I completed my PGCE in Business Education at Manchester University in summer 2018. The course was well structured and provided a rigorous training program that prepared me for a Head of Department role. I was lucky to get a placement at Macclesfield College where I...
Category: Alumni Stories
My first few weeks as a secondary NQT – Kirsty Garrick, 2018 Geography
I’m currently working at a high school in Greater Manchester teaching mainly Geography with some History and RE. I have got my own year 11 form who I’m getting to know through the pressure of their GCSEs and our form board is really starting to come together:I have a...
Ever fancied working overseas? Then you need to know this…
In 2010, I graduated from the University of Manchester with a PGCE in Design & Technology and was thrilled to get my first teaching job as a teacher in Construction, Design & Technology in Wythenshawe, Manchester. If you are not familiar with Manchester,...
Dave McEvoy – 4 years science teaching in Manchester, including as head of year, then Italy, Spain, China, Hong Kong..
I completed my PGCE during the summer of 2006. Throughout the year I had been particularly interested in the diversity of the learners in my different placement schools. The course was excellent and helped me to develop my pedagogy whilst the tutors and mentors...
The not-so-secret teacher – Liam White
The Secret Teacher writes for TES. Liam White doesn't - yet."Teaching this year has been intense, but I'm enjoying it. In particular, really enjoying most of the working relationships that have developed with most of my classes (one or two still make my heart sink a...
UoM PGCE Open Evening – great success – please spread the word
Thanks to everyone who supported our open evening for anyone interested in a career in teaching at the University of Manchester. Around 100 prospective trainees came to learn more about our Primary and Secondary PGCE routes. This was heavily publicised on Facebook as...
Craig Mairs, 1996 English: Principal of Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools
A Secondary PGCE Alumni Story: Craig Mairs, Principal of Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools Having completed my MA in English Literature and History in Edinburgh, I came to Manchester in 1995 to undertake my English PGCE at the University of Manchester School of Education....
From Economics and Business Education PGCE to Senior Tutor: Dan Martin
I chose to take the Secondary PGCE having worked as a manager in the Civil Service for 3 years after graduating. Before going to university I had re-taken my A levels due to spectacularly underachieving. I went on to study economics at university and now teach at a...
NQT in Business Education in a school for pupils with emotional, behavioural or social difficulties
My name is Nicholas Hall and I completed my PGCE in Secondary Business Education at the University of Manchester in 2015. My background is in special educational needs having been employed as a teaching assistant supporting young people with learning and behavioural...
Middle Manager in second year of teaching
Hi, my name is Luke and I graduated from Manchester PGCE in 2015. For me, the PGCE was the clear choice in terms of how to get into teaching. It provided me with the support both of my peers and my mentors. While I might have been extremely lucky with the people I was...
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