Who are these courses for?

We are a long-standing, successful provider of SKE and shorter, unfunded

‘booster’ courses. These courses are designed for applicants who have been

offered or are hoping to gain a place on a postgraduate Initial Teacher Training

course in England.

The courses will help you identify your individual training needs and top up your

subject knowledge in areas that would be difficult to address on your own, such

as certain practical elements of chemistry or physics.

The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) offers full funding for successful applicants and therefore courses are free to participants. The NCTL also offers a bursary of £200/week to eligible applicants.

Am I eligible? To be eligible trainees must:

not be going onto an undergraduate course;

not already hold qualified teacher status;

have agreement from their ITT provider that they should attend.

What can I expect from the course? University of Wolverhampton SKE and booster courses are designed to be an introduction

to ITT courses with a focus on the subject knowledge trainees will require to become

successful teachers within their subject. All courses are taught by experienced teachers

who have expertise both in their subject area and working with teacher trainees. Courses

will take place prior to the start of ITT training or with some elements being taught

alongside the PGCE programme.

Please see individual subject pages for further details.

Applying for SKE courses You may only apply to attend the SKE course in the subject that you will train to teach on your ITT course. For applicants from an institution other than the University of Wolverhampton, we will need to contact your ITT provider to ensure they are willing to support your application for SKE and to establish their preferred funding option. Applications are to be made via the University’s online application system. Please visit: http://www.wlv.ac.uk/ske. For enquiries regarding courses please contact Nikki Copitch on 01902 323241 or by email at n.copitch@wlv.ac.uk.

Where will the courses be held?

Most courses will be held at the Walsall Campus of the University of Wolverhampton which is easily accessible by car or public transport. Free parking is available. Directions to the Walsall Campus can be found on the back page of this booklet. Some courses may take place in local schools. Please see subject information pages for details.

This is a very intensive, 8-week subject knowledge enhancement course for those beginning ITT training in Secondary Chemistry. You will cover a range of relevant school based content at key stage 3, 4 and post 16. This course is intended for those preparing to teach Chemistry. Consequently, it also includes elements of Physics and Biology suitable to the areas encountered in secondary teaching.

Core dates

July 2014

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Sessions take place at the University’s Walsall Campus. Sessions run 10:00am-1:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm.

Note: Elements of this programme are available as shorter booster courses in Physics, Chemistry and Biology for candidates not attending this funded 8 week programme. Please contact www.ske.wlv.ac.uk for details.

This is a very intensive, 8-week subject knowledge enhancement course for those beginning ITT training in Secondary Design and Technology. You will cover a range of relevant content including the areas of the subject outlined below:

Introduction to basic resistant materials, knowledge and processes (metal, plastic, wood);

Basic electronics and physical systems;

Electronic systems and control;

Health and Safety.

Core dates

Further enhancement

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Further enhancement takes place during October and February half terms. Sessions will take place at the University’s Walsall Campus and in a local school. All sessions will run 10:00am-1:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm.

8-week course for those with a Mathematics degree This is a very intensive, eight-week subject knowledge enhancement course for those beginning ITT training in secondary mathematics. You will cover a range of relevant school based content at key stage 3 and 4.

Core dates

Courses will run from 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. All taught sessions will take place at the University’s Walsall Campus. See back of this booklet for details. For a discussion on any point please ring Rob Rolfe, Mathematics SKE Programme Leader, on 01902 32 2890 or email rob.rolfe@wlv.ac.uk.

Don’t have a degree in Mathematics? The next page details our 24-week course, which gives you all the training you need…

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24-week course for those without a Mathematics

degree

This course is designed to enable applicants who hold a suitable degree other than mathematics to gain the subject knowledge they require to train as a secondary Mathematics teacher.

