ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL REQUIREMENTS

• a degree awarded by a United Kingdom university or other institution empowered to make such awards, or recognised equivalent qualifications. Overseas qualifications must be checked for comparability by the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC)  www.naric.org.uk
•  a grade C or above in GCSE English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent)
• you are required to undergo an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check to verify your suitability for working with young people.
• you will be expected to attend an interview if you are selected for consideration for a place on this course
• you have the intellectual and academic capabilities needed to meet the required Professional Standards for Qualified Teacher Status by the end of the course
• you possess the appropriate qualities, attitudes and values expected of a teacher
• you can read effectively and are able to communicate clearly and accurately in standard English
• you are required to satisfy CTG that you are physically and mentally ‘fit to teach’ before embarking on the course.
• you should normally be resident in the European Economic Area (EEA) (including the UK) to be eligible for financial support

CERTIFICATES
You will need to bring along with you to the interview original certificates of your degree and GCSE qualifications.  Photocopies and Statement of Results are not acceptable. Level 2 in Adult Literacy and Numeracy are not sufficient to meet the requirements for entry to the Chiltern Training Group PGCE.  Although they are at the same level of the national qualifications framework as GCSE A-C grades, they do not cover the full breadth of knowledge demanded by GCSEs.