PGCE Secondary Music with QTS

Our one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) prepares you to teach the secondary school music curriculum for the 11-16 age range.

This is a practical course where you will be immersed in music-making and teaching and encouraged to use and develop your musical skills. You’ll be taught through hands-on sessions and explore topics that support musical learning, using both acoustic and digital instruments to strengthen your subject knowledge. You’ll consider creative and inclusive ways to teach music and how to engage pupils in meaningful musical experiences.

A key focus of the course is on teaching music musically. You’ll learn how to plan and deliver lessons that are rich in musical content and activity - lessons that enable pupils to make, understand, and enjoy music, rather than simply learning about it. 

You’ll also actively engage with how music education can promote inclusion and support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), exploring strategies that make music accessible and meaningful for all learners.

We have a strong partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), with some elements of the course co-delivered by RNCM colleagues. When you’re at Manchester Met, you’ll mainly study with your PGCE music group - one of your greatest learning resources. 

You’ll learn how to plan lessons, consider how research informs effective teaching, and reflect on your developing teacher persona. Peer collaboration is also central to the course, enabling you to share knowledge and experience with your fellow trainees.