PGCE Secondary Design & Technology (11-18 Age Range) with QTS

Reputation & Teaching Excellence

The PGCE course is led by Jason Davies who has over 30 years’ experience in teaching D&T. He has been involved in all phases of Design & Technology education including Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and HE and has spent the last 20 years developing this course at Cardiff Met, as well as examining PGCE D&T courses throughout the UK.

Whilst you are on the course, we encourage you to undertake research to support your studies and enable you to become a critical reflective practitioner. University sessions are engaging, collaborative and supportive. Research and enquiry activities are embedded within the programme to deepen and expand your thinking and we work closely with all our Partnership Schools to provide our students with the best clinical practice experiences. Guest speakers from our Partnership Schools and external organisations enrich and enhance the taught provision.

Employability & Careers

The PGCE Design & Technology aims to prepare student teachers to be highly skilled, confident, critically reflective, and innovative practitioners who are committed to life-long professional learning and the education of young people. Career prospects following successful completion of the programme at Cardiff Partnership is extremely positive. Most graduates secure offers of full-time work immediately after completing the PGCE programme and many continue to quickly progress into positions of responsibility. The demand for Welsh-medium D&T teachers is particularly high.

Design & Technology is also recognised as a priority subject by the Welsh Government, and so all successful graduates will receive a £15,000 bursary while you train in Wales for D&T and meet eligibility criteria.

What’s the best way to prepare for studying a PGCE in Design & Technology?

Develop and refine your subject knowledge and your teaching philosophy. Think carefully about why you want to teach the subject and the relevance of D&T to twenty-first century schools. In the first instance, look to complete a selection of WJEC GCSE past papers. This will give you a clear insight to themes covered in the curriculum.

There is a wide range of academic research that has been peer reviewed for everyone to engage with. Below are a few sources for you to consider whilst researching the teaching role:

• The Design and Technology Association (DATA): This is the subject association for both primary and secondary teachers. If you join you will gain access to a wide range of materials including magazines that showcase work in schools and research.
• Design and Technology Education: This is an International Journal freely available on the internet and is hosted by Loughborough University. This contains a wealth of cutting-edge research and practice that will benefit all prospective trainees.