History Course

Age range: 11 to 16

Course length: Full-time 1 year (Part-time also available)  

Course fee: £9,250 (UK and International students)

Course Code: 2KH6

Date you can apply from: TBC  

Date course starts: September 2023  

Qualification: PGCE with QTS

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About the course

Our full-time programmes last for one academic year, from September to July. As a trainee teacher, you’ll be based at one of our partner schools, where you’ll learn to teach alongside expert classroom practitioners in an exciting, vibrant environment.

During the course you will spend one day a week at Core Training. This will be a blended model of online and face-to-face sessions, based at one of our regional campuses closest to you. This is a school-centred, immersive programme where you will be teaching across the year, the rest of your week is spent in your school placements.

The training sessions are facilitated by our expert practitioners who will model outstanding planning, teaching and assessment to support your development as a teacher. You will have lots of opportunities to interact and learn from peers from across subjects and phases.

There are a number of Subject-specific training days as part of the Core Training which includes the following content as a minimum:

• Getting to grips with history education in schools
• How do we make the most of questions?
• How do students ‘get the grade’?
• Bringing the academic to the foreground
• Overview vs depth, the national vs the individual
• How do I get students excited by source work?
• Teaching diverse and controversial Histories
• Understanding the Holocaust: The how and the why of teaching it well
• Celebrating your work

Assessment and Accreditation

• The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) programme leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through the NIoT (an accredited provider), with PGCE and Master’s Level Credits awarded in partnership with the University of Birmingham.

• As a trainee teacher, you will be assessed holistically against the NIoT Curriculum, across the training year in both your school-based training and Core Training. By the end of the course, this will enable you to demonstrate that you have met the Teachers’ Standards as required for QTS.

• The elements that make up the holistic assessment include: mentor reports; evidence of application in practice; subject and curriculum knowledge; completion of Intensive Training and Practice (IT&P) reflections; attendance and punctuality; professional behaviours; mathematics and English proficiencies; engagement and input in training and a final assessment panel presentation.

• The PGCE element of the programme is assessed by: master’s level assignments; school experience.

Course arrangements and content may be subject to change in line with training partnerships with DfE requirements.

Financial support from the government

You may be eligible for a loan while you study.

Find out about financial support if you're from outside the uk.