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Secondary Education Mathematics PGCE

University of Gloucestershire

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Course options

  • Qualification

    PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

  • Location

    Francis Close Hall Campus (Cheltenham)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    03-SEP-24, 03-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

What is Secondary Education Mathematics PGCE?

We offer our students an exceptional training experience – if you’re looking for a lifelong, challenging and exciting career, teaching may be for you.

By incorporating current trends and issues into our teaching, you will be prepared as best as possible for the classroom. As a part of our distinctive and ambitious curriculum you will understand and apply your knowledge of:


Mathematical Thinking


Representation and Structure


Fluency


Coherence

You will develop a deep understanding how children learn informed by knowledge of theory. You will explore the pedagogical skills of Mastery (inspired by the Shanghai Mathematics Teacher Exchange) including the themes of Coherence, Representation and Structure, Fluency, Variation, and Mathematical thinking and benefit from our links with local Mastery Champions and the “GLOW” Maths Hub. You will also be encouraged to reflect on up-to-date research on the latest mathematics pedagogy, making critical evaluations and considering how it might influence your ongoing practice.

You will explore all areas of the Mathematics National Curriculum including Number, Algebra, Ratio and proportion, Probability and Statistics and Geometry through your own subject knowledge enhancement and alongside the pedagogies that best support learning in each area.

You will explore practical skills relating to behaviour routines, planning, marking as well as resources and tools for teaching with technology, both in the classroom and online. You will have opportunities to work independently and collaboratively on group tasks. You will get formative feedback regularly throughout your taught sessions.

You will explore how to teach a wide a range of assessments, including Level 3 qualifications AS, A Level Core Maths with specialist input from the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme.

You will have the opportunity to become a pioneer of Education for Sustainable development (EfS) through the teaching and learning of Maths including enrichment learning with the Royal Institution Maths Masterclasses.

We were founded as a teaching college 175 years ago, and following the introduction of new quality requirements, our Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), have successfully achieved reaccreditation in 2022 by the Department of Education.

Our ITT courses have also recently been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, with inspectors highlighting their ‘unique’ emphasis on sustainability and the University’s strong partnership with schools.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 16,600per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Gloucestershire

University of Gloucestershire

  • University League Table

    98th

  • Campus address

    University of Gloucestershire, The Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2RH, England

Taught and research programmes meet students' needs, whether their postgraduate goal is to boost or change their career or specialise in a subject they love.
Students are challenged and supported to get the most from their postgraduate experience and the qualifications, contacts and skills to take their next step.
Three unique campuses offer the best of city and country living, and give those who are visiting from further afield a safe home away from home.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    51st out of 89 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 199
    120 53%

    71st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    23rd

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.99 80%

    37th

    18

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