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...
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...
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...
Kari Crane: I completed the PGCE in 2011, and through the placements that the University of Manchester offered, gained a wide variety of experience. I was lucky enough to get a job early in the program at an outstanding school in Manchester and hit the ground running...
From the Manchester University Bus Ed PGCE to Head of Department: Katie Mcguire's reflectionsTime really has flown by since I started my teaching career with my PGCE course at Manchester University in 2004! I’m now embarking on my 11th year in teaching and currently...
It was while I was working as a young experimental particle physicist when I made the decision to change career and become a teacher. I was awarded an Institute of Physics teacher training scholarship and a place at Manchester University. Support from staff throughout...
I’m Sam, I completed my PGCE at Manchester University in 2012. Since graduating I have concentrated on embedding the skills and training I acquired as part of the PGCE programme into my teaching. After my first year I was offered the post of Good to Outstanding...
For me finishing my PGCE and starting my NQT year was my first foray into full time work, after completing my degree and moving straight onto the teacher training course. This in itself was a daunting prospect especially as teaching is never out of the media now;...
I completed my PGCE during the summer of 2004; throughout the year I had been particularly interested in working with the most challenging and disadvantaged young people in my placement schools. The course was excellent and helped me to develop my pedagogy whilst the...
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