PGCE - Secondary - Art and Design

What makes PGCE - Secondary - Art and Design at Worcester special?

Age phase: 11-16 with post-16 enhancement

Throughout your studies at Worcester, you will consider what it means to be an outstanding teacher of Art and Design. This course will enable you with the skills and experience to become confident in delivering Art and Design to 11-18 year-olds. Additionally, you can expect to explore the current concepts and issues in art and design education, develop and extend your own subject knowledge and gain invaluable experience of learning and teaching in the classroom.

Key features

Consider how to teach Art and Design, why it should be taught and what inspires and motivates young people

Know what effective learning and teaching looks like and therefore to engage with a range of Art and Design activities and reflect on your own learning and explore research evidence

Discuss current issues within Art and Design education

Develop your own subject knowledge and reflect on what it is to be 'innovative'

Understand how to equip young people to become the artists, designers, and innovators of the future

develop your professional network through the subject association

Learn experientially through a series of practical workshops

Consider how to use gallery visits to extend pupils’ learning

The opportunity to experience a National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) conference.

Academic requirements: Honours degree normally (2:2) or higher from a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification, in a relevant subject area. Applicants with a 3rd class degree will be considered on an individual basis. All entrants have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade 4 (formerly grade C) in the GCSE examinations in English Language and mathematics (or equivalent) (for 2022 entry, applicants must have these qualifications by the start of the course). Alternatively, we offer equivalency test if you don’t have the required GCSE grade to apply for our courses. Trainees who begin courses before providing evidence of the required GCSE standard (or equivalent) will not be eligible for financial incentives, such as bursaries or grants until they achieve the required standard.