Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Mathematics)

We work in close partnership with schools in designing, delivering and assessing our programme. You have the opportunity to work with tutors who are actively engaged in research and are encouraged to take a critical view of policies and practice.

KEY BENEFITS

• The programme at King's is challenging and students are encouraged to take a critical view of policies and practice.
• It is a sociable course where you will be expected to work with others, discussing issues and problems about teaching.
• You have the opportunity to work with tutors who are actively engaged in research in their subject and about teaching.
• There is a chronic shortage of mathematics teachers which dates back at least 20 years. Currently there are many jobs available and excellent career prospects for good mathematics teachers.
• Located in the heart of London.

PURPOSEFor those wishing to train as teachers of pupils aged 11-18 in Mathematics, the programme will lead to the DfE Standards for QTS which are assessed through teaching practice observation, portfolios and written assignments.

DESCRIPTIONThe programme at King's is run by a team of well qualified tutors who have substantial experience of teaching in school and in training teachers, both in-service and initial training, and who are also engaged in current research activity of international quality. There is the opportunity to find out about the research projects which have been completed at King's and also those which are currently being undertaken. There is a good partnership with schools in Greater London and an external quality assessment has given very high ratings to the course. There is a continued contact with previous students, many of whom are employed in partnership schools.

College based time: You will work with other trainees and tutors in your subject area to consider the principles and practice of teaching your subject including curriculum design, the development of materials, classroom management and lesson planning. You will also work with trainees from other subjects in a programme of lectures and seminar groups to examine broad generic issues. During both secondary school placements there are occasional days in college for tutorials to support and monitor progress towards the standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). There are cross-curricular research tasks and assignments.

School based time: For 24 of the 36 weeks the training takes place in schools, mainly in two complementary secondary schools but with two short primary school experiences. This introduces you to recognising key constituents of good teaching, helps develop your own teaching skills and gain an understanding of how schools work and how children learn.