"Teaching practice based on an up-to-date, and deep understanding of relevant evidence is a hallmark of a high-quality education system, and crucial for pupils’ learning outcomes".
OFSTED (2023)
Level 6 Certification Embedding Pedagogical Content Knowledge into Classroom Practice
Join Next Gen Teaching to ensure that you are embedding pedagogical content knowledge using the most current theory, research and teaching methods, into your classroom practice.
course outline
- Develop knowledge of most recent academic theory, research and science of learning linked to classroom practice
- Develop practical skills across all areas of behaviour, curriculum, assessment, pedagogy and professional behaviours in line with current best practice
- Learn through a hybrid approach
- Engage in practical professional collaboration workshops
- Have time to reflect and develop your professional skills, through guided online and face-to-face modules
assessment
Level 6 Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to the required level. The awardee of this certificate demonstrates:
Knowledge; The awardee ...
- Has advanced practical, conceptual or technological knowledge and understanding of a subject or field of work to create ways forward in contexts where there are many interacting factors.
- Understands different perspectives, approaches or schools of thought and the theories that underpin them.
- Can critically analyse, interpret and evaluate complex information, concepts and ideas.
Skills; The awardee can ...
- Determine, refine, adapt and use appropriate methods and advanced cognitive and practical skills to address problems that have limited definition and involve many interacting factors.
- Use and, where appropriate, design relevant research and development to inform actions.
- Evaluate actions, methods and results and their implications.
each participant receives
- 1 full academic year of guided learning, continuous support and implementation of theory and research into practice
- Professional Learning Coach for the academic year
- 12 guided learning content modules
- 5 live online guided learning TEAMS sessions with our professionals
- 9 face-to-face, interactive and practice based development days with NGT professionals at your Professional Learning Hub
- Targeted, ongoing formative feedback throughout the year
- 3 online dialogic development meetings with a NGT professional
- Final assessments that are pedagogy-based implementation tasks
Career-Focused Curriculum
Our courses and programs are designed for continued success in educational practice. This course is rooted in the following foundations for practice and assessment:
- Teachers' Standards for England and Wales
- Standard for teachers' professional development (DfE, 2016)
- OFQUAL Level 6 Criteria for Assessment
Affordable price
We believe that education should be accessible to everyone. That's why we offer affordable prices. No hidden costs or nasty surprises - everything is included in the price!
The DfE's Standard for teachers’ professional development states that ...
Part 2 – Professional development should be underpinned by robust evidence and expertise
Professional development is most effective when informed by robust evidence, which can be from a range of sources. In particular, effective professional development:
- develops practice and theory together;
- links pedagogical knowledge with subject/specialist knowledge;
- draws on the evidence base, including high-quality academic research, and robustly evaluated approaches and teaching resources;
- is supported by those with expertise and knowledge to help participants improve their understanding of evidence; and,
- draws out and challenges teachers’ beliefs and expectations about teaching and how children learn.
On this course you will apply the latest knowledge of academic theory, research and the science of learning to develop your skills as a classroom practitioner. In line with the most recent developments in Initial Teacher Training Early Career Framework (ITTECF), this course supports the ongoing professional learning and development of classroom practitioners, to ensure that all classroom practice is informed by the most recent developments in educational theory of learning and best practice methods.
Throughout the year you will engage in relevant reading and academic research, and then, through our synchronous online and face-to-face events, you will develop high level skills in best practice techniques to support the development of pedagogical content knowledge within your classroom practice. This course is designed to create a sustained programme of learning across an academic year.
Course Information
Is this course for me?
This course would be perfect for practitioners who are wanting to develop their skills as a classroom practitioner to ensure that they are embedding current best practice in all areas Some examples include:
- Teachers who would like to ensure that their classroom practice is supported by the most recent developments in best practice
- Practitioners who have worked in the international sector for a number of years and would like to upskill in relation to DfE policy and expectations
- Practitioners who may be considering moving back to the UK and want to demonstrate their classroom practice in relation to current DfE policy and expectations for teachers
What qualifications do I need?
In order to register for this course you will need to be a qualified teacher. All of our courses are rooted in the teaching expectations for England and Wales, however, you do NOT need to have a teaching qualification from the UK, you can register for this course if you qualified in a different country. We will ask for your qualifications so we can check your eligibility and we may request an IELTS (or equivalent) for English proficiency.
Can I enroll myself onto the course or do I have to go through my school?
You are free to enroll independently onto the course and pay the full price yourself - you do not need to go through your school. However, we are a very practical course and everything you do will go back to implementation into practice, so we advise that you do have your school's support with your learning journey.