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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Subject areas

Mathematics (General) Teaching (General)

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Course overview

“The 21st century is not looking for humans who serve as calculating machines, but instead it seeks problem-solvers and innovative thinkers. Google, Adobe, Apple and NASA need people who not only know standard procedures of mathematics but can also think with agility, flexibility and innovation.” - James Tanton (2018) Mathematician and Maths educator.

The Leeds Trinity PGCE course aims to develop excellent future maths teachers through a rigorous, school-centred, professional training approach. By the end of the course, you will have developed your own approaches to teaching which engage and excite pupils of all ages.

All our PGCE Secondary courses lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and the award of a level 7 Postgraduate Certificate in Education.

About this course

Our PGCE Secondary Mathematics course prepares you to teach in the 11 - 16 age phase. It may be possible to gain experience of teaching post 16 during your PGCE and the qualification does not preclude you from teaching post 16 once employed. There are two stages to your PGCE Secondary Mathematics course.

Modules

You'll complete three months of integrated training, in which you’ll spend three days a week, then four days a week in your Stage A school. The other days will be spent learning with your peers, in order to support you in becoming a skillful teacher who is an expert in Maths pedagogy.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,250

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£12,500

Entry requirements

A good honours degree with a significant proportion in Mathematics. GCSE Grade C (or 4, or accepted equivalent) in English and Mathematics. Suitable personal and intellectual qualities required for teaching in secondary schools. Commitment, attitudes and values appropriate to that of a secondary teacher. The ability to read effectively and communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written standard English. The capacity to meet the Secretary of State's requirements for physical and mental fitness to teach. All successful candidates will be asked to complete a health assessment as part of the entry conditions to the programme. NB: Candidates with third-class honours degrees will be considered on an individual basis, and normally only if candidates have additional qualifications and/or significant relevant professional experience. At Leeds Trinity, we treat every applicant on their own merits and value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement. Strong applicants also have experience in secondary schools. In addition to the above essential entry requirements, successful applicants also tend to have: Advanced level qualifications (or equivalent) in Mathematics; Experience of observing the teaching in a secondary school in this country.