the course? How can it help you to develop as a professional? Postgraduate initial teacher training courses now offer a choice of routes to qualification, leading to either a postgraduate or a professional award. This book will both help students to select the route which is right for them, and guide them through making the transition to studying at M-level.Designed to support students through the course, from induction to decisions about employment or further study, this book reflects the reality of completing a PGCE at M-level. Each chapter features:" case study examples from both primary and secondary settings, which exemplify key issues;" reflective activities to help students develop critical skills; and" a questioning approach which enables readers to apply the text to their own specific context.Covering reflective practice in school-based training, developing professionalism through work in specific subject areas, researching practice, improving academic writing, the process of getting a job and advice on continuing study, this book will be essential reading for PGCE students.Keira Sewell is programme director of the Primary PGCE at Southampton University. Contributors to the book are members of the primary and secondary PGCE teams at the University of Southampton and the University of Cumbria.