Update June 2011
Please note: this programme is currently under review. We are planning details of the course provision and will publish further information on this website once the course structure is finalised. We intend to recruit non-specialist teachers or returning teachers to start the new course in January 2012.
Graduate Certificate/Postgraduate Certificate
We have delivered our mathematics development programme for teachers since 2007. This professional development programme is designed for non-specialist teachers of mathematics who currently teach mathematics for all or part of their timetable. The programme is also suitable for those who are considering returning to teaching and would like to be able to offer mathematics at secondary level.
Our mathematics development programme for teachers will:
- boost your mathematical skills and knowledge
- increase your confidence and effectiveness in the classroom
- inspire you to promote learning in mathematics that is challenging and engaging for pupils
- help you to identify and build upon your previous knowledge
- develop your capacity for future self study.
Programme structure
Programme content will be based around the mathematics needed to gain a full and profound understanding of the National Curriculum, although it will not be exclusively curriculum mathematics. You will have the opportunity to broaden your experience of mathematics through topics that lie outside and beyond the regular syllabus.
The Training Agency for Schools (TA) have recently reviewed and restructured the aims and support structures for this course. It will now be run as pilot subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course for serving and returning teachers. The School of Education at the University of Brighton has been accepted as one of the institutions to run this revised version of the course.
The course will be designed to have minimum impact on the school day but will include face to face teaching sessions as well as elements of virtual/distance learning.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the mathematics course you must have qualified teacher status (QTS) and have completed your induction period.
Please note: Teachers who currently hold either a degree or ITT specialism in mathematics will not be eligible for the mathematics development programme.
How to apply and further information
Applications for January 2012 cannot be accepted until full details are published (which is intended to be in September 2011). You can register your interest or discuss any aspect of the course by contacting the following members of staff:
For general course enquiries contact
Alice Wenban-Smith:
a.wenban-smith@brighton.ac.uk
tel: +44 (0) 1273 643430
To discuss your potential suitability or the nature of the mathematics involved contact
Richard Goodman:
r.n.goodman@brighton.ac.uk
tel: +44 (0) 1273 643117