Study Course Design and Technology Enhancement Course

Summary 2012/13

The Design and Technology Enhancement Course is for prospective candidates who wish to train as Secondary Design and Technology teachers including those who wish to specialise in Food Technology as one of four pathways available within the Edge Hill PGCE in Design and Technology.

The Design and Technology Enhancement course is intended to enable Edge Hill to recruit secondary design and technology trainees from a wider degree base. We will provide an intensive taught course to enhance your breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and understanding of design and technology. We are committed to fostering deep understanding and excitement about design and technology for you to take into your entry to training for Qualified Teacher Status.

Summary 2013/14

The Design and Technology Enhancement Course is for prospective candidates who wish to train as Secondary Design and Technology teachers including those who wish to specialise in Food Technology as one of four pathways available within the Edge Hill PGCE in Design and Technology.

The Design and Technology Enhancement course is intended to enable Edge Hill to recruit secondary design and technology trainees from a wider degree base. We will provide an intensive taught course to enhance your breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and understanding of design and technology. We are committed to fostering deep understanding and excitement about design and technology for you to take into your entry to training for Qualified Teacher Status.

Details

Who is this course for?

The course is aimed at people who hold a degree qualification in a design and/or technology related subject but are deemed not to have sufficient depth or content for acceptance directly onto the one year PGCE Design and Technology course. Examples of courses include Stage Design, Illustration and other more general design courses. We are pleased to consider previous applicants to the PGCE Design and Technology programme to whom these circumstances apply.

Those candidates who are accepted onto the Design and Technology Enhancement Course will, having successfully completed the enhancement course, progress onto the Edge Hill University one-year full-time PGCE in Design and Technology leading to a recommendation for the award of Qualified Teacher Status.

How will I study?

This is a part-time course spread over one academic year. You will be expected to attend taught sessions. An initial session will include completing a subject audit to produce a profile of current knowledge, skills and understanding in line with the competences for Newly Qualified Teachers set out by DATA. You will then be expected to attend a maximum of one taught session per week, three hours in length, for the duration of the course. It is expected that the sessions will start at 6pm and finish at 9pm. You will also be expected to attend a one week course during the month of March and a Booster Course of your choice before commencing the full PGCE Design and Technology programme. There is also an expectation that you demonstrate your commitment by participating in self-directed home study.

Most sessions take place at Edge Hill University's Ormskirk campus but you may also spend time studying at one of our Partnership schools in the North West.

How will I be assessed?

A model of assessment meeting the aims and characteristics of the course will require you to provide a portfolio of evidence of achievement in a variety of learning outcomes and will lead to the identification of areas of design and technology needing further development during an ITT course and beyond. There will be no written examinations.

How do I apply?

Apply online through GTTR. Visit www.gttr.ac.uk.

Fees and Finance

Please contact the programme leader for information on tuition fees and financial support arrangements for this programme in academic year 2012/13.

Still want more?

If you have any questions you would like to ask the programme leader about this course, please contact:

• Dave Sergeant, Faculty of Education, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP
• Tel: 01695 584458
• Email: sergeand@edgehill.ac.uk