BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Education

The BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Education will provide you with both the extensive theoretical knowledge and practical skills in mathematics and statistics as well as professional skills through work-based learning to ensure you are fully equipped to meet the demands of being a Mathematics teacher in secondary (high) school. The overall aim of the course is to allow you to develop the knowledge and skills required to teach Mathematics at the Secondary School level. You will study mathematics to the Honours level, and will also develop your teaching skills in years 3 and 4 by taking modules in Education and practical teaching placements in a school. On successful completion of the course, you will have met the Standard for Provisional Registration, and thus be eligible to apply for provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) and entry to the Teacher Induction Scheme as a secondary school teacher of Mathematics. Your depth of knowledge across a broad range of topics will support the teaching of senior phase courses up to SQA Advanced Higher (or GCSE A-level) level.

Our Minimum Entry Requirements are applicable to those applicants who have not had an equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic ability at school or college and are known as ‘widening access’ applicants. We also sometimes refer to this type of applicant as receiving a ‘contextual’ offer. We may be able to provide you with a contextual offer if you fall into one of the categories below:

• You have been in care (care-experienced/care-leaver)

• You are a young carer

• government-recognizedecognised asylum or refugee status

• You are estranged from your family or guardians

• You live in a SIMD decile 1-4 (SIMD20/40)* Scottish postcode area

20 hours per week.