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Train to teach Food and Textiles!
D&T Students enjoying a trip to the Design museum
"Amazing! I have gone home every night on such a high. The UEL has shown great commitment and support in making us confident that the Secondary PGCE is a programme we want to succeed well in!"
D&T Teacher Trainee
At the end of the programme - Newly Qualified D&T Teachers
“Tell me and I forget - Show me and I may remember - Let me do it, and I learn” Learning through doing works! - Prue Leith
Is this you? Do you find that you learn best through being active and creative? Many children in secondary schools also learn best this way. Learning about food and textiles can enable a child to learn a lot about themselves, how to be organised and to develop valuable life skills.
If you have a degree based on an understanding of food or textiles (eg Hospitality and Catering / Food and Nutrition / Fashion and Marketing) you may be able to teach, inspire and motivate young people.
If your degree is not related but you have work related experience, you may also be the sort of person we are looking for. (e.g. You may have been a Chef or worked in the Fashion industry.)
Click here for Case Studies from our Trainees!
UEL has been given Grade 1s by Ofsted for the Quality and Management of its secondary teacher training, the top award.
Our trainees have had great success is gaining employment in local schools.
The programme is designed specifically to cater for the needs of Food and Textiles specialists.
We can offer you a free place on the Booster Courses that will develop your understanding of the subject before you get into the school.
The Programme is demanding but many find it to be a thoroughly worthwhile experience. The Tutors here at UEL are very supportive and are able to give help and advice on many issues that concern trainees, such as
How do I maintain behaviour in my lessons?
How can I progress my career as a teacher when I have qualified?
Will my family be able to cope when I am studying?
If you would like to ask specific questions about the Design and Technology ITT programme at UEL, please contact secondary@uel.ac.uk
An honours degree or equivalent. (The subject you want to teach must form a substantial part of your studies or you must have substantial work experience subject knowledge/qualifications).
If you are thinking of teaching Design and Technology (Food and Textiles) in a secondary school you would need to have a degree in a related subject (for example, BA Fashion & Textiles). That would mean you would be able to teach to GCSE level in your degree subject. You would also be expected to teach to Key Stage 3 (Year 9) in the other subject area.
This is a very intensive, full-time Programme. It runs for 36 weeks, beginning in September with a week of subject support. Following that, you are at University for the first half term, with weekly observation visits to schools.
The first school placement starts in October for four days a week; the other day is spent back at University for subject knowledge development and core issues. The placement continues after the Christmas break, with trainees in school five days a week.
There is a second school placement in a different school which runs from February half term to the beginning of June. You will have experience in two different secondary schools and will also visit a Junior School to observe teaching and see the skills and knowledge that pupils bring with them to secondary schools.
Design and Technology in Secondary schools generally covers the subjects of Textiles, Food, Resistant Materials and Electronics. Underpinning the subjects is an awareness of communication (often through graphics) and systems and control (linking industrial processes to the school environment).
There is also a need for trainees to be trained in Health and Safety issues. The professional organisation 'The Design and Technology Association' (DATA) coordinates an accreditation for Health and Safety which is implemented at UEL. It is important for trainees to pass their Basic Food Hygiene Certificate during the programme. (For more information on DATA, visit www.data.org.uk)
Throughout the programme there are academic assignments to be completed and tasks that provide evidence against the standards required by the TDA. The school mentors and university tutors assess you against the standards and you are required to provide evidence that you have met each of them. For more details visit the TDA website
We have a wide range of facilities including an ICT suite and a Learning Resource Centre. We have two subject rooms which are set out with equipment and resources for teaching and learning in Design and Technology. We work closely with DATA and run an accredited Health and Safety Certificate course.
Please go to our Financial Support pages to find out about benefits for Secondary Teacher Training on the PGCE Programme.
Applications for teacher training programmes are not made at UEL. You need to contact the Graduate Teacher Training Registry. Please see How to Apply for further information.
See HERE for the UEL full programme specification.
Last updated 6th November 2008
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