PGCE Secondary Education (QTS) - Secondary Mathematics

Canterbury Christ Church University

-Brilliant location and close to town -All staff are friendly and approachable -New verena Holmes building -Pictureque views across campus -A lot of the buildings on campus are old and could do we being refurbished -Seminars aren’t always very interactive and could include more activities

I feel proud to be a student at CCCU! The downsides are: Blackboard and e-portfolio - they are very confusing! Another point is: We receive far too many e-mails and updates almost everyday which are impossible for us to follow up! 99.9% of the staff at the library are outstanding, they go above and beyond their duties to help us. However there is a 0.1%, to be specific, only one member of staff who is completely useless! I asked a question and that person replied that I should look on the Internet! Of course, I had already looked which was the reason for my question! Not just that, she implied that I was asking her to do my work for me, which was not the case. As a mathematician, I am not used to adding references to my work, which was why I was asking for guidance on this matter and I did not have time to contact my tutor. I felt that she was quite rude to me.

Really enjoying it- The freedom and support, healthy balance of work and pressure. Only thing bad is my society is on late, have a long commute there

Intense, but rewarding- placement is difficult but you learn so much Nightlife is good Good city to live in- lots of accommodation close to town and to the Uni