PGCE Secondary Mathematics
University of East AngliaNorwich Research Park, Norwich
Course overview
If you’re looking for a career where you can inspire, motivate, and make a difference to the lives of young people, teaching is for you. At UEA, we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we’ll support you in exploring a range of pedagogical strategies, so you can meet the needs of your pupils and develop your own teaching style.
We’ll help you gain insight into how pupils learn and what motivates them. You’ll understand how pupils engage with Mathematics and discover how to support their learning effectively. You’ll also develop strategies to make learning mathematics challenging, stimulating, and rewarding.
Our PGCE Secondary Mathematics programme combines at least 120 days of school-based training with university sessions, gradually increasing your solo teaching hours to build your confidence and help you become a reflective practitioner. You’ll learn how to make mathematics lessons inclusive, engaging, and challenging, while exploring the latest research to understand how pupils learn best. You’ll explore perceptions of mathematics and focus on what a teacher can do to engage students in confidently learning mathematics, as well as explore rich strategies for teaching effectively.
However, the course is much more than sharing knowledge and encouraging problem solving with students. Exciting new ideas in mathematics education are emerging with the potential to challenge and stimulate thinking; we’ll discuss these, and you’ll investigate their use in school.
Key highlights
- At least 120 days of school-based training alongside university sessions
- Solo teaching hours increase gradually to build classroom confidence
- Explore a range of pedagogical strategies to develop your own style
- Learn to make mathematics lessons inclusive, engaging and challenging
- Investigate emerging research and new ideas in mathematics education in school
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
- International qualifications — Typical International Entry Requirements: Degree classification UK Bachelors degree - 2:2 or above preferred, or it's equivalent* *Please note: It is at the discretion of the individual Initial Teacher Training provider as to whether an appropriate level has been satisfactorily achieved. We therefore strongly urge candidates with equivalent
Careers this course leads to
- Secondary school mathematics teacher
- Head of mathematics department
- Mathematics curriculum leader
- Mathematics tutor
- Educational consultant in mathematics
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £23,850 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East Anglia, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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