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. Your focus will be on a number of areas, including the nature of communication in the classroom, the development of language skills - giving pupils the ability to initiate conversation and to develop greater independence in reading, writing and listening in a foreign language. Your focus will be on a number of areas, including the nature of communication in the classroom, the development of language skills - giving pupils the ability to initiate conversation and to develop greater independence in reading, writing and listening in a foreign language. You will be using a range of language learning strategies. Topics covered will include the use of the target language, differentiation, the teaching of grammar, intercultural awareness and global citizenship, and special needs and diversity. Research on wider educational issues such as motivation, personalisation, gender and achievement, language take-up and different teaching and learning styles, including the use of the target language and grammar teaching, will also be considered and are essential to an understanding of effective MFL teaching. 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 (Modern Foreign Languages) and to make an effective contribution to the work of schools beyond your subject.