Your studies involve subject-based study at degree level in the areas of design, technology and manufacturing and progressive, school-based experience in at least two schools during the three years to allow you to develop the teaching skills to meet the standards for Qualified Teacher Status.
Your studies centre around specialist workshops where you learn the technical and design skills needed to lead school classes.
We emphasise the skills and knowledge you need to teach across many areas of the design and technology curriculum. You also develop higher level information and communication technology (ICT) skills and strategies to incorporate technology enhanced learning (TEL) within your teaching.
You learn to think critically and creatively about the subjects you study and, by engaging with exciting and challenging projects, you gain an understanding of how people learn. You complete research and reflection to support your studies and personal development.
You also gain school experience during the early part of the course to enable you to relate your developing design, manufacturing and technological skills to the craft of teaching. Throughout the course you build on this with significant, supported teaching experience of approximately 21 weeks in two or more schools.
On placements, you are assigned an experienced and fully qualified school-based mentor to support your development from active observer to independent teacher. Your teaching skills are developed through working with individual pupils, small groups and whole classes.
We have strong partnerships with a large number of secondary schools over a wide area, and many of our trainees find employment in our placement schools. The range and level of skills that our students bring to the classroom are greatly valued by many schools, and students on this course have been some of the most successful in securing early permanent positions.