The PGCE (M) Secondary programme will get you ready to teach pupils aged 11-16 with post-16 enhancement in secondary schools. You will be teaching pupils as they mature from early adolescence into adulthood. On this course you will understand how pupils learn through geography and learn to guide thinking and learning in geographical teaching. You will develop your own strategies to make learning geography a rewarding, engaging and challenging experience. To succeed on this course, you will already be a good honours graduate from a geographically related discipline. You might previously have studied environmental science, international development, economics, surveying, ecology, geology or anthropology. You should also have some experience of working with young people, and have a realistic expectation of the demands of secondary school teaching. The best way to get this understanding is by observing or assisting in a school. This is an interesting, often very demanding but tremendously rewarding age group to work with as pupils mature from early adolescence to adulthood. The course is designed to equip you to teach your main subject (English) and to make an effective contribution to the work of schools beyond your subject.