Selection Process

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PGCE Early Years and PGCE Primary - University-Led (Core)

PGCE Secondary - University-Led (Core)

PGCE Primary and PGCE Secondary - Partner-Led & School Direct Salaried

PGCE iQTS Primary

PGCE iQTS Secondary

PGCE Primary (3-7 & 5-11): University-Led (Core)

After your application form has been considered, you may be invited to a Selection Day at the University.

Ideally, you will have already spent some time in a UK mainstream school in Reception - Key Stage 2.

The Selection Day will include:

Primary and Early Years Interview Learning Plan

This interview activity is designed to gauge your skills in reading aloud and engaging a group, as well as considering learning.

For this activity, you will choose a children's text and:

Introduce your text to the group (interviewer(s) and other candidates) explaining your rationale for your choice of text
Read a section of the text for 2-3 minutes as though you are reading to a class of children
Discuss a learning activity linked to your text, using the learning plan provided to support you.

For face-to-face interviews, there will be no visual projector/TV screen available so the presentation will be delivered orally. You may supply handouts to the audience - five copies will be sufficient.

If you are having an online interview, you are welcome to use a PowerPoint presentation.

Individual Interview

Look at our Interview and Selection Tips page
Ensure you come with all the documents you need

Fundamental skills task (to be completed before your interview day)

A fundamental skills task will be emailed to you to complete before your interview day. It is designed to identify your support needs in literacy and numeracy.

PGCE Secondary (11-18): University-Led (Core)

After your application form has been considered, you may be invited to a Selection Day at the University. Ideally, you will have already spent some time in a UK mainstream school in Key Stages 3-5.

The Selection Day will include:

A Pre-Prepared Mini-Lesson
- This is required for face-to-face and online interviews
- For the online interview that we offer, you may prepare a PowerPoint presentation, otherwise, the information is the same.
A Fundamental Skills Task (to be completed prior to your interview day)
- This task is designed to identify your support needs in numeracy & literacy.
- A comprehension task that will allow you to demonstrate your ability to write professionally and interpret school data.

An Individual Interview
- A pre-reading task - You will be required to read a journal article and prepare answers to questions about the article.
- Take a look at our Interview and Selection Tips page.
Ensure you come with all the documents you need

PGCE Primary and PGCE Secondary (11-16): Partner Led
& School Direct Salaried

After the school has considered your application, you may be invited for an interview with them. The Partnership School will inform us of the successful applicants and they will provide feedback on request to unsuccessful applicants.

The Selection Day may include:

A Lesson Task

An Individual Interview
- Look at our Interview and Selection Tips page
- Ensure you come with all the ID Documents you need and your qualifications
Your invitation to interview from the school will clarify further.

Please note - we can’t sponsor Student Visa holders on the PGCE School Direct Salaried route

PGCE iQTS (International QTS) Primary (Online interview)

After your application form has been considered, you may be invited to an online interview with the University.

The Online Interview will include:

You will be sent via email
- Welcome presentation from the iQTS course leader, Kirsty Weeks – This is an online recording – 15 Minutes
- Fundamental Skills Task - You will be asked to undertake a fundamental skills comprehension task before the interview day. This should be returned no later than 09:00 the day before the interview. This task is designed to identify your support needs in literacy and numeracy. The task should take about 45 minutes to complete.

Interview day

Primary and Early Years Interview Learning Plan (15mins)