PGCE Secondary Music in London United Kingdom | University of East London

This one-year Postgraduate program prepares you to become a Secondary Music teacher in England and Wales.
The University of East London offers distinctive Music education training. UEL's specialized Music program leads the field in teacher education by dynamically responding to current trends and developments.
The course strongly focuses on preserving and enhancing your personal musical style, character, and skills. You'll receive expert mentoring with academic and musicological support to grow into an inspiring music educator capable of designing captivating lessons that engage all students.
Your training includes subject-specific studies to build your expertise in teaching music at the secondary level. You'll learn to create and deliver innovative lessons that address your subject's unique challenges.
Specialist tutors with teaching experience will guide you - many actively shape educational research, policy, and curriculum advancements in music education.
University training begins with weekly lectures on key themes, expanded through seminar discussions. You'll collaborate in both subject-focused and interdisciplinary groups.
We structure our training to mirror school environments, teaching primarily in intimate groups of 30 rather than large lecture halls to ensure quality subject interaction.The Secondary PGCE program at UEL was established in 2001 through local authority collaboration to solve East London's secondary teacher shortage.

Our partnership involves London Boroughs including Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Waltham Forest and Redbridge.Our graduates now teach in nearly every east London secondary school, with some advancing to deputy head or senior leadership positions in schools hosting our current trainees.