PGCE Secondary Art and Design PGCE PGCE PGCE

Our PGCE Secondary Art and Design enables you to address all aspects of art and design, gain experience on placements, and develop the skills and knowledge to teach art and design at secondary level.<br/><br/>This Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Secondary Art and Design course leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), qualifying you to teach the 11-18 age group in secondary schools in England and Wales.<br/><br/>You will be taught by staff with national reputations as experts in the field of art and design in education, and together you will examine a range of pedagogical approaches to art teaching. We will train you to be high-quality, flexible teachers.<br/><br/>Our incredible purpose-built art and design studios with extensive resources and equipment will provide the setting for you to address all aspects of secondary art and design, including specialist expertise in areas such as digital art, textiles, photography, ceramics, printmaking, painting, drawing, contemporary and historical studies.<br/><br/>University-based teaching is through a series of lectures, practical seminars and workshops, where interactive and discussion-based techniques will encourage you to engage, reflect and challenge.<br/><br/>Sessions may include:<br/><br/><br/>- participating in workshop style sessions with your peers, including joint sessions with PGCE Design and Technology trainees<br/><br/><br/>- attending presentations by subject experts<br/><br/><br/>- working on tasks in groups<br/><br/><br/>- having individual tutorials<br/><br/><br/>- visits to schools or other education settings<br/><br/><br/>- visits to museums, galleries or sites of educational interest, such as the Pitt Rivers, the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) and Reading Museum<br/><br/><br/>- writing assignments on aspects of subject teaching and Professional Studies.<br/><br/><br/>These learning activities will help you to develop a toolkit of knowledge and skills, ensuring you are well prepared to tackle challenges and opportunities throughout your training and your career.<br/><br/>You will benefit from our collaborations with a range of arts organisations such as Freelands Foundation and the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD). We regularly invite visitors from examination boards to talk about working with exam boards, marking and moderating. We have strong links with the Universitys School of Arts and Communication Design.<br/><br/>We work closely with our partnership schools, and have alumni regularly bringing school groups in to take part in activities such as The Big Draw, or practical workshops led by our PGCE Art and Design cohort.<br/><br/>Alongside the University tutors, you will be taught and guided by a team of committed and experienced University-trained school mentors.<br/>**For more information, please visit the programme page**