PgCert Education

Careers
In the first year, teachers will develop their understanding of how they learn mathematics and compare this with how their pupils’ learn. They will make changes to their pedagogy and evaluate the impact on pupils’ attainment.

In the second year, the teacher will develop their coaching and mentoring skills to support colleagues in the school to develop an aspect of school improvement which will lead, in the longer term, to a sustained whole school implementation which raises pupil outcomes.

The content will support those involved in becoming outstanding maths class teachers, maths subject leads as well as coaches and mentors in their schools.

Honours degree awarded by a UK university or an overseas award recognised as equivalent by NARIC

Maths and English Language GCSE Grade 4 or above (Grade C or above under the old grading structure)

All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS Academic score of 7.0 with 6.5 minimum in each band.

Why choose this course?
This is a significant opportunity for professional development which will place the participant at the cutting edge of teaching and learning in mathematics.

The course is delivered jointly by the University of Hertfordshire and mathematics advisers from Herts for Learning.

This is a part-time, 2 year programme.

This programme aims to support teachers to:

Understand how and why we teach fluency alongside conceptual understanding
Analyse popular initiatives such as ‘Singapore maths’ and ‘developing mastery’
Develop pedagogy which allows pupils to become confident, flexible problem-solvers
The programme aims to support schools to:

Build capacity across the school to deliver highly effective mathematics teaching
Develop teaching practice that secures learning and can ‘close the gap’ in attainment