The programme is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge, values and skills to teach your subject specialism of Mathematics and Numeracy in the dynamic Further Education sector. Available on a part-time and full-time basis.
The principal aims of the programme are to:
- Produce competent, confident and ambitious Mathematics and Numeracy teachers who can apply subject specialist knowledge and skills to promote mathematics learning;
- Foster the development of values and skills associated with inclusive teaching and learning, aimed at facilitating individual progress and contributing to broader societal equity and justice in Bradford and West Yorkshire;
- Enable the critical evaluation of recent developments in educational research, professional body initiatives and government policy to ensure professional practice is evidence-based, engaging and contemporary;
- Equip trainees with the academic skills, attitudes and values necessary to cultivate a commitment to lifelong learning and Continual Professional Development;
- Develop graduates who have an analytical and critically reflective approach to professional practice in which theory, academic understanding and pedagogy are inter-related and integrated through Masters level study.
This is an ambitious, contemporary curriculum for trainee teachers in and around the Bradford area. A key strength is our position in the heart of a thriving Further Education College and our strong relationships with College teams and mentors.