PGCE Secondary Art and Design with QTS (11-16) at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Are you looking for a career that will enable you to use your skills in art and design to encourage young people to explore, challenge and understand the world in which they live through learning in Art and Design at school? If so, our PGCE Secondary Art and Design is for you.

What you will study

We see teaching as a form of socially engaged art and design practice, and will enable you to become a highly-skilled graduate practitioner in today's forward-looking education profession. We believe that Art and Design is a crucial element in the education of all pupils, and will work with you to enable you to become the inspirational teacher required by today’s young people. This course covers the 11-16 age range, in secondary age phase, with post-16 enhancement, providing you with the necessary knowledge and understanding for you to transfer your current creative skills to the classroom. Modules include Secondary Professional Studies, Secondary Subject Pedagogy - Art and Design, Professional Enquiry, School Experience 1, School Experience 2*.

Career pathways

This is an 11-16 years course with post-16 enhancement, which offers a high degree of employability within secondary teaching. The high demand for Birmingham City University-trained art teachers and our consistently high employability scores mean that trainees who successfully complete the course to a high standard have very good employment prospects.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally expected to have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or a Master’s degree in a relevant subject from a UK higher education institution or equivalent. Applicants will also need to complete the relevant safeguarding checks for this course. All applicants will be interviewed; see 'interview arrangements' below. Applicants for this course also need GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above prior to enrolment. We accept a range of qualifications in lieu of GCSEs for our Initial Teacher Training courses. Please see a full list of GCSE equivalencies for Initial Teacher Training. The selection interview will assess your subject knowledge and personal qualities such as the potential to relate well to secondary age students, enthusiasm, sensitivity, communication skills and robustness and resilience for teaching. You will also take a written test to assess your standard of English. Additional information.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, 1 year; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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