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In terms of structure, initial teacher education (ITE) in England is complex. Most new teachers who intend to work in the secondary sector (teaching 11–18 year old students) have obtained a first degree in their specialist subject or a closely aligned subject. They then follow a one year Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) course which provides insight into educational theory, into the range of effective ways of teaching key concepts in their subject, into non-subject-specific aspects of the role of the teacher, and into educational systems and current government initiatives in education.
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Postlethwaite, K., Skinner, N. (2017). Educating New Secondary School Physics Teachers. In: Sickel, A.J., Witzig, S.B. (eds) Designing and Teaching the Secondary Science Methods Course. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-881-5_10
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