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PGCE Secondary Art and Design (Taught)
- PGCE
- 10 Months
- Full-time
- September 2025
- Postgraduate
- London Road Campus
Course summary
Develop your teaching skills, and qualify as a secondary arts and design teacher, with our PGCE Secondary Art and Design course at the Institute of Education.
This Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Secondary Art and Design 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.
You will be taught by staff with national reputations as experts in the field of art and design in education, and together you will examine a range of pedagogical approaches to art teaching. We will train you to be high-quality, flexible teachers.
For more information, please visit our programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/education-pg/pgce-secondary-education-art-and-design
Modules
Sample modules may include:
- Shared Implementation Secondary
- Guided Implementation Secondary
- Independent Implementation Secondary
- The Reflective Teacher
- Investigating Practice
Check our website for more details about the course structure.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
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:
- Secondary
Entry requirements
Entry requirements: You are normally required to have at least a 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent from a university outside the UK) in a subject that is related to the subject you intend to teach.
IELTS: 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5
You will need to have achieved Grade 4 (or C) or above in GCSE Mathematics and English Language or equivalent qualifications.
As part of the application process for this programme, you will be required to attend an interview.
You will also need to demonstrate competence in Fundamental English and mathematics by the end of the course. This is a new DfE requirement which replaces the QTS skills tests in literacy and numeracy.
If you accept an offer with us you will also be required to successfully complete Occupational Health and Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure checks.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Course contact details
Admissions Office
Email:pgadmissions@reading.ac.uk
Phone:0118 378 5289
University of Reading
Whiteknights Campus
Reading
RG6 6UR
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