The Millais Alliance Mathematics (L422)

PGCE with QTS full time

Accredited body
University of Chichester
Financial support
Scholarships or bursaries, as well as student finance, are available if you’re eligible
Qualification
PGCE with QTS

A postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with qualified teacher status (QTS) will allow you to teach in state schools in England and may allow you to teach in other parts of the UK.

It may also allow you to teach overseas, though you should always check what qualifications are needed in the country you’d like to teach in.

Many PGCE courses include credits that count toward a Master’s degree.

Course length
1 year
Date you can apply from
15 October 2020
Date course starts
September 2021
Website
http://www.millaisalliance.org.uk

Contents

About the course

The subject specific element of the course is delivered by a small team of tutors at our Bognor Regis Campus.

The Teaching Mathematics modules are complemented by a Professional Studies programme which is also based at our Bognor Regis Campus.

Note that The Weald is the only school with an 11-18 age range. Tanbridge is 11-16.

School placements

On the School Direct route, you have applied to train at a specific school and, following interview, have been offered and accepted a place at that school. You therefore know where your first school will be, unlike those on the PGCE route. You will start at your school in mid-late September and will have a few days of induction to settle you in. You’ll stay at this school until February half term and will be there most of the week; on some weeks you may have additional training days at university. You’ll be very much part of the school and the more you join in, the more you’ll get out. After February half term, you will move to another school for your short second placement which lasts for most of the second half of the spring term. This second placement is sorted by the Lead school late in the Christmas term and under the directive given by the ITT criteria, must provide a contrasting experience to your host school. As with all second placements, you must expect up to 40 minutes travel. If you have a child in a school in the partnership, you wouldn’t be placed there, so please make this known early on. You will return to your host school for the last week of the Spring term and the first half of the summer term when your training year will finish. You would expect to be awarded QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) towards the mid/end of June.

Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

  • For secondary, a degree in a relevant or related subject. The majority of the content should reflect the subject you are applying for. Applicants with relevant industrial or commercial experience are very welcome to apply.
  • GCSE Maths and English

Please also check the entry requirements page on the University of Chichester website.

Personal qualities

We are looking for ambitious trainee teachers who are passionate and enthusiastic about their subject and have a desire to share that with young people of all abilities in this particular age range. Strong subject knowledge will make your training year easier. You must like working with young people and making a difference to their lives; resilience and patience are also key qualities. Although school experience is no longer a compulsory requisite, we do feel that you should have a basic understanding of the challenges of education before you commence your training.

Other requirements

DBS checks will be carried out by the university for those on the SD tuition route.

Fees and financial support

The course fees for UK students in 2021 to 2022 are £9,250.

Please see the University of Chichester PGCE section for any further detail.

Financial support from the training provider

The Millais Alliance does not offer any further financial support.

About the training provider

The Millais Alliance (TMA) is an excellent partnership to train and work in. Our vision is straightforward but powerful - ‘the highest standards of education and care’. We prepare our young people to be global citizens ready to take on the world. We have a proven record of working with trainee teachers for many years and fully recognise how much vibrancy, enthusiasm and drive they offer to the school community. We encourage our trainees to join in from Day 1. We have excellent in-school mentors who will support trainees in their training year and raise confidence in their classroom practice. Our partnership of schools is led by Millais School, in the first cohort of designated Teaching Schools in 2011, and re-designated in 2015. We are an inspirational West Sussex partnership of 17 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and a Sixth Form College, many with Outstanding Ofsted ratings. The range of schools working together gives the opportunity to experience cross-phase observation in another of our Alliance schools regardless of the chosen phase being trained in. Students across the partnership are happy, friendly and well-behaved and are at the heart of everything we do. Both staff and students are ambitious and confident. Many consistently out-perform their peers nationally and make significantly greater progress. Our staff are our most valuable resource and have a proven track record in training and professional development. They are eager to share their skills, knowledge and practice with the next generation of teachers.

Interview process

If you have applied for a School Direct place with us, you need to expect two interview stages - the first with the university, the second with the school offering the place.

The university interview will be with staff from the School of Education and the department of your subject. They will also want to check your documentation to ensure you are eligible and compliant, so it’s worth looking for the originals of GCSE, degree and marriage certificates before that interview. If you haven’t got them, or haven’t yet finished your degree, you will be given time to order copies and showing then mot the university will become part of any conditional offer you might be made. Copies can take up to six weeks and there is a charge, so factor that in to your planning. If successful at the university stage, you will then be invited to a school-based interview which will take two to three hours. You will be expected to:

  • teach a short part of a lesson on a specific topic; you’ll be given information as to the numbers in the group, their ability and the point they are at in that topic.
  • give a short presentation to the interview panel – this is likely to consist of senior subject and leadership staff, possibly the Headteacher
  • complete a written task If you are unsuccessful at the university stage, it is unlikely that the school will proceed any further with your application.

Training with disabilities and other needs

Our alliance schools will explore assistance options with disabled trainee teachers and seek specialist advice from relevant agencies on the equipment and support that can be made available. Any assessment of teachers’ needs within the school would closely involve the individuals, providing personalised support. Some of our schools have older buildings where modern adjustments have not been possible, so any accessibility issues would be overcome through flexible timetabling in suitable classrooms near disabled facilities.

Contact details

Email
caroline.carroll@millais.org.uk
Telephone
01403 267890
Website
http://www.millaisalliance.org.uk
Address
The Millais Alliance
Depot Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 5HR

Support and advice

For questions about this course you should contact the training provider using the contact details above.

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