Im trying to get on to pgce course but dont have gcse maths. I was excepted on the course but had to do exam in maths. Naturally I failed so I have to wait a whole year and spend my monday evenings down the local college doing my gcse with a bunch of 16yr olds!!! If maths teachers had to sit art exams I dont think they would stand for it, do you?
2006-09-18 04:52:36 · 6 answers · asked by cutebeantree 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
You do have to have maths GCSE to teach children, but if you only want to teach adults - 16 and over, you don't necessarily have to have it to do a PGCE (Tertiary).
Mind you, if you can stick it out at your local college and get the maths GCSE and then get your PGCE, you can teach anywhere.
I hate maths, but I scraped through and did it - and if I can, anyone can!! Good Luck.
2006-09-18 05:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by sarah b 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I did my PGCE as an adult and had to retake my maths as it was a lot longer than 5 years since i'd done my O levels, yes that's how long it was since i'd done them, they weren't even GCSEs then!!! However i did a level 2 numeracy exam rather than the GCSE, maybe you can ask if this is adequate instead. By the way i hated every last minute of my PGCE so be warned, especially if you are practical rather than theoretical!!
2006-09-18 05:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by waspy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maths is considered a basic skill in education and to teach any subject to any age you need to have these skills. In order to achieve qualified teacher status you will have to pass tests in maths, english and ICT before the end of your course. Gaining your PGCE and QTS means that you can also teach any subject to any age group regardless of what you trained in. Hence having GCSE maths would be useful if you ever decided to go teach primary.
2006-09-18 04:56:16 · answer #3 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Art is not a core subject but Maths is therefore you can't really have your teachers teaching kids when they don't have a qualification in the core subjects themselves. I understand your frustration, I flunked my Maths whilst getting As and B's in everything else. I re took mine in sixth form and had to sit in with the year 11s to do mine which wasn't great, but worth it in the end as Bristol Uni would not have let me do my course otherwise.
2006-09-18 05:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by Paddy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems pointless to me. If you were studying design for engineering maths would seem relevant but I don't see how you need it for painting still life's. The system sucks but unfortunately you have to live with it.
2006-09-18 05:07:30 · answer #5 · answered by travis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Draw your own conclusions.
2006-09-18 11:08:09 · answer #6 · answered by CANAILLE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