PGCE (Arabic)

You will have access to an online course and every week for 37 weeks you will read about the topic for that week and discuss it with your mentor (the teacher in your school who is supporting you). You will teach a lesson observed by your mentor, you will reflect on your performance and write material onto the online platform.

The syllabus is based on the English Teachers’ Standards:

1. Setting high expectations of pupils
2. Promoting good progress and outcomes of pupils
3. Demonstrating good subject knowledge.
4. Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
5. Adapt teaching to respond to the needs and strengths of pupils.
6. Make accurate and productive use of assessment.
7. Manage behaviour effectively.
8. Fulfil wider professional responsibilities.
9. Demonstrate high standards of personal and professional conduct.

You will attend six ‘live’ online training sessions plus two induction days (in late August). Attendance at all these days is mandatory (all timings are according to the UK time). The draft course outline below is subject to change:

• Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 August 2025 8am -12 noon (induction)
• Saturday 27 September 2025 7am to 1pm
• Saturday 29 November 2025 7am to 1pm
• Saturday 6 December 2025 7am to 1pm
• Saturday 24 January 2026 7am to 1pm
• Saturday 21 February 2026 7am to 1pm
• Saturday 28 March 2026 7am to 1pm

If you would like a tutor to travel from the UK to observe lessons in person, this is possible for an additional fee. Please contact the course manager Dr Mayamin Altae: Mayamin.altae@buckingham.ac.uk

Upon course completion, you can put what have learnt into practice in the classroom, benefiting not only your career prospects, but also the generation of pupils that you are teaching.

You will be invited to the University of Buckingham in the UK to attend your graduation ceremony if you can make it.

The University of Buckingham is one of a small number of universities granted permission by the UK Government to offer the International Qualified Teacher Status qualification, providing an opportunity for those who wish to pursue this teaching qualification after completing their PGCE.

You will be awarded 60 credits for admission to a Master’s courses at the University of Buckingham if the student wishes to continue; the time period and course requirements for the Master’s degree are shortened.

• You must have a university bachelor’s degree or equivalent. We will need to see your original degree certificate.
• You must be employed as a teacher in an international school abroad or you have an agreement with a school that accommodates your training needs.
• You must obtain a commitment from your school to provide a suitable mentor.
• You will be asked to show the physical and mental fitness to teach.

The employing school must be able to fully support a candidate through the course, enabling them to demonstrate all of the UK Teachers’ Standards and releasing them for the compulsory live online training sessions.

The University reserves the right to increase course fees annually in line with inflation linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI). If the University intends to increase your course fees it will notify you via email of this as soon as reasonably practicable.

Course fees do not include additional costs such as books, equipment, writing up fees and other ancillary charges. Where applicable, these additional costs will be made clear.

Fees are invoiced at the beginning of the course.  Instalments can be arranged directly with the Finance department upon receipt of the invoice.

£4500 for the course

Registration fee £300