Mathematics (Secondary PGCE - Graduates only) PGCE

Strongly aligned to the new curriculum in Wales, our PGCE Mathematics programme will give you the range of teaching skills and knowledge needed for you to qualify as an effective teacher of mathematics.<br/><br/>This knowledge, combined with your own enthusiasm for the subject will give you the opportunity to bring Maths to life for all of your pupils. Our PGCE is challenging, but motivating and invigorating, combining practical strategies and skills with academic enquiry and theory.<br/><br/>Our respected tutors have considerable knowledge of, and are active researchers within, the fields of Mathematics, Numeracy and Problem Solving, and our university-based curriculum sessions include discussions of current academic research.<br/><br/>You will study various aspects of pedagogies for teaching across the secondary age-range including the examination groups for GCSE and A levels.<br/><br/>Throughout the pathway, you will have the opportunity to work with other students in a collegiate and supportive learning environment through exchanging different ideas and discussing different approaches to learning. <br/><br/>As a part of the Mathematics and Numeracy Area of Learning and Experience, you have a particular responsibility for developing numeracy across the secondary curriculum, and there will be opportunities to explore a range of cross-curricular approaches. Inspiring the next generation of mathematicians is an essential aim of our mathematics pathway.<br/><br/>Many of our students also continue to be research active and undertake Masters and Doctoral study after the PGCE.<br/><br/>£15,000 bursaries are available from Welsh Government in high priority subject areas. <br/><br/>ITE Priority Subject Incentive: guidance for students 2024 to 2025 | GOV.WALES