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PGCE Secondary Computing with QTS

Manchester Metropolitan University

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  • Qualification

    PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

  • Location

    Manchester Metropolitan University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Our one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) prepares you to teach the secondary school computing curriculum for the 11-16 age range.You’ll explore how to teach children computing and digital skills through hands-on activities such as programming and practical projects.The sessions will include looking at recent pedagogy and learning how to teach the theoretical aspects of the subject including binary conversions, algorithms, data structures, and networks. In the sessions you’ll look at how digital safety is taught, and you’ll also consider different aspects of virtual learning for teaching computing in school.Peer teaching will allow you to work on a range of theory topics, so that you understand how students will learn in your classroom. Some of the topics you might cover are programming languages or how to assess a pupil’s use of HTML to create a web page.You’ll also have guest lectures from people working in industry, representatives from the Computing at School community of practice and exam boards have provided guest lectures in previous years.

Tuition fees

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£ 21,500per year

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University information

Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University

  • University League Table

    53rd

  • Campus address

    Manchester Metropolitan University, Ormond Building, Lower Ormond Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M15 6BX, United Kingdom

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The university welcomes a diverse international student population of more than 5,000 international students from over 120 countries.
Each year, a range of welcome events are organised to help new students settle into university, explore the city, and prepare for academic studies.
Study in the centre of the global city of Manchester, on a campus with world-class learning spaces, a lively Students’ Union and fantastic social hubs.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Computer Science

    58th out of 118 6

    50th out of 91 17

  • Entry standards

    / Max 229
    133 58%

    37th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    78th

    21

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.16 79%

    25th

    23

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    124 58%

    22nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    65th

    8

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.30 83%

    21st

    14

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