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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Subject areas

Drama Teaching / Training Teaching In Secondary Schools

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Course Summary

This course leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for the 11-to-16 age range, which qualifies you to be a teacher in secondary schools in England and Wales. Where possible, we also give you the chance to gain experience in the 11-to-18 age range. As a drama teacher, you can help pupils discover and nurture new talents – and there is more to that than purely the theatrical and production sides of the subject. You will teach a range of skills that show young people how to work together and collectively develop ideas.

Your teacher training will help you to devise and deliver lessons that are engaging and richly educational, demonstrating the importance of drama and how it intertwines with other subjects. You can also build pupils’ confidence and improve their ability to face important life challenges such as public speaking. Our university is very well equipped for Performing Arts. In addition to our specialist Music and Drama Studio we draw upon the resources and specialist facilities available to us across the university and in our partner schools.

Your Future Career

The Secondary PGCE course at the University of East London was designed in 2001 in conjunction with the local authorities to address the secondary education teacher shortage in east London. The partnership works with input and support from the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Waltham Forest and Redbridge. It means that our graduates are represented in virtually every secondary school in east London. Some are now deputy heads or in senior management roles in schools that are taking our current trainees for their placements. Across all subjects, from maths to modern languages, our teacher training graduates are acting as mentors to those following in their footsteps.

The partnership means that you have a head start when it comes to securing a teaching post in east London at the end of your training. Both local authorities and individual schools visit our campus regularly to meet our trainees and advertise available vacancies. You may also decide to undertake further study at the University of East London, either at the end of your course or after gaining teaching experience, perhaps specialising in Special Educational Needs or taking our MA Leadership in Education.

Modules

Securing Pupil Progress - Core
Research informed practice - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,250

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£14,820

Entry requirements

Students should have minimum 2.2 Honours degree or above in the subject area applicant plans to teach. All applicants must have GCSE English and Maths grade A*-C.

University information

At the University of East London (UEL), 92% of research is recognised as world-leading, internationally excellent, or internationally recognised (REF 2021). Plus, £250,000 is awarded each year for postgraduate scholarships, providing a 50% discount on taught postgraduate tuition fees. The university is based across three campuses in the thriving area of East London. Stratford has the Olympic Park on its doorstep while Docklands campus has its...more

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