Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: PGCE Part Time: 2 years, Full Time: 1 year.
This course is designed to train you to become an inspirational, reflective and professional teacher of secondary art and design who can motivate learners aged 11-16 to achieve highly and realise their full potential.
Your learning will be personalised across professional skills, subject knowledge and pedagogy, research and theory. You develop further by completing a small-scale research project within your subject area and by undertaking intensive teaching practices within school settings, allowing you to put your knowledge and understanding of education into practice. On placement you will practise teaching strategies, learn how to manage a classroom environment, and develop evidence-based approaches from skilled professionals who share your passion for your subject area.
At the beginning of the course, you focus on developing your knowledge of learning and explore a range of evidence-based teaching and assessment theories and strategies, in addition to your subject knowledge and subject specific pedagogy. Throughout the course, you embed and refine your knowledge and skills, enhancing your own practice and subject expertise during school-based placements as well as developing your ability to reflect on your practice through action research.
You must have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade 4 in GCSE in English and maths. You must have a first degree (minimum 2:2) from a UK higher education institution or a recognised equivalent qualification. In exceptional cases if you do not have a 2:2 but are able to demonstrate suitable significant experience and/or further study you may be considered for the course. Ability to clearly demonstrate suitable subject level ability in the specialist subject area. This may be evidenced through suitable A level or Level 3 qualifications and the completion of a subject knowledge enhancement course or through the first-degree subject area (a transcript may be requested) or through work experience relating to the subject. Ability to demonstrate capacity to meet the Teachers’ Standards. Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal records check. Completion of a Declaration of Suitability for Teacher Training document. Submission of two references. Referees must confirm that they know of no reason why you cannot work with children. Admissions will also check there are no breaks in your employment/ education history. Successful completion of a formal interview and selection process.IELTS entry requirements for international students is level 6.5
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Throughout the course you are supported to prepare for the next steps in your teaching journey whilst you progress to meet Teachers’ Standards. You develop your professionalism and employability and will be given advice and guidance in relation to recruitment and selection. The course aims to ensure that you are ready to progress to professional development through the Early Career Framework (ECF) within your first teaching role as an Early Career Teacher (ECT).
Core modules
Developing Learning, Teaching and Pedagogy
Enhancing Learning, Teaching and Pedagogy
Professional Practices
Subject Specialist Pedagogy in Art and Design
Subject Specialist Practice Project
Modules offered may vary.
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