PGDE Secondary (Home Economics)

Minimum entry requirements:

• a degree validated by a higher education institution in the United Kingdom or a degree of an equivalent standard from an institution outside the United Kingdom

Applicants must have a degree with 80 SCQF credit points including 40 SCQF credit points at SCQF Level 8 (or above) from at least two of:

– consumer studies

– food studies

– food technology

– textile technology

– nutrition

The other 40 credits can come from the above or any of the other relevant areas outlined below:

• Family Studies – Parenting; childhood studies; family lifestyles; socioeconomic influences; environmental issues
• Food Science – Food chemistry; composition of foods, processing and manufacturing of foodstuffs; functional properties of foods; biotechnology; microbiology.
• Health – Health promotion; health education; determinants of health, lifestyles and health; environmental issues; health and food policies.
• Hospitality – Practical food preparation skills; food preparation techniques; food and beverage management.
• Textile Studies – Textile construction; properties; finishes; contemporary developments; production systems; textile futures; design technologies

PLUS

•A National Qualification in English at SCQF Level 6, for example:

– Higher English Grade C or;

– A Level English, Grade D or;

– GCSE English Language AND English Literature, at 4/C IN BOTH or;

– Irish Leaving Certificate Higher English at Grade 4/C2.

NB Higher ESOL is acceptable for entry to PGDE (Home Economics) only. It is not accepted for entry to BA (Hons) Education Studies (Primary).

AND

•A National Qualification in Mathematics at SCQF Level 5, for example:

-Standard Grade/Int 2/National 5 Mathematics Grade C or;

– GCSE Mathematics at 4/C or;

-Irish Leaving Certificate Mathematics Ordinary Grade 3/B3.

NB National 5 Lifeskills/Applications Mathematics is accepted in place of National 5 Mathematics.

International: Where your degree has not been studied in English, you will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.5 with no individual component score less than 6.0.

Accreditation of prior learning: You may be granted exemption from studying a module or modules up to a maximum of 60 credit points, provided you can demonstrate successful achievement of all the learning outcomes.

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Scottish or EU students will be guaranteed a job for one year in a Scottish school following graduation as part of the GTCS Teacher Induction Scheme. After graduating, candidates register with the GTCS for provisional registration and on successful completion of a probationary teaching year will be awarded full registration.

• Reflective and Critical Practice (Placement Modules) (40 credits)
• Home Economics in the 21st Century (40 credits)
• Education: Theory, Practice and Research 1 (20 credits)
• Education: Theory, Practice and Research 2 (20 credits)