Strathclyde University PGDE Team

There is an authentic culture of kindness in Strathclyde’s PGDE learning community based on trust and honesty.

There is a strong, supportive culture where collective professionalism and collaboration pervades all that they do.

Colleagues are involved in learning opportunities relevant to their own specialism, but also take part in activities that cross the boundaries of specialism, ensuring a broadening of knowledge and connectivity.

Staff embrace opportunities and take risks to ensure they are at the ‘sharp edge’ of new initiatives. They use this knowledge to enrich and shape the learning experiences of student teachers.

This is extremely empowering, as they are collectively seen by others as life-long learners, setting very positive examples to all those with whom they work.

The GTCS heard a narrative which conveyed a picture of Strathclyde’s PGDE community as being a genuinely caring, supportive and inclusive learning community which is inspiring the next generation of world class teachers.