PGCE in Secondary Education (Mathematics) with recommendation for QTS

Entry to the 2025/26 PGCE programmes is now open.

Deadlines:

Home students:
Application screening: Thursday 17th July 2025
Last date of interview: up to Friday 25th July 2025

International students:
Application screening: Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Last date of interview: up to Friday 11th July 2025

The Brunel University London ITE Partnership Curriculum is an ambitious curriculum which has been developed with our Partnership Schools, and our accredited provider, Bath Spa University. It is a carefully sequenced and integrated curriculum which comprises 8 components:

• Professional behaviours and responsibilities
• Subject, pedagogical and curricular knowledge
• How pupils learn
• Planning for Learning
• Adaptive teaching and inclusion
• Assessment of pupils
• Managing behaviour and the environment for learning
• Pupil health and wellbeing

Throughout the programme you will gain, apply and refine your knowledge of teaching, pedagogy and classroom skills. A blended approach to learning has been adopted which provides face to face teaching as well as time to access key materials online and opportunities exist for you to meet and learn from current classroom practitioners.

As part of your academic award, you will undertake assignments which will contribute 60 credits towards a Masters award. These assignments are informed by the relevant research literature and theories that will complement and enrich your professional practice whilst enabling you to develop your subject and phase expertise.

School teaching is an intensely rewarding yet challenging profession. The opportunity to help shape children’s futures is both a privilege and a responsibility.

Brunel’s PGCE in Secondary Education (Mathematics) is designed to prepare you to teach pupils aged 11 to 16 in line with the National Curriculum for Mathematics (DfE, 2013) with a focus on developing their mathematics skills in preparation for compulsory exams and also for life beyond school.

A high-quality and coherent curriculum has been designed with oversight by Bath Spa University and across the partnership with Brunel University London. It is underpinned by the same foundational concepts and principles, taking account of the Quality Requirements from 2024 and Core Content Framework components. The focus of your studies will be on the principles and methods of teaching and learning delivered through core modules, together with compulsory, practical school-based teaching placements. Your progress will be assessed in both areas.

Your placements will typically take you into partner schools or other educational settings in and around London for at least 120 days in block placements in two or more different contexts working with a school-based mentor with an additional 20 days of ‘Intensive Training and Practice’ in line with the DfE 2024 ITT Criteria.

A Brunel PGCE with recommendation for QTS (made through Bath Spa University) is a recognised symbol of high-quality Initial Teacher Education. You'll benefit from our partnerships with educational institutions and local schools. Many of our students go on to work in our partner schools and many more are employed in schools where they undertook a placement. Our department is ranked 1st in London for graduate jobs and further study (LEO 2023). As well as excellent feedback from partnership schools and student-teachers, additional significant external validation of the strength of initial teacher education provision at Brunel, came from Ofsted in June 2023. There is wide recognition of the positive impact our provision has on the teaching careers our alumni and the schools they work in

Upon successful completion of your course, you will receive both the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and recommendation for the Qualified Teaching Status (QTS) through Bath Spa University.

2.6/4, 3.2/5 or 65%

• IELTS: 7 (min 6 in all areas)
• Pearson: 64 (59 in all subscores)
• BrunELT: 68% (58% in all areas)
• TOEFL: 98 overall (min 20)

You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page.

Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options through our Brunel Language Centre.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants. This information is for guidance only and each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Entry requirements are subject to review, and may change.

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