General entry requirements

Placement School

You are responsible for securing your own school placement of at least 90 days. You will need to provide a complete school statement of support confirming among other things that they will provide you with an experienced school mentor before submitting a formal application.

Occasionally we are able to support appropriate candidates in securing a school placement in Asia. Please send details of your preferred course and a copy of your CV to pedagogue@warwick.ac.uk. Subject to discussion with you, Pedagogue (a University agent based in Asia) may be able to assist in making introductions to schools. In all cases placements are subject to interview and full safeguarding checks.

Minimum Academic requirements

• UK Bachelors degree with Honours at 2:2 or above, or equivalent level.

• At least Grade C or the new Grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics

Equivalency Tests

For the 2023/24 cohort only, we will be accepting 3rd party equivalency tests in place of GCSEs. The current providers that have been approved are as follows, with details of the current discounts that are available. If you are intending to use another equivalency testing company, we recommend you contact our admissions team prior to doing so to ensure that they meet the entry criteria. 

Equivalency Testing

• Why choose Equivalency Testing? 
• Long standing company 
• Excellent student support 
• Secure testing 
• Good and quick feedback 
• Significant discount available for PGCE offer holders, please email cte.admissions@warwick.ac.uk for the code.

A Star Equivalency**

Why chose A Star Equivalency? 

• Excellent student support 
• A clear outline of required material in each exam 

• Rolling programme of live online subject specific support sessions. 
• An extensive range of free support material 
• Practice papers and marking schemes 
• Discounted from £165* to £139 (saving £26). Please contact cte.admissions@warwick.ac.uk for the discount code. 

If you are intending to use another equivalency testing company, we recommend you contact our admissions team prior to doing so to ensure that they meet the entry criteria. 

English requirements

Your spoken and written English must be of an adequate standard for postgraduate study. If English is not your native language, you will need a minimum score of 6.5 under the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Find out more about English requirements at Warwick.

Documentation

You will need to provide two appropriate references in support of your application. The references must be received directly from the referee from a business email address that can be verified.

One of your references should be from your current employer, and if you have ever worked with children, you should provide a reference from that employer.

It can take a while for a referee to complete and submit a reference on your behalf, so the sooner you get in touch with your referee, the better – you might want to send your referee a description of the course and what you’d like to get out of it to make it easier. You can learn more about what a reference should include here.

You will be required to provide high quality scans of all your qualifications to evidence that you meet the qualification entry requirements set out above. Information on who we will accept to attest your qualifications can be found here.

If you have qualifications that have been obtained outside of the UK, we will need to complete a comparability check of your qualifications to ensure they meet the entry criteria. To speed this process up it would be beneficial for you to obtain an ENIC comparability statement. If your qualification certificates are in a language other than English you must also provide an official translation of your certificates to allow us to ascertain equivalency.

Core Modules

Phase Studies (Master's Level)

Specific phase sessions (your choice Primary or Early Years) heighten your awareness of the pedagogical approaches related to your school practice. This will help you adopt a range of approaches and strategies to ensure your teaching is sufficiently diverse to challenge or support as appropriate in an international education setting.   

You engage critically and analytically with a range of theories and models which underpin effective teaching and learning. You'll develop the skills, knowledge and understanding required to be an effective teacher. You'll understand the impact this has on pupil progress throughout the curriculum, building towards a vision for outstanding learning and teaching in your area of expertise that will underpin your practice on teaching placements. 

You are required to observe or teach a minimum 15 maths sessions and 15 phonics sessions in your school over the course of the academic year.

Assessment: Summative Master's level assignment. 

Professional Enquiry (Master's Level)

You will develop the skills, knowledge and understanding required to be an effective teacher and understand the impact this has on pupil progress in a range of international contexts.  

You'll also be introduced to skills and techniques to support your development as a reflective practitioner, gaining access to a wide variety of pedagogic styles and innovative methods for learning and teaching in international settings. Throughout the course, links between critical reflection and your subject specialisms will be emphasised, helping you to embrace the concept of a connected curriculum.  

Assessment: Summative Master's level assignment.

Professional Practice (Master's Level)

This module is concerned with ensuring that you are able to teach children a broad and balanced curriculum giving consideration to the ways children learn best including learning through play. It will develop your subject knowledge as well as provide you with a wealth of teaching approaches and activities for each subject. This module includes regular meetings with your school mentor, as well as evaluations of professional practice through mentoring conversations on placement following lesson observations.  

Assessment:

• 2x 1000 reflections and a 30 minute viva voce about your practice.
• All practical teaching in the classroom must also be assessed against all the iQTS Teachers’ Standards which you should demonstrate progress towards meeting by the end of the course (Regular observations and discussions of your practice, portfolio of evidence around particular aspects of the iQTS Teachers’ Standards).

Fees and Funding

* The In Person Assessment route will incur a one off, non-refundable payment of £700.00 (paid separately to other course fees)

The assessment fee will be due ahead of the assessment period for those on the in person assessment route, and must be paid before the assessment can be undertaken. The department will contact trainees to confirm the payment arrangements in the Spring term

If you opt to pay your fees in instalments, the following is an example of the fee schedule:

If your placement school will be paying your programme fees, you will need to ensure you provide sponsorship information when you enrol.

Additional Costs

• Study costs

There may be extra costs on top of the tuition fee, such as classroom resources and travel costs.

•  Computing requirements

A computing device with a browser and strong and reliable broadband internet access is required for the course. A webcam will be required during all live taught sessions. The university provides central guidance on the recommended specification for any device you use to undertake your academic work.

•  Assessment Visit Payment (For In Person Assessment ONLY)

A one off assessment fee of £700 will be charged to those on the In Person Assessment route. This amount is separate to the course fees.
You will be contacted ahead of the assessment period to pay this fee in one instalment.

For up-to-date information concerning fees, funding and scholarships for Home/EU and Overseas students please visit Warwick's Fees and Funding webpage.

You may also be interested in our iQTS Primary PGCE (5-11)Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window and our iQTS Primary PGCE 3-7 Link opens in a new window Link opens in a new window which upon successful completion will result in International QTS (iQTS).

To find out more about the differences between the two programmes please visit our Key Differences PageLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window
You may also find our Frequently Asked QuestionsLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window useful.