PGCE Secondary Music

Prepare yourself to become a successful member of a secondary school music department; you’ll learn to teach music to pupils aged 11-16 with post-16 enhancement. The programme will enable you to meet the Standards for Qualified Teachers. The programme is structured around two school phases and two university phases.

There is a strong emphasis on music technology and world music during the programme and local musicians and music educators are regularly invited to lead workshops and share lead practice.

When you graduate, you’ll be fully qualified to teach, with the essential skills and confidence that you’ll need to be successful in the classroom.

Course assessment

A personalised process of continuous assessment ensures that learning is appropriate and effective. Assessment takes account of both the programme experience and the school or setting and includes researching developing practice through assignment tasks. Support is provided to develop a rigorous evidence-based account of your educational journey.

Assessment in all of the PGCE programmes is designed to be progressive and to assist you in the provision of evidence to support your achievement against the Standards for QTS.

PGCE programmes are assessed in University, school or other settings. The evidence base includes:

· Formally assessed assignments

· Professional dialogue in progress reviews

· The Professional Learning and Practice portfolio

· School phase reports and observations

· Professional development activities

· Subject knowledge tests and tasks (where appropriate)