Secondary Mathematics University of East Anglia

Overview

If you’re looking for a career where you can inspire, motivate, and make a difference to the lives of young people, teaching is for you. 

At University of East Anglia, they don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we’ll support you in exploring a range of pedagogical strategies, so you can meet the needs of your pupils and develop your own teaching style. 

They’ll help you gain insight into how pupils learn and what motivates them. You’ll understand how pupils engage with Mathematics and discover how to support their learning effectively. You’ll also develop strategies to make learning mathematics challenging, stimulating, and rewarding.

You’ll learn how to make mathematics lessons inclusive, engaging, and challenging, while exploring the latest research to understand how pupils learn best. You’ll explore perceptions of mathematics and focus on what a teacher can do to engage students in confidently learning mathematics, as well as explore rich strategies for teaching effectively. 

However, the Secondary Mathematics programme is much more than sharing knowledge and encouraging problem solving with students. Exciting new ideas in mathematics education are emerging with the potential to challenge and stimulate thinking; we’ll discuss these, and you’ll investigate their use in school. 

This one-year, full-time programme equips you with the skills, experience, and knowledge needed to teach mathematics to pupils aged 11 to 16, with Sixth Form enhancement—offering the opportunity to develop your post-16 teaching skills if this aligns with your interests.   

Careers

Examples of careers that you could enter include: 

• Teacher  

• Curriculum Leader  

• Head of Year/Phase  

• Deputy headteacher  

• Headteacher  

• Tutor  

•  Subject Lead  

• UK and overseas teaching opportunities  

You'll be supported by your UEA Subject Lead in making an informed choice regarding your first teaching position, as well as throughout the application and interview process. 

The support will continue beyond your training year, as we work closely with schools and Early Career Teacher (ECT) induction bodies to provide support in case it’s needed. 

Within a few years of joining the profession, you could find yourself being promoted into a role with leadership and/or pastoral responsibilities.