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Undergraduate Degree

Applicants are required to hold a good honours degree (2:2 minimum).

GCSE Qualifications

• Grade C (grade 4 in England) or above in GCSE English Language or Welsh Language or a standard equivalent.
• Grade C (grade 4 in England) or above in GCSE Mathematics or GCSE Numeracy or a standard equivalent.
• Grade C (grade 4 in England) or above in GCSE Science or a standard equivalent.

A-Levels/Level 3 Vocational Qualifications

If applicants do not hold an undergraduate degree in a curriculum subject, successful study at appropriate higher levels must be evidenced.

Work Experience

You should be aware of the realities of being a teacher and life in a classroom and so we ask for recent and relevant experience in a primary educational setting. This may be through employment or volunteering in a school and should be for a minimum period of two weeks.

Gaining experience in a school classroom will help to strengthen your application and better critically inform your personal statement. It will also prepare you for our selection process and give you some experience from which you can draw in your interview.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

If accepted into our programme, you will be required as soon as possible to obtain a clearance check via the . Please note there is a fee associated with the service and you should ensure also that you opt for the ‘update’ service to maintain the validity of your clearance check.

For further information please contact dbs@uwtsd.ac.uk.

What are we looking for?

• A positive view of education as a means to transform lives
• Motivation towards becoming an excellent teacher
• An empathetic desire to make a difference to young people’s lives
• Positive attitudes to social justice, inclusion and equity
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Energy, enthusiasm and flexibility
• Resilience and reliability
• Professional attitudes and behaviour
• Willingness to be a lifelong learner. 

How do we select our student teachers?

• Quality of personal statement
• Evidence of subject expertise
• Recent and relevant experience in an educational setting
• Quality of individual interview
• Performance in selection tests – e.g. literacy, numeracy and dispositions. 

As part of its commitment to widening access, UWTSD pays particular attention to recruiting student-teachers from under-represented groups and has a proactive marketing strategy for engagement with Community First areas, groups with disabilities, ethnic minority communities and Welsh medium learners.

Many schools and college departments, both locally and nationally, have former student-teachers as a part of their staff with many going on to forge successful teaching careers at strategic, professional and management levels at home and abroad.

Our PGCE graduates usually remain in close touch with us as they make their careers in the teaching profession and they often become Subject/Class Mentors on the programme.  This creates a very strong, sustainable professional network of teachers which is a rich source of continuing professional development.

The programme design provides the opportunity for assessments to be closely related to classroom practice and draw upon evidence gained from personal experience. This approach further establishes the links between intellectual and experiential learning.

For example, students will be required to design, conduct, evaluate and share a close-to-practice research project which will directly impact on learners. Whenever possible, assignments will be submitted and marked electronically to facilitate timely and effective feedback.

Assessment components include written assignments, a portfolio, an individual video and a research project.

Some modules in this course are available to study through the medium of Welsh either fully or partially. In all cases students will be able to submit written assessments through the medium of Welsh.  

If you choose to study your course either fully or partially through the medium of Welsh, you may be eligible to apply for scholarships and bursaries to support you with your studies. 

We are continuously reviewing our Welsh medium provision, the precise availability of modules will vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course offers modules available through the medium of Welsh this may vary from year to year, and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific Welsh medium modules cannot be guaranteed.   

Extracurricular Welsh Opportunities 

There are many ways to engage with Welsh culture and life at UWTSD, including joining clubs and societies for Welsh speakers and becoming a member of our vibrant Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Opportunities to Learn Welsh 

We also provide a variety of opportunities to learn and develop your Welsh language skills. â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Our students have access to a diverse range of equipment and resources, which in most cases are sufficient to complete their programme of study. However, students will likely incur some unavoidable additional costs over and above the cost of their university tuition. These are as follows:

Mandatory Costs

• Travel to placement schools and University
• Travel to off-site specialist provision (including schools and other training providers)
• Travel to schools for ‘Bridging Days’ and other whole-cohort initiatives as per calendar
• Use of a laptop (MS Office is free to students).

Necessarily Incurred

• Travel to participate in enhancement activities
• Purchasing teaching resources
• Travel to ‘Electives’ placements.

Optional

• Printing costs
• Optional study trips.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.

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UWTSD Taught Postgraduate Progression Bursary

to assist with Students continuing to a Postgraduate Course after completing an undergraduate degree at UWTSD

This Bursary is awarded to UK/EU students who have recently completed an undergraduate degree at UWTSD (within two years) and are progressing onto a full time or part-time taught postgraduate programme at UWTSD e.g MA/MTh/MRes/MSc/MBA/PGCE (but excluding PgCert/PGDip).

Award Amount: ±«±è&²Ô²ú²õ±è;³Ù´Ç&²Ô²ú²õ±è;£2,500

Closing date for Applications: n/a - the bursary will be applied automatically for eligible students

Additional Information: This bursary is awarded as a fee reduction and awarded pro-rata with the cost of the programme and the intensity of study. The full £2,500 is for courses which cost £7,500 or more. (Full taught MA courses costing £5,050 will be eligible for a Â£1,000 bursary)

Apply Now: This award will be applied automatically to eligible students.

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Graduates are highly employable as qualified teachers in Wales and beyond.

Graduates will be equipped with a strong set of critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills reflecting transferable skills considered desirable by employers.

Graduates will be working in roles that require secure digital competence, numeracy and literacy skills together with skills of collaboration, time management and working in a complex environment. The nature of the content across the proposed programme – both in terms of delivery and assessment – will provide graduates with experience in presenting work through a variety of media. These are highly transferrable skills used in a variety of employment options.