PGCE Secondary Mathematics with QTS (11-16) at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Do you want a career that enables you to help pupils master skills that are vital to their success, not just during their education, but for life? If so training to teach maths on our PGCE in Secondary Mathematics is course for you.

What you will study

You’ll learn techniques to inspire students around maths, making it enjoyable and ensuring they’re equipped with skills they’ll need for in the future. On a daily basis you’ll teach across a range of ages – from 11-16 in secondary age phase, with post-16 enhancement – and abilities so we’ll train you to be handle changing effortlessly between number patterns and sequences to calculus depending on who you’re teaching. After interview you may be advised you need to take a Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) course. Modules include Secondary Professional Studies, Secondary Subject Pedagogy: Mathematics, Professional Enquiry, School Experience 1, School Experience 2*.

Career pathways

Two-thirds of your course takes place in school and we ensure that you are offered a number of placements in a wide range of educational establishments. You will do work placements in at least two different schools and also visit others – including a primary school and or a post-16 setting where appropriate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally expected to have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or a Master’s degree in a relevant subject from a UK higher education institution or equivalent. Please note: If you are a graduate and wish to train as a mathematics teacher but your degree did not provide enough mathematics content for you to gain automatic entry onto a PGCE course, we offer Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses in mathematics with lengths dependent on how much subject knowledge development you need. Completion of the SKE course might be made a condition of an offer onto a secondary mathematics teacher training course. Applicants will also need to complete the relevant safeguarding checks for this course. All applicants will be interviewed; see 'interview arrangements' below. Applicants for this course also need GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above prior to enrolment. We accept a range of qualifications in lieu of GCSEs for our Initial Teacher Training courses. Please see a full list of GCSE equivalencies for Initial Teacher Training.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, 1 year; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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