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PGCE (Secondary) - Design & Technology – (Grad.Cert.)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Department of Educational Studies
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The Department of Design runs the PGCE (Secondary) in Design and Technology. Our aim is to develop teachers whose vision, imagination and professionalism takes them beyond the realities and constraints of current classrooms and curricula, continually evolving new and better models of practice. The programme gives you an excellent professional grounding for teaching in a state secondary school.
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The programme prepares you to teach in two broad areas. You specialise in one area to Key Stage 4 and beyond, and in another to Key Stage 3. Key Stage 4 specialist fields are Materials and Textiles, and Key Stage 3 specialist fields are Materials; Textiles; Electronics and Communications Technology; and Food.
School-based work During the Autumn term you are placed in your first school, usually with a partner Design and Technology student teacher. The aim is induction, both into schooling and the teaching of design and technology, and into learning and teaching practices. You do this by: observing teachers working and pupils participating in learning activities; learning about whole school policies and practices; studying the design and technology curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 [examinations]; and progressively taking on teaching activities, initially in tandem with the class teacher. Spring and Summer terms are devoted to teaching practice in a second school, developing your competence to meet the Professional Standards. You design a scheme of work for the Key Stage 3 curriculum, and develop your understanding of pupil learning styles, National Curriculum requirements, assessment and examinations.
College-based work There are seminars examining the nature of design and technology education, and workshops designed to develop your subject expertise. By the end of the programme you must offer a second area of competence to teach to the end of Key Stage 3, as well as your specialist area at Key Stages 4 and 5. You engage in two design activities: one in the first term, and the second throughout the year. The first activity is mirrored by the same project being undertaken by Year 9 pupils in a local school, and culminates in a shared presentation. The second activity culminates in a presentation of a personal design-and-make project to your peers, to consider and reflect on the nature of the process of designing.
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You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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You should have a degree in a subject related to design and technology, such as theatre design, product design, graphics, silversmithing, mechanical engineering, architecture, textiles, and so on. The most important issue for you to bear in mind is that at Goldsmiths design and designing are at the heart of our programme, being central to both our teaching of the subject and our teaching pedagogy.
In some special cases, an unrelated degree may be acceptable if you have worked in a design and technology-related field. Each year the programme contains a good mixture of graduates with a broad spread of specialist expertise, and we welcome applicants with experience of working in business and industry.
You should have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree (eg BA, BSc, MA, MSc etc) from a university in the United Kingdom. Your degree should be in your proposed main teaching subject area or in a closely-related subject which is a suitable preparation for entry to the programme. If your degree is in more than one subject, you should give a complete breakdown of the course units you studied within your degree when you submit your application to the GTTR: we will generally have to be satisfied that at least half of the content of your degree was in your proposed main teaching subject area.
As well as British qualifications, we accept many equivalent overseas qualifications: if you would like to know whether your qualifications meet our requirements, please contact the Admissions Office.
You must have GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics (or recognised equivalents). Please note that English Language proficiency exams such as TOEFL, IELTS or the Cambridge First or Advanced Certificates are not acceptable.
If you do not have - or are not currently studying for - a GCSE in English or Mathematics, you may be eligible to sit the internal College tests; we advise you to apply early. We regret that these tests may not be used to overlook recent failure in GCSE examinations, and that you can only take the tests once. You cannot take the Goldsmiths English test if you are applying to study English, or the Goldsmiths Mathematics test if you are applying to study Mathematics.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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