University of Reading: PGCE Secondary Drama

Summary

This Post Graduate Certificate Education (PGCE) Secondary Drama course leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), qualifying you to teach the 11-18 age group in secondary schools in England and Wales.

The course provides a theoretical framework for teaching drama within schools and is rooted in embodied practice and is consistently evaluated as excellent in both internal and external reviews.

You will address all aspects of secondary drama, including specialist expertise in areas such as devising, teaching texts and key practitioners, theatre history and drama as a method of addressing subjects and issues across the curriculum.

Assignments are designed to help you to plan your teaching effectively and imaginatively and to evaluate your skills, particularly in terms of the quality of learning achieved by pupils

We have a strong network of drama mentors, many of whom have taken the course themselves and are managing thriving departments.

We also have links with National Drama, the UK’s leading professional association for drama teachers and theatre educators, and local and regional professional theatre practitioners.

We have dedicated technical studios both within the Institute of Education and the Department of Film, Theatre and Television within the University.

**Placements**

Develop the skills and knowledge valued and desired by employers - you will build your confidence in the classroom and gain practical teaching experience. Placements also provide you with the opportunity to connect with potential employers and build your professional network.

At Secondary level we have strong relationships with around 80 schools in the local and surrounding area. Most schools in Berkshire employ at least one graduate of the Institute of Education.

On a Secondary PGCE course you are required to carry out three placements in two different age groups - ensuring you receive a broad range of experiences. Two placements must be undertaken in a school setting but the third can be taken in a different setting - allowing you to sample teaching in an alternative environment.

We offer our students an unusually flexible and broad range of settings and educational environments - you will have the opportunity to gain experience in special needs schools, Pupil Referral Units, independent schools, museums, and charities.

You will have plenty of opportunities throughout your course to apply your developing skills in real settings. In schools, you will be involved in the observation of other teachers, planning and teaching parts of lessons/small groups, planning and teaching lessons and sequences of lessons, reflecting on and evaluating your teaching, receiving feedback on your teaching, and gaining experience of the range of responsibilities of classroom teachers

**School Direct**

This subject is also available via School Direct as well as the University-based route. Those students following a School Direct route may be studying for a PGCE or for QTS only. However, all students come together as a subject group in University sessions.

Those taking the PGCE will spend more time in the University than those taking the QTS-only course. The PGCE will involve writing assignments that are designed to help trainees to plan their teaching effectively and imaginatively and to evaluate their developing knowledge and skills, particularly in terms of the quality of learning achieved by pupils. Successful completion will result in 60 Masters-level credits.

**Careers**

The majority of our graduates go into schools and inspire children to develop into happy confident and well-informed individuals. Or you could take your educational skills to the worlds of business, culture, art, healthcare, human resources, adult learning and further varied fields.

Level	RQF Level 7
Entry requirements	IELTS: 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (or equivalent). You are normally required to have a good undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent from a university outside the UK) plus grade C (or 4) or above in GCSE mathematics, science and English or equivalent. You will need to have spent some time observing practice in a maintained secondary school, pass the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) skills tests and undertake a criminal record and occupational health check.
Location	London Road Campus London Road Reading RG1 5AQ

Fees

EU	9250 GBP for Whole course
England	9250 GBP for Whole course
Northern Ireland	9250 GBP for Whole course
Scotland	9250 GBP for Whole course
Wales	9250 GBP for Whole course
Channel Islands	9250 GBP for Whole course
International	16070 GBP for Whole course

Summary

Learn all aspects of secondary drama and gain specialist expertise in areas such as devising, teaching texts and key practitioners, theatre history and drama as a method of addressing subjects and issues across the curriculum.

This Post Graduate Certificate Education (PGCE) Secondary Drama course leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), qualifying you to teach the 11-18 age group in secondary schools in England and Wales.

Assignments are designed to help you to plan your teaching effectively and imaginatively and to evaluate your skills, particularly in terms of the quality of learning achieved by pupils. You will be taught by those with national and international reputations as experts in the field of drama in education.

Learn through a series of practical seminars and workshops, taught in first-class facilities. Your teaching may include participating in workshop style sessions with your peers; attending presentations by subject experts; working on tasks in groups; having individual tutorials; visits to schools or other education settings; visits to theatres, museums, galleries or sites of educational interest; and writing assignments on aspects of subject teaching and Professional Studies

These learning activities will help you to develop a toolkit of knowledge and skills, ensuring you are well prepared to tackle challenges and opportunities throughout your training and your career.

**Placements**

Develop the skills and knowledge valued and desired by employers - you will build your confidence in the classroom and gain practical teaching experience. Placements also provide you with the opportunity to connect with potential employers and build your professional network.

At Secondary level we have strong relationships with around 80 schools in the local and surrounding area. Most schools in Berkshire employ at least one graduate of the Institute of Education.

On a Secondary PGCE course you are required to carry out three placements in two different age groups - ensuring you receive a broad range of experiences. Two placements must be undertaken in a school setting but the third can be taken in a different setting - allowing you to sample teaching in an alternative environment.

We offer our students an unusually flexible and broad range of settings and educational environments - you will have the opportunity to gain experience in special needs schools, Pupil Referral Units, independent schools, museums, and charities.

You will have plenty of opportunities throughout your course to apply your developing skills in real settings. In schools, you will be involved in the observation of other teachers, planning and teaching parts of lessons/small groups, planning and teaching lessons and sequences of lessons, reflecting on and evaluating your teaching, receiving feedback on your teaching, and gaining experience of the range of responsibilities of classroom teachers

**School Direct**

This subject is also available via School Direct as well as the University-based route. Those students following a School Direct route may be studying for a PGCE or for QTS only. However, all students come together as a subject group in University sessions.

Those taking the PGCE will spend more time in the University than those taking the QTS-only course. The PGCE will involve writing assignments that are designed to help trainees to plan their teaching effectively and imaginatively and to evaluate their developing knowledge and skills, particularly in terms of the quality of learning achieved by pupils. Successful completion will result in 60 Masters-level credits.

**Careers**

The majority of our graduates go into schools and inspire children to develop into happy confident and well-informed individuals. Or you could take your educational skills to the worlds of business, culture, art, healthcare, human resources, adult learning and further varied fields.

Level	RQF Level 7
Entry requirements	IELTS: 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (or equivalent). You are normally required to have a good undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent from a university outside the UK) plus grade C (or 4) or above in GCSE mathematics, science and English or equivalent. You will need to have spent some time observing practice in a maintained secondary school, pass the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) skills tests and undertake a criminal record and occupational health check.
Location	London Road Campus London Road Reading RG1 5AQ

Fees

EU	9250 GBP for Whole course
England	9250 GBP for Whole course
Northern Ireland	9250 GBP for Whole course
Scotland	9250 GBP for Whole course
Wales	9250 GBP for Whole course
Channel Islands	9250 GBP for Whole course
International	16070 GBP for Whole course