Postgraduate Certificate Primary Maths

Overview Updated 18/01/2019
We are passionate about transforming children’s lives and inspiring change. Our Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Mathematics has the ambitious target of ensuring that every school has access to a mathematics teacher trained at Masters’ level.
This programme is based on the highly successful MaST course, which we have lead across a wide range of local authorities since 2009 with over 700 successful graduates.

Additional
Information
Teaching through Conferences
For those joining the 2018-19 cohort, there will be four compulsory Saturday Conferences of face to face sessions as well as twilight sessions for each of the two modules. The Saturday Conferences are held at a Conference Centre, starting at 9am and usually finishing around 6pm with lunch and refreshments included.
Course Details
The Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Mathematics is for qualified teachers who wish to transform their own teaching practice and make an impact upon the mathematics teaching and learning within their own school. During the course we focus on mathematical thinking, reasoning and problem solving in primary mathematics without any assumption of pre-existing mathematical knowledge.
You will enhance your own mathematical reasoning and relate this to effective teaching in the classroom. We support you to work with colleagues in your school to develop mathematics teaching and learning through a range of professional strategies, such as coaching and mentoring.
In this way, the programme encourages you to strengthen your own practice whilst also having a sustainable impact upon your school’s professional development. Through this programme you will attain professional recognition as a primary mathematics specialist teacher, giving you the confidence to teach and lead in this subject.

Contacts
Course enquiries
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Application status enquiries
admissions2019@northampton.ac.uk
Current student enquiries
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International student enquiries
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Entry Requirements
Any qualified teacher working within a Primary School setting is eligible to apply. You do not need to be a leading mathematics teacher or a mathematics co-ordinator, but you will require the recommendation and support of your Head Teacher.
For more information on how to make an application for this course, please visit our How to Apply page.
English Language Requirements
All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:
- Minimum standard – IELTS 7.0 (or equivalent)
for study at postgraduate level.
For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

Course Content
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Subject and Pedagogical Knowledge in the Teaching of algebra and geometry within the National Curriculum for Mathematics (30 Credits)
Module code: EDUM096Core Module Y
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Subject and Pedagogical Knowledge in the Teaching of number, calculation, measures and data handling within the National Curriculum for Mathematics (30 Credits)
Module code: EDUM097Core Module Y
Facilities &
Special Features
The success of this course is attributable to the direct impact on teaching and learning across your whole school. By continuing your own professional development, you will be able to lead change in mathematics teaching to benefit all of your colleagues and pupils. This course enables you to:
- attend workshops and network with a range of teachers within your own subject
- engage in personalised CPD that is relevant to your own development as well as that of your school
- reflect on shared enquiry with colleagues and develop your own confidence to lead
- undertake CPD tasks that link theory and research to your own and colleagues’ classroom practices
- have continual online support from course tutors
- have opportunities to join existing practitioner communities extending and sharing good practice
- gain recognition as a Specialist Teacher in mathematics
- use the 60 credits gained from this programme to complete a full Master’s in Mathematics Education by completing further modules
Continuing Professional Development
We recognise that some teachers may wish to attend the course for professional development without the requirement to complete assignments. This option is available for those teachers wishing to benefit from the course content by attending the Saturday Conferences, but for whom the Postgraduate Certificate assessment is not suitable. A certificate of attendance will be provided upon successful completion of this CPD route. Further details of this option can be obtained by emailing the Course Leader, Dr Amanda O’Shea, at Amanda.OShea@northampton.ac.uk.

Fees & Funding
19/20 Tuition Fees
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
Part Time: £2,250 (60 credits)
The fee includes all costs for Network meetings and Saturday Conferences. It does not include school cover and travel costs. Schools are often willing to help with costs and some Local Authorities will also support students.
If you are intending to complete the full MA maths pathway, you may be eligible to apply for a student loan. For further information regarding possible funding, please visit our fees and funding page.
18/19 Tuition Fees
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 18/19 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
Part Time: £1,100 (Year One 30 Credits) £1,100 (Year Two 30 Credits)
The fee includes all costs for Network meetings and Saturday Conferences. It does not include school cover and travel costs. Schools are often willing to help with costs and some Local Authorities will also support students.
If you are intending to complete the full MA maths pathway, you may be eligible to apply for a student loan. For further information regarding possible funding, please visit our fees and funding page.
Scholarships
TD Lewis Scholarship
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The Chancellor's Fund
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