Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Modern Foreign Languages)

• French major with German as a minor
• German major with French as a minor
• Spanish major with French as a minor
• French major with Spanish as a minor.

The programme emphasizes learning through critical reflection on theory, practice and research. We maintain close links with partnership schools and colleagues. Unique features of the course are the ERASMUS opportunity to spend some time teaching in the country of your second language in the summer term. We further encourage ongoing development of subject knowledge through peer support and our e-learning platform designed in conjunction with colleagues from the King's Modern Language Centre to develop your linguistic competence and pedagogical awareness. The programme is delivered by tutors who have extensive teaching experience and are actively involved in research of international quality.

College based time: You will work with other trainees and tutors in your subject area to consider the principles and practice of teaching your subject including curriculum design, the development of materials, classroom management and lesson planning. You will also work with trainees from other subjects in a programme of lectures and seminar groups to examine broad generic issues. During both secondary school placements there are occasional days in college for tutorials to support and monitor progress towards the standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). There are cross-curricular research tasks and assignments.

School based time: For 24 of the 36 weeks the training takes place in schools, mainly in two complementary secondary schools but with two short primary school experiences. This introduces you to recognising key constituents of good teaching, helps develop your own teaching skills and gain an understanding of how schools work and how children learn. Some trainees undertake part of their teaching practice in France, Spain, Austria or Germany, funded by the Erasmus programme.