PGCE Secondary Computing with QTS*

Our one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) prepares you to teach the secondary school computing curriculum for the 11-16 age range.

You’ll explore how to teach children computing and digital skills through hands-on activities such as programming and practical projects.

The sessions will include looking at recent pedagogy and learning how to teach the theoretical aspects of the subject including binary conversions, algorithms, data structures, and networks. In the sessions you’ll look at how digital safety is taught, and you’ll also consider different aspects of virtual learning for teaching computing in school.

Peer teaching will allow you to work on a range of theory topics, so that you understand how students will learn in your classroom. Some of the topics you might cover are programming languages or how to assess a pupil’s use of HTML to create a web page.

You’ll also have guest lectures from people working in industry, representatives from the Computing at School community of practice and exam boards have provided guest lectures in previous years.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Employability - You will have the knowledge, skills and experience to teach computing at Key Stage 3, GCSE and potentially A/AS-level.

Teaching experience - You will spend at least the minimum Department for Education (DfE) required time in schools (approximately 120 days) on placements in schools, gaining experience in secondary schools.

Postgraduate credits - When you graduate, you’ll achieve 60 masters’ level credits (this is one-third of a masters degree). You can put these towards a masters degree to help you develop your new career.

Partnerships - We have partnerships with over 500 schools, colleges and educational organisations, meaning we are able to provide students with a range of school experiences.

Research-led teaching - Our research centre, the Education and Social Research Institute (ESRI), ranks in the UK’s top 10 for research power in education (Research Excellence Framework, 2021).

Application process - You can apply directly to Manchester Met or through one of our lead partner schools. Applications are made via the Department for Education (DfE) Apply for Teacher Training service - https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training.

* with a recommendation for QTS