Secondary, Design Technology PGCE with QTS
University of Chester
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

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University of Chester - Exton Park

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SEP-26

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1 Year

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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

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University of Chester - Exton Park

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Explore the role of Design and Technology in the classroom, and the potential futures you could inspire through this engaging and practical course. 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. During the course, you will learn how to encourage young ...Read more

Explore the role of Design and Technology in the classroom, and the potential futures you could inspire through this engaging and practical course. 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. During the course, you will learn how to encourage young people’s understanding of design and technology through your subject specialism. We encourage reflective practitioners to be: enthusiastic and confident in the classroom pedagogically skilful and adaptable specialists in the teaching of Design Technology aware of how young people may learn skills in Design Technology, and applying their skills in a broad range of projects able to see their subject in the context of the whole curriculum competent in a number of areas that cross secondary school curriculum boundaries able to work as part of a team.

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5/279
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68th
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74th
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Lina
18 Oct 25

Class sizes are smaller so our pats have time to have many 1-1 with us personally. The staff are all friendly and the university always shows interest in asking for feedback..Read more

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Entry requirements

Applicants will normally: Hold or be expected to gain a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, Have GCSE grade C/grade 4 in English and Mathematics.

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£9,790 per year

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£14,950 per year

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£14,950 per year

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University of Chester
University of Chester , Chester

The University of Chester is a 21 st century university which traces its roots back to 1839, placing it among the oldest higher...

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University of Chester
University of Chester Parkgate Road Chester Cheshire CH1 4BJ United Kingdom
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