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Course OverviewIn collaboration with our Secondary Lead School partners, the University of Chester provides a Physical Education specialization (ages 11-16 with sixth form extension) leading to a PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status. Teaching offers immense rewards alongside significant challenges. Our program equips you with essential knowledge, skills, and understanding to excel as an educator. We cultivate teachers who are deeply committed to advancing both their students' and their own professional growth. Our Physical Education program is delivered in partnership with: Alliance of Leading Learning, Sandstone Trust, Salop Teaching Partnership, Teach Cheshire, and Wade Deacon Trust. The University of Chester Partnership boasts a strong legacy of producing highly competent educators, with excellent graduate employment rates. At the core of our Partnership lies a dedication to learning, paired with genuine enthusiasm for teaching. You'll receive comprehensive support to become a reflective, research-informed practitioner through academic rigor and practical school experience. A distinctive feature of Chester's program is the enrichment module, enhancing your skills and employability across diverse educational environments such as early years settings, special needs schools, and post-16 education. Personalized support plays a vital role in helping you succeed in this rigorous yet rewarding program.
Applicants will normally: Hold or be expected to gain a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree; Have GCSE grade C/grade 4 in English and Mathematics. IELTS 7.0 overall (with no less than 5.5 in each band). TOEFL iBT: Overall score: 91. Min sub skill: Listening: 19; Reading: 20; Speaking: 21; Writing: 20.