PGDE (Professional Graduate Diploma in Education)
The one-year postgraduate teacher education qualification in Scotland.
- Stands for
- Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
- Used in
- Scotland
- Topic
- Teacher training
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Related terms
- PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) England Wales Northern Ireland
- A one-year (full-time) academic qualification for graduates training to teach, usually combined with QTS; often includes master's-level credits.
- GTCS (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Scotland
- The independent body that registers teachers in Scotland; registration is required to teach in Scottish state schools.
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