We use cookies

These cookies are used to improve your experience and deliver personalised content. To find out more, please see our Privacy Policy.

Is it okay if we use cookies?

Get into Teaching Experience

Taunton campus

Tuesday 4 November 2025 9:30am - 12:30pm
Register

Ever thought about becoming a teacher in the FE & Skills Sector but unsure about whether this could be the right career for you? Join us at UCS - Taunton College this November for our half-day “Get into Teaching Experience”. Experience a morning at our college campus and complete a series of activities designed to give some insights into what it is like teaching in Further Education (FE). Meet the PGCE/Cert Ed Programme Leader, speak to past and current Trainee Teachers, observe a lesson in action, hear professional teaching experiences from our Teaching and Learning Coaches, and get stuck into a practical teaching and learning activity. A fantastic opportunity to get a real, hands on experience of what a career in FE Teaching could be like for you!

Plan of the day:

  • 9:30am - Meet at reception
  • 9:45am - Welcome talk
  • 10:00am - Overview of the PGCE/Cert Ed Programme
  • 10:15am - Lesson taster
  • 10:45am - Chat to a Teaching & Learning Coach
  • 11:15am - Teaching, Learning & Assessment Activity
  • 11:45am - Talk to current PGCE/Cert Ed trainee teachers
  • 12:15pm - Q&A with course leader & guidance on the application process
  • 12:30pm - End of the experience.