BSc (Hons) Mathematics Education with QTS

Share your love of mathematics. Master the subject and inspire the next generation. Graduate and start a lifelong career teaching something you love.

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Start date/study mode:

UCAS codeXG12

Duration3 years

Fee (UK)£9,535

Fee (Int)£17,500

LocationOn campus

Course summary

Turn your passion for maths into a rewarding teaching career by studying the BSc (Hons) Mathematics Education with QTS course. This is a fast-track, three-year degree that qualifies you to teach maths in secondary schools or colleges. Whether you're coming straight from studying maths or changing careers, this course supports your development of both subject knowledge and teaching expertise.

You’ll build a deep understanding of school-level mathematics and how to teach it effectively, while exploring the challenges young people face in learning the subject. With at least 120 days spent on placement in schools and colleges, you’ll gain valuable, hands-on experience to prepare you for the classroom.

This degree awards Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), so upon successful completion, you’ll be fully qualified to teach in any state-maintained school in England. With a national shortage of maths teachers, your skills will be in high demand – and most graduates go into teaching roles after they graduate.

My favourite part of the course was delving deeper into the art of teaching and discovering how students learn. Although it hasn’t been easy, I achieved a First Class Honours degree and was offered a teaching job with my second placement school.
Laura Moss
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What you'll study

Many of our courses include a range of modules you can choose from. Some of these options may only be available if you’ve already studied specific required modules. If you’re not sure what you need before picking a module, your course leader can help.

Undergraduate module credits should total 120 credits per academic year. If optional modules are available alongside core modules on your course, you should choose an amount that totals 120 credits.

How you'll learn

The course is taught via lectures, tutorials, seminars, and independent learning.

Throughout the degree you'll have one-to-one support from academic staff, whilst you study a combination of professional studies and mathematics at school level. This will involve a short, two week, non-assessed school experience, in each of the first two years, followed by an assessed teaching experience in your final year.

Alongside school experiences, you'll learn how to teach key mathematical concepts, identifying common errors and misconceptions, and consider educational issues in teaching maths.

Your progress will be assessed with reports, exams, presentations, and computer-based assessments.

Entry requirements

You can enter this course at year 1 or year 2.

Entry to year 1

Our typical offer is 104-120 UCAS Tariff points, from a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A Levels, T Levels, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.

You must also have five GCSEs at grade C or above, and these must include mathematics and English language, or equivalent qualifications. If you've studied for a GCSE which has a numerical grade, you'll need to achieve a grade 4 or above. We'll only accept equivalencies from equivalencytesting.com(opens in new tab).

In addition to academic qualifications, you must also:

Have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Disclose any criminal convictions (required by DES Circular 9/93)
Complete a medical pro forma (based on DFEE Circular 8/92).

Entry to year 2

You should've studied for at least one year in Higher Education. Examples include an HND/HNC or 120 credits from the Open University.

In addition to academic qualifications, you must also:

Have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Disclose any criminal convictions (required by DES Circular 9/93)
Complete a medical pro forma (based on DFEE Circular 8/92).

All successful applicants will be invited to an interview. Interviews start early November, so we recommend that you apply as soon as UCAS opens in October.

You'll be assessed on your potential to learn and not your experience.

Your numeracy and literacy competency will be assessed continuously throughout the course, following the DfE’s removal of the Professional Skills Test.

Find out how many points your qualifications are worth using the UCAS Tariff calculator(opens in new tab).

Our admissions policy uses a range of flexible options to support you to study with us. This may include a reduced offer of up to 16 UCAS Tariff points, (or equivalent). Find out if you're eligible for a tariff point reduction.

If English isn't your first language, please see our English language requirements.

Fees and finance support

UK£9,535

International£17,500

Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. The fee for your first year of study for 2026/27 will be £9,535. You'll pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.

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Troops to Teachers is a £40,000 bursary available to ex-armed forces personnel wishing to study an undergraduate secondary teacher training degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) discipline. See the Get into Teaching(opens in new tab) website for more information.

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Start date/study mode:

UK students

Full-time September 2026
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Disclaimer

We want to make sure you have clear and accurate information about our courses. Our website always shows the latest updates. If you’ve applied and been offered a place, we’ll contact you in writing if anything important changes.

View our programme specifications(opens in new tab) for further information about what the course covers, learning outcomes and the skills you'll gain when you graduate.