Which MA should I do to become a pgce lecturer?

[guildingthelily]

Hi all, looking for some advice on the next step in my career. I would love to move into further education in a few years. I am a primary school teacher with 14 years experience in the state and independent sector. I have been Head of Year, Head of MFL, G & T Coordinator and member of SLT. I have mainly taught in KS2 but also taught KS1 and EYFS. I am thinking of starting an MA online with the OU. There is one in Education and one in Child Development. However I also quite like the look of others that are distance learning based such as Children's Literature. Do I need to do a specific subject to become a pgce lecturer or could I choose one that is related to a topic I'm really interested in that is education based?

Thank you for your advice.

PS : I'm 44 and have two children in Y5 and y6, so thinking in a few years time a lecturing job would be more doable when my kids are a little older.

If you want a Masters directly related to teaching teachers and would be teachers then this part time distance learning one : www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-teacher-education. I did it and it was excellent.

But I notice that on your list of experience you haven’t said anything about mentoring students or NQTs/ECTs or leading CPD within your own or other schools. If you want to move into ITE then I would start there rather than going straight to a Masters.

Working with a local uni to support placement students will both help you build connections and give you relevant experience to put on applications.

Thank you pp. I forgot to mention that yes I have lead CPD and mentored NQT's. Doh! I'll have a look at that course, looks great.

It really is a good course - can’t recommend it highly enough - but you need to be involved in some kind of teacher education to do the practical tasks. In my cohort there were university lecturers, in school mentors, people who worked for teacher education charities- a wide variety.

Cost is a consideration as you’ll definitely get cheaper Masters elsewhere but being a student at Oxford was a lot of fun! A week long residential at the start of each year then everything else can be done remotely - that’s why every year there are international students from all over the world. Feel free to message me if you want to know more.