Postgraduate Certificate in Education - Secondary - Social sciences

The key aim of this programme is to enable students to become confident, knowledgeable and enthusiastic teachers of social sciences. The programme provides opportunities for students to explore the theory and practice of social science education through a range of lectures, workshops and tutorials, and to develop their expertise in the classroom through two school placements. The course will provide students with an awareness of the theoretical foundations of the subject, of strategies for teaching and learning and of current issues surrounding social sciences education. Regular tutorials enable students to receive individual support from tutors. Lecturers on the programme are experienced teachers of social sciences and active researchers in the field of social science education while visiting lecturers offer workshops in specific aspects of teaching social sciences.

Their school experience and their university-based learning together form a coherent curriculum, covering key areas of professional learning. We use an online system called Abyasa to record their progress throughout the course. At the end of the programme, a final profile will show how they have met the Professional Standards for the award of QTS. Abyasa record-keeping is a collaborative exercise involving, the Roehampton subject tutor and their school mentor. The final profile will draw on a wide range of evidence, including university- and school-based activities, the school experience file and, of course, the teaching carried out in the classroom.