PGCE Mathematics

Entry requirements

Degree Classification – 2.2 or above

Degree Subject – Mathematics or a related subject

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Months of entry

September

Course content

Our one-year, full-time Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Secondary Mathematics programme will equip you with the skills, experience and knowledge you need to teach mathematics to pupils aged 11 to 16 – with Sixth Form enhancement. This gives you the opportunity to develop post-16 teaching skills if this is something you are interested in.

Upon successful completion of your PGCE, you will graduate with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and 90 Master’s credits. QTS will qualify you to teach children up to 18 years old.

Our PGCE Master’s programme closely interweaves school (minimum 120 days) and university-based training to provide a solid foundation for the rest of your career. As well as providing a structured introduction to the core body of knowledge, skills and behaviours that define great teaching, our course will provide you with the opportunity to research and evaluate the latest thinking in good teaching practice, helping you understand the optimum ways pupils learn.

By the end of the course, you will evolve your own style of teaching, not only to meet the differing needs of pupils but so that it matches your personality. You will be supported by your tutor in starting your career in a school that works for you.

During the course, on university days and in placement, you will explore perceptions of mathematics and focus on what you as a teacher can do to engage students in confidently learning mathematics as well as exploring rich strategies for teaching effectively in mathematics. Yet the course is much more than sharing knowledge and encouraging problem solving with students. There are some exciting new ideas in mathematics education emerging with potential to challenge and stimulate thinking that we will discuss, and you will investigate for use in school. You will also gain essential planning, assessment and classroom management skills.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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