PGCE Secondary Drama with QTS

As part of the Expressive Arts Area of Learning and Experience (along with art, music, dance, film and digital media), you will develop pupils’ imaginative and creative thinking, appreciation faculties, as well as their artistic and performance skills and communicative dispositions.

University modules develop knowledge of the drama curriculum across the secondary age-range and you will develop your skills of critical reflection and high-quality pedagogy.

We consider Drama to be an inter-connected subject with strong links to cross-curricular ways of working — you will be able to consider how this can be implemented as a whole school approach to explore particular issues and dilemmas.

This an important element of the course in the context of exciting education reforms in Wales and allows you to develop your subject expertise within and beyond the discipline.

In addition, it highlights the importance of drama in helping young people to become ambitious, creative and ethical citizens.

Excellent subject knowledge, passion for education and an ability to adapt to a professional role are essential requirements for this secondary pathway.

Applicants are required to hold a good honours degree (2:2 minimum) in an area related to chosen secondary subject.GCSE qualifications: Grade B or above in GCSE English Language OR English Literature and GCSE Mathematics. Student teachers studying to teach in Welsh-medium schools will also need a GCSE grade B or above in Welsh Language OR Welsh Literature (first language). Equivalence workshops and tests are available for those with Grade C GSCE in English Language, Mathematics and Welsh. A-Levels/Level 3 Vocational Qualifications: If applicants do not hold an undergraduate degree in a curriculum subject, successful study at appropriate higher levels must be evidenced. Work Experience: You should be aware of the realities of being a teacher and life in a classroom and so we ask for recent and relevant experience in a secondary educational setting. This may be through employment or volunteering in a school and should be for a minimum period of two weeks. Gaining experience in a school classroom will help to strengthen your application and better critically inform your personal statement. It will also prepare you for our selection process and give you some experience from which you can draw in your interview.