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COURSE OVERVIEW

• Obtain Qualified Teacher Status with Ofsted outstanding-rated initial teacher training
• Specialist training on primary mathematics pedagogy led by expert tutors
• Enhanced experiences to research effective mathematics teaching and learning
• Gain practical experience with two school placements
• Training across all subjects is informed by current research, led by expert tutors and grounded in a practical understanding of high quality primary teaching
• Option to gain Masters level credits
• Accredited by the Department for Education (DfE)

Established in 1840 as a teacher training college, and graded as Outstanding by Ofsted since 2005, the University of Winchester has a long history of high-quality and innovative teacher education programmes. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds from recent graduates to mature learners, and with a wide variety of prior knowledge and understanding of primary teaching.

PGCE Primary with Mathematics is a postgraduate professional programme of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) leading to the award of either Postgraduate Certificate in Education (for students achieving 40-60 Masters level credits) or Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (for students achieving fewer than 40 Masters levels credits, both including the recommendation of the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

PGCE Primary with Mathematics prepares you to teach the 5–11 age range. The course covers everything that trainee teachers need to develop professional skills associated with high-quality teaching: expert tuition in all primary school subjects; understanding of how children learn and effective pedagogy; meeting the needs of all learners and professional skills associated with high-quality teaching.

PGCE Primary with Mathematics aims to develop confident, highly effective and passionate teachers of mathematics. Graduates of the route will be strong advocates for mathematics with the knowledge and skills to foster an interest and enjoyment in the subject. The expertise gained on the route will enable students to promote more positive attitudes, higher expectations and higher standards in mathematics for all.

Students on all routes undertake studies in all elements of primary education; they extend their knowledge of learning and teaching, of the breadth and scope of the curriculum and the professional skills associated with high-quality teaching. These areas of understanding and skills are then applied to classroom practice during two assessed placements in schools.

Careers

The PGCE Primary programme at the University of Winchester has a high employability rate, with many students securing their first teaching posts in our partnership schools.