In conjunction with Secondary Lead School partners, the University of Chester offer Mathematics (11-16 with sixth form enhancement) as a subject specialism leading to the award PGCE with QTS.

This course is designed to develop passionate mathematics teachers who have a clear desire to engage pupils and inspire their interest in the subject. We aim to develop knowledgeable, innovative and reflective practitioners who have a clear philosophy of learning and genuine interest in developing their teaching.

During the course, mathematics associate teachers will develop subject and pedagogical knowledge in order to understand what deep conceptual understanding and reasoning mean in the context of mathematics education. The course is designed to develop mathematics teachers who are reflective practitioners and who will be inspired to:

- Articulate their beliefs about the nature of mathematics and mathematics education and realise their classroom expectations

- Begin to understand the complexities of how people learn mathematics and to translate this understanding into classroom action

- Make sense of the relationship between the emotional and cognitive aspects of learning mathematics

- Develop stimulating lessons within an atmosphere for learning

- Develop their mathematics knowledge alongside their mathematics teacher knowledge

- Understand and analyse the mathematics curriculum.