Response to Periodic Review Andy Convery 9/08//12 7.0 Modify Programme Content Table in specification to reflect new credit value for EPF133 for September 2013 start date Maggie Gregson Trish Spedding November 2012 8.0 Clarification of formative grading on the programme Maggie Gregson Trish Spedding & Lawrence Nixon 18/0213 9.0 Modification to reduce credits from 40 to 20 in EPF219/306 Minor modifications to EPF219/306 and 218/305 to title and minor revisions to module content to ensure it is up to date. Maggie Gregson Trish Spedding 11/04/13 10.0 Modifications following FQMSC May 9th 2013 Maggie Gregson Trish Spedding 07/06/13 11.0 Modifications to change EPF230 and EPF238 to option modules Trish Spedding Maggie Gregson 04/10/13 Core information Programme title: Professional Graduate /Certificate in Post Compulsory Education and Training Interim or exit awards: Undergraduate Certificate in Post-compulsory Education (40 credits at Level 4; 20 credits at Level 5) Awarding body: University of Sunderland Programme Assessment Board Accrediting body / bodies (if applicable) LSIS Collaborative partners and models of collaboration, if applicable ………. The Collaborative Partnership is constituted as follows: Bishop Auckland College Sunderland College East Durham College Gateshead College Tyne Metropolitan College South Tyneside College Location(s) at which programme is delivered (as above). In addition the Programme is delivered on-campus. The University also directly delivers the Programme at 1 Reach Out centres in Northumberland:
All student teachers who are eligible for the University of Sunderland Professional Certificate (PCET) will have achieved all the above learning outcomes and will be eligible to apply for QTLS status. Programme Structure and Content The proposed curriculum covers the content of the current LSIS specifications, both in terms of direct subject knowledge, but also in addressing how different areas of the curriculum are In the interests of simplicity and to enable the effective management of such a large programme all modules are core. The programmes are designed to prepare students for a particular career as a subject specialist teacher in PCET. In July 2011 two new modules EPF231 and EPF307 were added to the programme to enable students on the full time pathway wishing to pursue a career as a teacher of adult literacy as an integral part of the PGCE PCET. Students on this pathway study these modules instead of EPF230 and EPF 305. Programme content Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector EPF 134 20 at HE Level 1 (NCF LEVEL 4) Undergraduate Certificate (including Diploma in teaching in the Lifelong Learning sector part 1) Developing Theories of Teaching Learning & Assessment in PCET EPF 230 20 at HE Level 2 (NCF LEVEL 5) Developing Theories of Teaching, Learning, Literacy & Assessment in PCET EPF231 20 at HE Level 2 (NCF LEVEL 5) Practical Teaching & Professional Development 2 EPF 140 20 at HE Level 1 (NCF LEVEL 4) Certificate in Education (PCET) (Incorporating full Diploma in Teaching in the LLS) Contextualising Policy and Curriculum in PCET EPF 217 20 at HE Level 2 (NCF LEVEL 5) Enhancing Subject Specialist Learning through Innovation & Change EPF 235 20 at HE Level 2 (NCF LEVEL 5) Advancing Subject Specialist Teaching & Professional Development EPF 234 20 at L HE Level 2 (NCF LEVEL 5) Professional Graduate/ Certificate in Education Contextualising Policy and Curriculum EPF 304 20 at HE Level 3 (NCF LEVEL 6) Enhancing Subject Specialist Learning through Innovation & EPF 309 20 at HE Level 3 (NCF LEVEL 6)
Appendix 2 Module List Award, Route (if and Level New/ Existing/ Modified Module (N/E/MM) Module Title Module Code Module Credit Value Whether core or option Must choose (ie option): Assessment weighting – give % weight for each assessment item Module leader Other comment (if required) Date of Entry on SITS. N/MM only ( After event) JACS Code Pg/Cert Ed 4 N Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector EPF 134 20 C Programme Leaders Pg/Cert Ed 5 E Developing Theories of Teaching Learning & Assessment in PCET EPF 230 20 O Pg/Cert Ed 4 E Practical Teaching & Professional Development 2 EPF 140 20 C Cert Ed 5 E Contextualising Policy and Curriculum in OCET EPF 217 20 C Trainees either take level 5 or 6 modules Cert Ed 5 E Enhancing Subject Specialist Learning Through Innovation and Change EPF 235 20 C Trainees either take level 5 or 6 modules Cert Ed 5 E Advancing Subject Specialist Teaching and Professional Development EPF 234 20 C Trainees either take level 5 or 6 modules Pg/Cert Ed 6 E Contextualising Policy and Curriculum in Post Compulsory Education & Training EPF 304 20 C Trainees either take level 5 or 6 modules Pg/Cert Ed 6 E Enhancing Subject Specialist Learning Through Innovation EPF 309 20 C Trainees either take level 5 or 6
and Change modules Pg/Cert Ed 6 E Advancing Subject Specialist Teaching and Professional Development EPF 308 20 C Trainees either take level 5 or 6 modules Pg/Cert Ed 5 N Developing Theories of Teaching, Learning, Literacy & Assessment in PCET EPF231 20 C This module is for trainees on the Literacy pathway Pg/Cert Ed 6 N Enhancing Literacy Learning through Innovation & Change EPF307 20 C This module is for trainees on the Literacy pathway instead of EPF305