Secondary school teachers equip pupils with fundamental knowledge and skills – setting them up for adulthood. The role of a secondary teacher is to deliver specialised subject knowledge, as well as support intellectual and personal development. With high demand for secondary teachers, you can be certain that you’ll make a positive impact on the lives of your pupils and society
Learning to be a Teacher (60 credits)
By studying this module, you’ll become a critically reflective teacher who can assess, adapt and improve your professional practice and appraise individual learning needs. You’ll develop a research-informed approach by questioning and critiquing teaching and learning strategies in order to maximise pupil progress. You’ll take an increasingly autonomous approach to your continuing professional development and a consistent commitment to the professional expectations of a teacher.
Learning to Teach (20 credits)
This module will support your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of inclusive professional practices. You’ll take a constructively critical and reflective approach toward effective and creative innovation in professional practice. You’ll take an informed stance in relation to key issues in education with a critical awareness of how children learn. You'll also interrogate the professional values of a teacher through high-quality work in all areas of the curriculum.
Learning to Teach a Subject 1 & 2 (2 x 20 credits)
Through these two related modules you will develop your understanding of the key concepts relating to education in your subject.You’ll gain the comprehensive subject and curriculum knowledge required of an expert teacher and develop innovative approaches to teaching the your secondary specialist subject. You’ll develop your professional identity as a critically reflective teacher of your secondary specialist subject - implementing the research skills necessary to make a significant contribution to the shaping of teaching, learning and assessment. This module will also lay the foundation for entry into the profession as an active contributor to teaching and learning.
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