• PGCE Lower Primary (3-7)
• PGCE Upper Primary (7-11)
• PGCE Secondary 11-16 years / 11-18years:

Biology, Chemistry, Drama, English, Geography, History, Modern Foreign Languages (French, German, Spanish), Physics, Welsh.

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Teach Again

A ‘returners’ course for qualified primary and secondary teachers who wish to begin teaching in a secondary school or return to the secondary classroom.

The course offers updating of skills and subject knowledge, confidence building, a short school placement ad tutor support.

For further information contact:

Trevor Scott
Tel: 02920 262770 or 02920 471019
Email: J.T.Scott@open.ac.uk

The course is run jointly by the Aberystwyth University and the Open University in Wales.

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Prepare to teach

A ‘taster’ course for those considering secondary teaching as a career. The course offers flexible start and finish time, a short school placement , a school facilitator and tutor support.

At the end of the course participants should know whether they are temperamentally suited to be teachers and whether there are any gaps in their subject knowledge.

The subjects currently offered are:

Mathematics, Science, Modern Foreign Languages, Design and Technology, Cymraeg.

For further information contact:

Clare Schroder
Tel: 02920 471019
Email: c.a.schroder@open.ac.uk

The course is run jointly by the Aberystwyth University, Bangor University, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, University of Wales, Newport, Swansea Metropolitan University, and the Open University in Wales.

Courses can be followed in either Welsh or English.

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The School of Education and Lifelong Learning - Profile

260 graduates are trained each year on both primary and secondary PGCE programmes.

Teacher experiences are offered in local schools and throughout Wales, urban and rural, large and small.

The University welcomes mature applicants. Child care, after school clubs and holiday play schemes are available.

The quality of training was classed as of high quality by the recent HM Inspectors' Report.

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University Profile

Aberystwyth provides a warm welcome to over 7,500 student from over 90 countries, giving the university and town a very cosmopolitan feel, whilst being located at the edge of the Snowdonia National Park and the Pembrokeshire National Park, Britain's only coastal National Park.

The University has excellent sports facilities, both indoor and outdoor.

The Arts Centre is the largest venue for the arts in Wales.

The location here of the University, the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research and the National Library of Wales means there is a healthy mix of new ideas with history and tradition.

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Key Contacts for Information and Advice

Primary PGCE:
Eirwen Lewis Tel: 01970 622104
e-mail: learning@aber.ac.uk 

Secondary PGCE:
Carolyn Gittins Tel: 01970 622105
e-mail: learning@aber.ac.uk 
  
Web Site: www.aber.ac.uk/sell/

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