Postgraduate Certificate in Education International (PGCEi) PGCE

This one year teaching qualification is specially designed to prepare you for teaching in international settings, developing you into a highly reflective practitioner, equipped with the skills and knowledge to be a successful teacher. With a 3 day virtual induction, led by experts from Warwick and Assessed Teaching against International Teachers’ Standards. You will have ‘Live’ interactive online lectures throughout the course and support from international school leaders and experts. <br/><br/>This one-year postgraduate course is specifically designed to prepare you for teaching in international settings. It will equip you to be a reflective, competent and professionally aware educator through a unique blended learning programme that includes:<br/><br/><br/>- An intensive three day virtual induction led by Associate Professors from Warwick.<br/><br/><br/>- A minimum of 20 ‘Live’ online sessions in Subject Studies, Professional Enquiry and Professional Practice modules throughout the year. These will take place at 11am (GMT) and are 2.5 hours in length.<br/><br/><br/>- Completion of a Professional Digital Portfolio (PDP), two 1000 word reflective pieces at Masters level and final assessment guided by the International Teachers’ Standards.<br/><br/><br/>- The completion of two Master’s level assignments, one based on a phase-related issue and one on a comparative international theme.<br/><br/><br/>- Teaching practice with assessment points and a summative lesson observation from a Warwick tutor (either online or in person).<br/><br/><br/>- Three personal tutorials led by staff at Warwick and on-going mentor support provided by schools throughout the year.<br/><br/><br/>The University of Warwick is consistently ranked as one of the top ten in the United Kingdom. The Centre for Teacher Education is the University’s global-service provider for high quality training and professional education. It has been awarded “Outstanding” provider status by the British government standard (OFSTED). Our iQTS International programme was one of five inspected as part of the DfE iQTS pilot inspections and has been awarded grade 1.<br/><br/>**Qualified Teacher Status in England and Wales**<br/><br/>Qualified Teacher Status in England and Wales is conferred by the Teaching Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education (England) and the Minister for Education and Skills (Wales) and not by universities. The PGCE international programme does not, therefore, offer a licence to teach in the UK or elsewhere.<br/><br/>We have PGCE iQTS options should you wish to gain Qualified Teacher Status.<br/><br/>This information is applicable for 2025 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.