This course will equip you to start to become an outstanding music teacher, with a secure understanding of effective pedagogies in music teaching. Discover the art of inspiring young minds and explore the skills and knowledge that music as an art form offers at secondary level through this inclusive and intensive course and train to be a confident, inspiring and creative music teacher.

You will develop your teaching expertise during our training on curriculum design, assessment, reflection on your practice and understanding how the latest government initiatives and pedagogic research can support your teaching practice. During your training you will explore immersive ways to teach music to many types of learners in meaningful ways, and how to encourage your pupils to engage with musical experiences, as well as developing your own musical skills. This course will focus on key curriculum content which can be applied to all exam boards at KS4 and which will underpin your KS3 planning and teaching.

Bishop Challoner Training School, in partnership with Alliance schools (BCTSA), is an accredited provider of school-based teacher training in Birmingham and across the West Midlands.

You will be in school 4 days a week where you will be fully involved in all aspects of a teacher’s work. One day a week you will have your pedagogical  training, which will provide a mixture of specific Subject Studies and more general Professional Studies sessions.

To enrich your professional practice and develop your expertise you will complete 2 PGCE assignments, which will contribute 60 credits towards a Master’s degree.

You will be in your school from day one.  At the beginning of the year you will observe expert practitioners, moving towards leading small parts of a lesson and gradually building up to teach whole lessons. You will receive the support of school-based mentors, as well as members of the BCTSA Central Team and Subject Tutors.