We are delighted to be welcoming delegates to our second PGCE GREEN Conference on Friday 7th January, on the theme of Environmental and Climate Justice. This is a participative conference for trainees, this year including all of our English, Maths and Science...
This post is a call to trainees, teachers and school leaders to build momentum towards action for climate and environmental justice in the curriculum and in schools and colleges in the UoM Secondary PGCE Partnership. It describes the Manchester COP26 rally and march...
By Lily Middleton - PGCE ML trainee 2020-2021It’s mid-October and I’m isolating. My delightful Year 7 form has come down with Covid-19- it started at one side of the classroom, spread to the other, and then, predictably, to me (despite my very best efforts). To be...
By Katharine Roddy, PGCE ML 2018-2019I completed my PGCE in Modern Languages at the University of Manchester in 2019. I am now in my third year working at Bolton School Boys' Division, teaching French and German (and rock climbing!).In spring 2021, I launched a...
Get to know the rest of the trainees in the school. They will be going through the same as you! I used to have lunch in school around two times a week with the other trainees and it was lovely.Get a planner and start using it! Write EVERYTHING down. With the...
This year has been a challenging time for all those working in teaching. All school staff and students have seen their working and learning environments change radically in a very short space of time.Training to teach onlineThe Government announcement to close all...
The Educational Professional Studies element of our secondary PGCE encourages our trainee teachers to consider the wider aspects of their role as teachers. One main focus of critical reflection within the programme is on equality, diversity and inclusion and how this...
Things Can Seem Scary, but turn out wellIt is late September and you've realised what you've really signed up for. The number of comfy Uni days are declining fast and there is increasing talk in your PGCE WhatsApp group of where you'll be placed for your first ever,...
We're linking here to a stimulating blog post by an MIE researcher, Deborah Ralls, focusing on the missing voices of young people through the pandemic, and calling for changes in policy and practice. We would welcome debate that includes more young people as active...
The attached report by Remi Joseph-Salisbury at The University of Manchester is based on interviews with 24 teachers across schools in Greater Manchester. It will be one of the reference points for our development of a response to Black Lives Matter within our PGCE...
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