Secondary (11-18 Age Range) with QTS
Entry requirements
For more information, please visit our website.
Months of entry
September
Course content
If you are a graduate with a passion for your specialist subject and a desire to inspire young people, this course is for you. The PGCE Secondary (11-18 Age Range) with QTS degree at Cardiff Met is a one-year course that leads to the award of qualified teacher status. The course aims to prepare student teachers to be highly skilled, confident, critically reflective and innovative practitioners who are committed to life-long professional learning and the education of young people.
The course provides professional training for graduates who wish to teach the following subject areas:
- Art and Design
- Biology with Science
- Chemistry with Science
- Design & Technology (Product Design, Food and Nutrition, Fashion and Textiles and Engineering Design)
- Drama
- English
- Geography
- History
- Information Communications Technology & Computing
- Mathematics
- Languages (Formerly Modern Foreign Languages – specialising in either French, French and Spanish, or French and German. Limited French placements and limited Spanish placements are available)
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics with Science
- Religion, Values & Ethics (formerly Religious Education)
- Welsh
Distinctive Features of the Degree
- 60 credits at master’s level that can be ‘traded in’ towards an MA in Education.
- University and school experiences that train student teachers to teach the Curriculum for Wales across the full age-range of the secondary school.
- Students are prepared for a PGCE qualification widely recognised throughout the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.
- Research-informed clinical practice where structured opportunities enable student teachers to use theory to interrogate practice and vice versa.
- A supportive and collaborative culture of learning.
- School-led training days led by schools identified as leading providers of education and professional development.
- A ‘return day’ to university and/or lead partnership schools every week to consolidate and cohere learning.
- Opportunities for cross-phase learning with our PGCE Primary programme.
- Person-centred enrichment opportunities to build on strengths and develop innovative, collaborative, professional learning and leadership skills.
- A commitment to the development of Welsh language skills of all student teachers based on their individual experience and needs.
Information for international students
For full details about how to apply and English Language qualifications please visit the International pages on our website.
Fees and funding
For more information on postgraduate funding, please visit our website.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PGCE(QTS)
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions Team
- askadmissions@cardiffmet.ac.uk
- Phone
- 02920 416044