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Mathematics with Education and Qualified Teacher Status BSc (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Sheffield ()

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Duration

    Flexible

Obtain Qualified Teacher Status while training to become a maths teacher.
•Gain a deep understanding of mathematics and learn to teach effectively.
•Benefit from a 90% course employment record, and healthy job market.
•Qualify as a teacher faster than through a PGCE.
•Gain hands-on experience with school placements from your first year onwards.

About this course

Prepare yourself for advanced qualifications in maths. Move quickly into a full-time secondary teaching post in mathematics.

•teaching
•academic careers as a researcher via Masters level study and PhD
•local authority/voluntary sector worker or researcher •non-government organisation (NGO) administrative and research posts
•enrichment work with young people •more general graduate careers including, for example, retail management and the civil service

This must include at least two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications, including at least 32 points from A level Mathematics. For example:•BBC at A Level including a relevant subject(s).•A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies.

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Subjects

  • Teaching
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematical Economics
  • School
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Teacher
  • Employment
  • Collaborative
  • Rewarding
  • Mathematical approaches
  • Mathe

Course programme

You develop your understanding of the subject, starting from your own level, while attaining vital theoretical and practical experience of teaching. You graduate with Qualified Teacher Status, ready for full-time employment in a subject with a national shortage of such.

How you learn

This rounded course allows for rewarding individual and collaborative study alongside school placements from your first year. As well as developing an in-depth knowledge of Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 (GCSE) and post-16 mathematics, you'll learn how to effectively impart this knowledge via teaching theory lessons and school-based experience.

You learn through:
  • lessons from mathematics tutors and education specialists
  • school placements from early in the course, with at least 24 weeks in total
  • advanced modules preparing you for the different stages of secondary teaching
  • small groups and a collaborative atmosphere
  • research, practical work, presentations and written assignments
  • academic tutorials
Work placements

Starting from one day per week in your first year to longer periods in your second and third, you will work in schools to gain practical experience vital for teaching. You will be assigned a school-based mentor to help you hone your practical skills and apply your theory - helping you to work with individual students up to full classes. Sheffield Hallam has strong links to regional secondary schools to ensure your training is of the highest quality. Many of our graduates attain full time employment at their placement schools.The majority of our graduates go directly into employment as qualified teachers, and the course's employment record currently stands at 90%. A number of key transferrable skills are also developed throughout the course allowing for alternative progression or career routes.


Mathematics with Education and Qualified Teacher Status BSc (Hons)

£ 3,000 VAT inc.