How many hours per week does doing a pgce take full time?

Question

And is it possible to recieve a bursary and financial help if you wanted to do it part time

Answer 1

my friend is doing a 1 yr pgce at hope uni liverpool, she says its every day 9am to 6pm and soon to be saturdays too, she has had a grant of £6000 but has to pay back £3000 after she finishes

Answer 2

i did a pgce five years ago it was full time 9:00am start and we were often there longer than all the other students lectures till 6:30. It a long day!! You can do them part time, it takes two years. The PGCE's not hard work though depends how much you want to put in to it. You can also take the in house graduate training route (GTP) which involves working in a school full time. You get paid twice as much and will learn a hell of a lot more than on the PGCE but you have to find a school prepared to take you. There is an incentive for the host school as they get paid an amount as well.

Answer 3

Not sure how part time would work. I think it would be a hard thing to do if you didn't have a great deal of time/concentration to give to it.

Of course it depends on your circumstances and if you're committed to becoming a teacher but can only do part time training I think there are such courses.

The best thing would be to contact the Teacher Training Agency, though I've a feeling their title has changed slightly (try Google). They'd advise you on PGCE courses and other routes (such as SCITT - school based initial teacher training) and funding issues.

I did my PGCE full time and it was 'full on' - all day at either college or my placement school and then lesson preparation in evenings (till very late sometimes - everything takes longer when you're a beginner) and weekends. We were only in college for 4 weeks. After that we were in school full time.So there's no chance, if you're on a full time PGCE course, to do other things such as working part time (in case that's what you're considering).

But it's worth it in the end. Teaching is the most stimulating, multi-skilled job I've ever done (and I did a few jobs before becoming a teacher). Good lessons and interactions with students can give you a real buzz.