Core dates

This course begins on the 3rd February 2014 and runs until the 18th July 2014. It is possible to join this course at any time up until Easter. Please contact the course leader to negotiate a suitable starting date. Face-to-face classes are held for three days a week (usually Monday to Wednesday) between 9.00am and 3.00pm. Thursday and Friday are days to undertake work on an independent basis. In particular, Thursday will be a Distance Learning day, in which you will be expected to participate in online and distance activities. There will be no direct teaching for two weeks at Easter and two reading weeks also occur which match most school half-term breaks. All taught sessions will take place at the University’s Walsall Campus. See back of this booklet for details. For further details please contact the course leader: Rob Rolfe 01902 322890 (office) 07811728837 (mobile before 7pm) Or email rob.rolfe@wlv.ac.uk

This is an intensive, 8-week subject knowledge enhancement course for those beginning ITT training in secondary languages. You will cover a range of relevant school based content at key stage 3, 4 and post 16. Focus will be placed on development of three main areas:

Language Development for Teaching: French

Language Development for Teaching: German

Language Development for Teaching: Spanish

Core dates

An additional 10 days will be scheduled during the following academic year. Note: There will be an intensive teaching course in each language. Participants will be able to access this from any starting point other than ab initio. Sessions will take place at the University’s Walsall Campus. All sessions will run 10:00am-1:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm. Materials and activities for distance learning will be provided and participants will be expected to work on these independently or in small groups outside the taught sessions. Facilities for doing so will be provided on site but participants may opt to undertake these guided tasks elsewhere.

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This is a very intensive, 8-week subject knowledge enhancement course for those beginning ITT training in Secondary Physics. You will cover a range of relevant school based content at key stage 3, 4 and post 16. This course is intended for those preparing to teach Physics, consequently it also includes elements of Chemistry and Biology suitable to the areas encountered in secondary teaching.

Core dates

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Sessions take place at the University’s Walsall Campus. Sessions run 10:00am-1:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm.

Note: Elements of this programme are available as shorter booster courses in Physics, Chemistry and Biology for candidates not attending this funded 8 week programme. Please contact www.ske.wlv.ac.uk for details.

This is a very intensive, 8-week subject knowledge enhancement course for those beginning ITT training in secondary computer Science. You will cover a range of relevant school based content at key stage 3 and 4. The course will be delivered by a team of tutors from both the university and a range of partnership schools who will model best practice in their teaching. The sessions will be interactive and active participation is expected. There will be a blend of face to face teaching and some online learning. Sessions will explore the practical aspects of computing such as:

• Learning visual programming languages (e.g. Scratch/BYOB, Alice, Kodu) • Learning to program in Python (procedural language) • Learning to program in Visual Basic .NET (object oriented language) • Learning about the nature and characteristics of assembly language and other

low level languages via software such as ‘Little Man Computer’ • learning to create ‘apps’ using MIT AppInventor • Learning principles of electronics for programming control devices like the

Arduino, and developing a working control project that involves using both electronic components and writing code to control them.

Core dates

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How to apply Applications are to be made via the University’s online application system. Please visit: http://www.wlv.ac.uk/ske. For further details or to discuss any aspect of SKE provision please contact Nikki Copitch on 01902 323241 or at N.Copitch@wlv.ac.uk School Direct providers and SKITT providers wishing to discuss funding or any other issues associated with this provision please also contact Nikki Copitch using the details above.

Further information For further details about our Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses please contact: SKE Administrator Institute of Education University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus Gorway Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3BD Telephone: 01902 323002 Email: ske@wlv.ac.uk Website: www.wlv.ac.uk/ske

Map and directions to Walsall Campus

By road: Leave the M6 at Junction 9 and follow the A4148 towards Birmingham making sure you get into the right-hand lane. Bear right onto the A4148 Broadway ringroad and continue until you see the University of Wolverhampton Walsall Campus on your left-hand side. At the next roundabout, turn left into Birmingham Road, then left into Jesson Road and left again into Gorway Road, the campus will then be straight ahead of you. By public transport: Trains call into Walsall station from Birmingham New Street and stations across the West Midlands region. The Number 51 bus stops at Jesson Road as it travels between Walsall and Birmingham. The 529 is the most direct bus route from Wolverhampton to Walsall.