PGCE Secondary Spanish

University of Manchester

Develop the knowledge, skills and classroom experience to teach secondary Spanish. Our PGCE Secondary Spanish course prepares you to teach Spanish across the 11 to 16 or 11 to 18 age range. You will specialise in Spanish while also developing the skills to teach a second language (French or German). The course is designed to help you teach the National Curriculum, including GCSE and A-level. Successful completion leads to a postgraduate qualification and recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). University-based sessions give you space to reflect on teaching methods, develop your teaching style and engage critically with curriculum and classroom practice. We will also support you in developing your own teacher identity We are dedicated to developing your expertise and we believe passionately in the benefits of creative, motivating and engaging language lessons to create the next generation of lifelong language speakers. Our sessions are all interactive and you will learn with University tutors who have expertise as teachers and examiners, alongside experienced teachers from our partnership schools. Subject mentors will help you develop your subject knowledge and teaching approaches. The University works with a large variety of schools, comprehensives, grammar schools, specials schools, pupil referral units and sixth-form colleges, which allows us to personalise your school experience to your individual needs. This combination of university and school-based training helps you connect subject knowledge, educational theory and practical classroom teaching.