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Hi, as a teacher in Bristol it's hard to know how to put this positively, but thinking in particular about the teaching placements (as that's what I've have the experience in) going to UWE will possibly put your friend into more challenging work experience whilst going to Bath Spa may limit her work experience.
Our school only takes Bath Spa students (only because we limit the amount that come to our school) and we have had PGCE students do their 1st and 3rd school placements at our school. This means they will have only taught in 2 schools throughout their PGCE. Compare that to when I did the 4 year QTS (at UWE) where I had taught at 6 schools!
Is this because there is a shortage of placements at primary schools that take Bath Spa students? I can't answer that I'm afraid.
As for UWE I taught in some very challenging schools when I was training but I did get a job as soon as I qualified at school I did my final placement at (mainly because all the teacher were leaving..ha ha!)
I would suggest that she contact a local primary school and ask to go in and observe/help in a classroom before she applies just to make sure that teaching is right for her...I did have a secondary PGCE student do a visit into my year 6 class before he started his course and after a week decided that teaching wasn't going to be for him!
Hope this helps and send her all my very best and if she chooses Bath Spa I may see her at my school (we're a very friendly bunch!)
It really does not matter which PGCE course your friend does, as long as she is committed to the course, completes it successfully, and gets a strong reference at the end. Bath and UWE are both fine places to study.
Bath Spa is the best one for Teaching.
There are a lot of Construction and Nursing Students at UWE.
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