Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Art and Design (Taught)

Are you a creative graduate passionate about inspiring the next generation of artists and designers? Kingston University's PGCE in Art and Design is your gateway to a rewarding career in secondary education.

Delivered in partnership with the renowned Kingston School of Art, this innovative, future-facing teacher education programme prepares you to teach Art and Design to 11–16-year-olds, with opportunities to extend your practice to post-16 learners.

Our aim is to develop confident, values-driven teachers who are not only skilled practitioners but also reflective educators ready to make a meaningful impact in the classroom. You’ll explore a broad curriculum, developing your ability to teach art and design in secondary schools including drawing, painting, sculpture, digital media, other craft and design techniques and the history and impact of major artists, while developing pedagogical expertise and classroom confidence.

Reasons to choose Kingston University
– This intensive, well-supported course prepares you to teach in the 11–16 age range and offers the opportunity to develop teaching for sixth-form.
– Kingston’s partnership schools offer excellent opportunities for practical learning.
– You will have personalised support from both the University and partnership schools.

Course Modules

Example modules:

• Perspectives on Policy, Practice and Professionalism for Teachers

• Reflexive Teaching

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

You will not be required to take any exams. Your academic work will be assessed through coursework, such as essays and presentations.

At the end of each school placement, your teaching will be assessed to ensure you are making appropriate progress and have engaged with the five core areas as outlined in the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (DfE, 2024). This will ensure that you are able to meet the Teachers' Standards (DfE, 2021) by the end of the course.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Has qualified teacher status