About Secondary Design And Technology With Qts in Manchester Metropolitan University

Overview

Our one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) prepares you to teach across the Design and Technology secondary (food, textiles and product Design) school curriculum.

You’ll specialise in the subject you studied for your undergraduate degree (such as food, textiles or product design) but you’ll also learn practical skills across the full curriculum. This means that you’ll be able to teach your specialism to A-level, plus another subject to Key Stage 3.

Studying topics from textiles and electronics, food and electronics, to textiles and product design you’ll focus on creating the projects you might teach your class. Past projects include creating a pencil case with LEDs, building a basic circuit, and using a 3D printer to print textiles.

Through these practical workshops you’ll explore some of the issues students might have, such as using complex machinery or working with soldering irons. You’ll also look at ways to make sure you’re imparting educational knowledge through each project, such as electronic calculations or weaves of fabric.

When you’re at Manchester Met, you’ll mainly study with your PGCE Design and Technology (D&T) group. You’ll consider how to plan lessons, reflect on your planning, learn how research can develop your teaching practice, and look at ways to develop your teacher persona.

You won’t simply learn computeraided manufacturing or how to use a laser cutter though – you’ll spend a minimum of 120 days on placements in schools.

Features and Benefits

• You’ll have the skills and experience to teach your design and technology specialism at GCSE and A/AS levels, plus other materials to Key Stage 3
• You’ll learn through practical workshops in our on-campus design and technology facilities.
• You’ll spend at least 120 days on placements in schools, gaining experience in mainstream secondary schools.
• You can choose University-led or School Direct routes to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) You may have the opportunity to apply for an overseas teaching experience, if you are enrolled on the university-led course.
• When you graduate, you’ll achieve 60 masters’ level credits (this is one third of a masters degree, and you can usually put these credits towards your future studies)
• We run free Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses for our PGCE Design and Technology (subject to Department for Education funding and eligibility)
• We have a partnership of over 400 schools, colleges and educational organisations, meaning we are able to provide students with a range of school experiences.
• ESRI ranks in the UK’s top 20 for research power in Education (Research Excellence Framework 2014) and recent research sponsors include the Department of Education; welcome Trust; European Union; Esmée Fairbairn Foundation; Barclays; Microsoft; Siemens and LEGO.

Career prospects

Most of our graduates go on to work as design and technology teachers in secondary schools.

On successful completion of this PGCE, you will gain 60 masters’ level credits when you graduate. You could put these towards a masters degree to help you develop your career in the field of education. 

Academic qualification equivalents

• Bachelor degree (awarded by a recognised university); or BA, BCom, BBA, BBM, BMM; or BE (Engineering), BTech.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :      6.5, with no component below 5.5 for MA or MSc.
• TOEFL    :      Overall score: 89 With no individual test score below:Listening: 17,Reading: 18,Speaking: 20,Writing : 17
• PTE         :       61, with no less than 51 in any section

Manchester Metropolitan University Highlights

Manchester Metropolitan University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• The estimated cost of attendance while studying in the UK depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition fees, books and supplies, housing, dining, transportation etc.
• Estimated Tuition Fees for 2020-2021 academic session at Manchester Metropolitan University are:

• Tuition Fees for some courses can vary depending upon any additional cost such as field trips or expense of equipment.
• Tuition Fees for postgraduate research courses (Ph.D., MPhil, MRes) are categorized into 5 Tuition bands,
• Students can expect an average cost of living ranging from 7,500 - 8,500 EUR per year, based on the minimum expenses.