In conjunction with Secondary Lead School partners, the University of Chester offer Art and Design (11-16 with sixth form enhancement) as a subject specialism leading to the award PGCE with QTS.

Course overview

Teaching is an extremely rewarding and challenging career. Our course is designed to provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills that you need to be an outstanding teacher.

We aim to nurture teachers who are passionate about the development of their own and their pupils' learning.

Art and Design is taught in conjunction with Lead Secondary Partnership Schools.

Why study this course with us?

During the course, you will learn how to encourage young people’s understanding of art and design through your subject specialism.

We encourage Art and Design trainees to be:

• enthusiastic and confident in the classroom
• pedagogically skilful and adaptable
• specialists in the teaching of Art and Design: demonstrating practical skills and a knowledge of subject history
• able to see their subject in the context of the whole curriculum
• competent in several areas that cross secondary school curriculum boundaries
• able to work as part of a team

The course is designed to ensure you are confident in all basic national curriculum requirements.

Assessment

Professional and academic learning is assessed through assignments and directed activities.

School-based learning is assessed holistically against the Teachers’ Standards.

Careers and Employability

Student Futures aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.