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Fine Art/Illustration/Art & Design Teaching PGCE help?

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    Hello!

    I'm new here and seeking a bit of help please,

    I'm in my second year of studying a Ba(Hons) Illustration at the University of Huddersfield. Once I finish I would like to do a PGCE to teach Art/Fine Art/Illustration/Graphics at As/A Level and was wondering if someone could give me some guidance in terms of which is the right course to be looking at.

    I've looked at:

    Huddersfield University

    Bradford College

    Bradford University

    Leeds University

    Leeds Met

    Leeds Trinity

    and none of them seem to offer the right PGCE, they just seem to do PGCE's for Maths/Sports/Music est. but not art...

    Can anyone point out where I'm going wrong or is there's an institution near these locations which offers the right course?

    Thank you for your helps guys!



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     the best  thing to do isto go in the GTTR website and do  a course search for art. You can see courses with or without vacancies, full time/ part  time etc. I'm an illustrator by background and that's where I found the right course for me. I will be studying in the Institute of Education in London. Also, I studied  my  BA at the Manchester Metropolitan University and loved it and I hear they have a PGCE art so you might want to check it out. 

     

    here's the GTTR website: (don't forget to change the search option to  see courses without vacancies for this year, if you are not planning to apply  just yet)

     

    http://www.gttr.ac.uk/students/coursesearch

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    one of the nest PGCE'S in the country fore art and design. is Northumberland.

     

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    Hello, Well I studied Illustration in Blackpool university and gain a ba(hons), Now im studying a PGDE at Bolton University so I can become a teacher to teach in the arts sector... You can do a PGDE OR PGCE at any college/ university. All you have find work placment, usualy the college/ university will get the work placement. My advaice first of all would be get on a PGDE course first of all and it all come together. One step at a time is the key.

    Hope that help

     Andy

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    Leeds trinity have just opened a new course in art and design!! Also Manchester met do one. Closest ones I think. I'm applying this year for Leeds x
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    last year half the places allocated for PGCE art and design were cut, this year a quarter were cut, so universities have dropped the course due to only having 2, 3 4 places. many great courses have been lost due to a lack of creative thinking by the government
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    I did a PGCE in Art and Design at Northumbria university in Newcastle and it covered all aspects of Art and design, video, animation, fine art, sculpture etc. Its a fantastic course with one of the highest OFSTED reports. The course has been cut, when I did it nearlly three years ago there were 18 of us and next years cohort is going to be 8 I think. My friend did a PGCE in Art and Design at Liverpool and I know there are a few universitys in London that do them.

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    Goldsmiths in London is the best there is in my opinion and on your doorstep the world's greatest museums and galleries. Goldsmiths also has links with Tate Modern's education department for gallery based teaching experience. Final point is that you're likely to experience one or maybe two quite tuff placements that should set you up well for teaching anywhere. All of this assumes you could relocate for a year, it would be one hell of a commute!
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    If you don't mind travelling too far away Northbrook college in Sussex offer a good PGCE. You also have the option there of doing either the ProfGCE or PostGCE, the latter being a slightly stronger qualification as it consists of some modules being undertaken at Masters level. Paul the course leader is fantastic, as are the other tutors and mentors across departments. Obviously experience of PGCE courses is going to be limited for most people, however I am extremely happy with my experiences at Northbrook. Hope this helps. Ryan.
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    I did mine in Cardiff (UWIC) which did have one of the largest number of places but this was three years ago. Liverpool also had 40 places at the time. The other way would be to do a GTP course, but it depends where you want to teach in the future as i've been told they won't accept that qualification in Australia. The GTTR website is the best place to start. Don't get put off by relocation, it is a stressful course however you need to pick a Univeristy which is right for you. Also the ones who dropped out did so for the most part because there was no risk - they lived at home still. Something to consider. I moved over 100miles away to do my training which allowed me to focus fully on it.
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