Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE Secondary Computer Science with ICT

This Secondary Computer Science with ICT course leads to Qualified Teacher Status and to the Master’s Level PGCE qualification. It prepares students to teach 11 to 16-year-olds and where possible, giving them the chance to gain experience in the 16 to 18 age range.

London Metropolitan has strong partnerships with a number of schools across London and their trainees attain high results, with almost 100% of students passing the course.

This course covers both computer science and ICT skills, essential for a career in teaching. Computing in schools nowadays teaches pupils about programming as well as use of information technology software. This course will give students a combination of the new approaches with a more traditional ICT approach, allowing for deeper learning and enabling young people to become the innovators of the future.

Students will learn to equip pupils with a strong command of the basics of computer science and ICT and to develop their interest in the latest technologies and the many potential career paths offered through study of this subject. The school uses will explore the best way to teach pupils to use technology ethically and responsively. The school will also  help students to develop a range of teaching styles and activities to engage  students.