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run4cover As a politics graduate currently on a citizenship PGCE I would say get on it as soon as you can! Your experience and education would really help you and to be honest at the end of it you would probally have no bother getting a post in any of the social sciences.In my second placement I'm going to be teaching citizenship, history, sociology, geography, RE and even some maths. At the end of the course I will have more varied teaching experience and be able to 'steal' the jobs off the other history and geography PGCE students. The employment rates for the last few years of my course are pretty fantastic and much better that the other humanities courses at my uni.The biggest problem you will come accross will be people asking 'isn't citizenship just PSHE' which after a few months on the course, will annoy the hell out of you. Make sure you research what citizenship actually is before you get into the interviews and be prepared to really stand up for what the subject is trying to achieve.Good luck with your application!
As a politics graduate currently on a citizenship PGCE I would say get on it as soon as you can! Your experience and education would really help you and to be honest at the end of it you would probally have no bother getting a post in any of the social sciences.
In my second placement I'm going to be teaching citizenship, history, sociology, geography, RE and even some maths. At the end of the course I will have more varied teaching experience and be able to 'steal' the jobs off the other history and geography PGCE students. The employment rates for the last few years of my course are pretty fantastic and much better that the other humanities courses at my uni.
The biggest problem you will come accross will be people asking 'isn't citizenship just PSHE' which after a few months on the course, will annoy the hell out of you. Make sure you research what citizenship actually is before you get into the interviews and be prepared to really stand up for what the subject is trying to achieve.
Good luck with your application!
Thanks a lot guys for sharing your differen-different views regarding Citizenship.I really appreciate your views,your views made me knowledgeable a lot regarding Citizenship subject.
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Just to add to this.... on the jobs front. I am currently on a course with 15 people. 10 of us have got jobs (Although I am the only person with straight citizenship, the others either have a mix of it with different subjects, or are teaching sociology, law or humanities) Of the 5 remaining ALL have had interviews and are waiting for the post-half term jobs to come out. Many of the 5 have, for whatever reasons, not been able to be flexible with where they are living next year and this has reflected in the amount of jobs they have been able to apply for.
Throughout the course I have recieved very nagative reactions from other teachers, including a head of department who sat me down to tell me I had basically wasted a year of my life training as a citizenship teacher because I would be unemployable when I came out at the other end. Its a tough course, but all PGCEs are, you will probally have to teach other subjects in your placement schools, sometimes out of your comfort zone. I would recomend focusing in on one or two other subjects, play to your strengths but also look for other things you can offer. Unlike shortage subjects its not really enough to be able to just teach your subject so any extra-curricular clubs or extra department activities you can help run can only help you in the end.
Good luck and I hope you enjoy your year!
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