Religious Education PG Cert

This flexible course is designed to enable you to respond to a range of issues in teaching, learning and assessment in R.E.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Religious Education is a flexible one year part-time course, designed to give you the opportunity to reflect on current practice, build teaching skills and critical reflection upon them, and deepen subject knowledge of R.E. in an area of choice.

The course is designed for teachers of R.E. – both specialists and non-specialists – who are working at any Key Stage or in an advisory capacity.

Some funding is available from the Diocese of Worcester. Please email cpdeducation@worc.ac.uk for further information.

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How to Apply

To apply for a place, please contact the Institute of Education CPD office

cpdeducation@worc.ac.uk

01905 855056
01905 855257
01905 542064

Study options

Flexible one year part-time course

Get in touch

Dr Stephen Parker
01905 542165
s.parker@worc.ac.uk

The course is designed for teachers of R.E. – both specialists and non-specialists – who are working at any Key Stage or in an advisory capacity.

Modules

The Postgraduate Certificate consists of three modules, each worth 20 credits at Masters level.

The module titles and broad content are:
Module1: Current Issues in Religious Education will update participants on the current debates in RE
Module 2: Learning and Teaching in Religious Education will address issues in religion and approaches to pedagogy in the subject
Module 3: Negotiated Learning offers participants an opportunity to use techniques of research and enquiry to find out more about their own practice or about an aspect of teaching and learning in RE which is of particular personal interest.

These modules can be supplemented by others leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDip - 120 credits) or a Masters degree (Education MA - 180 credits).

Assessment

The programme will be taught through a series of evening lectures during term-time, with the final Negotiated Learning module being supported through tutorials with a subject specialist.

The course is assessed by a scheme of work and accompanying critical commentary, an evaluative case study reviewing current practice and a supported study of a topic chosen by the participant

Academic department

Institute of Education

“Our high quality programmes and innovative teaching methods prepare and train the very best professionals. Worcester graduates have made a huge difference in the field of education.”
Professor Chris Robertson, Head of Institute