ObjectivesThe full-time PGCE - awarded 'Grade 1: Outstanding' by Ofsted following a rigorous inspection of training, and management and quality assurance - is the quickest and most condensed way for non-experienced trainees to qualify as a secondary school teacher If successful, you will gain a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) which represents 60 Masters-level credits, and you will be recommended to the DfES for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) The School of Education provides subject specialisms in the following curriculum subjects: -Business Education -Design and Technology -English -Information and Communications Technology -Mathematics -Modern Foreign Languages -Physical Education -Science Over the one year course, you undertake two periods of University-based learning at Walsall Campus, and you spend at least 120 days divided between two different schools Your University tutor is available to assist you throughout your training, and every effort is made to ensure you have a high-quality school placement, where you can learn from experienced teachers All course modules provide examples of good practice in teaching which you will reflect upon as you develop your own teaching style - you will be expected to participate actively in your own learning and development Teaching on the course reflects a variety of methodologies that will prepare you for life in the classroom including teacher-led debates, pupil-led exploration, peer-group discovery and the provision of individual targets You will be assessed in a variety of ways including written assignments, school-based project and other school-based activities, and appraisal of practical teaching skills Subject knowledge booster courses are available for all students who have accepted an offer or enrolled on the following Secondary Teacher training courses: -Design and Technology -Mathematics -Modern Foreign Languages -Physical Education -Science
Entry requirementsYou must have a UK-recognised Honours degree or equivalent Your qualification should include a substantial element of study of a subject appropriate to the secondary school curriculum GCSE Grade C or above, or equivalent, in English and Maths
Academic titlePGCE Secondary School Teaching
Course descriptionFuture prospects
The PGCE Secondary School Teaching leads to qualified teacher status, and allows you to take up a teaching post within a secondary school
In secondary schools you could move up and across the management structure to gain responsibility for:
-a particular subject as head of department, faculty or curriculum
-a particular age group as head of year or key stage coordinator
-a particular area such as special education needs or pastoral care (ie personal guidance)
Ultimately, you could progress to a senior management position such as a deputy or assistance had and, of course, headteacher - at which point you will have overall responsibility for the management of a school and the education its pupils receive
Following successful completion of this award, you could also use your 60 Masters-level credits towards any of our Masters degrees in the field of education
A national survey conducted by the Centre for Education and Employment Research has ranked Wolverhampton as the second most successful UK Higher Education Institute for graduate teacher training employment
Typical modules may include
-Observation of teaching, before undertaking ‘sheltered’ teaching activities, for example teaching parts of lessons or groups of pupils within a class
-Progression to teaching single or short sequences of lessons
-Further development through planned classroom activities
-Development of teaching skills as you move to sustained sequences of lessons
-Research in the University and school on the use of ICT in the teaching of your subject