About this course This secondary teacher training course leads to qualified teacher status (QTS) and equips you to teach engineering and design and technology in secondary schools and post-16 colleges. On the course you • enhance your subject knowledge, understanding and skills. • learn how to teach engineering and design and technology. • learn about the wider role of teachers in school. • gain knowledge about schools and the education system. • apply your skills and knowledge on school placements. We help you develop the skills you need to be a successful teacher of pupils of all abilities. By studying with us you build your enthusiasm, confidence, knowledge and ability to teach engineering and design and technology. You also gain self-evaluation skills by completing a career preparation profile. This provides evidence that you meet the QTS standards for personal development. School placements are central to the course. You complete teaching placements in two 11–16 or 11–18 schools, in a post-16 college or 11 - 19 training centre. This allows you to experience the progression from Key Stage 3 to 5. During your course you study the various vocational routes now available in schools. A University-trained mentor supports you when on placement. Your course tutor also visits you to discuss your progress. We have strong partnerships with secondary schools and colleges in the area and some of our students are offered teaching jobs in their placement schools. Your placements are complemented by University and Academy based study that includes teaching sessions, seminars, group study, tutorials and assessment. During the course you can choose to complete either the PGCE or the professional graduate certificate in education (ProfGCE). Both qualifications achieve QTS but the PGCE also gives you 60 masters level credits, which you can use towards a masters degree.

After graduating, you have excellent career prospects. Over 96 per cent of our PGCE graduates are teaching or in further study within six months of graduating.