Education And Mathematics

Education and mathematics is a combination that directly addresses one of the most persistent challenges in UK schooling, the development of genuinely skilled mathematics teachers who understand both the subject at depth and the pedagogical principles that support its effective teaching. Mathematics is a subject in which teacher quality matters enormously, and where subject knowledge and an understanding of how learners develop mathematical thinking are equally important. Studying them together provides a foundation that is both academically rigorous and practically oriented towards education.

At Edge Hill University, a specialist education institution with a long track record in teacher training and educational study, this three-year full-time programme develops your mathematical knowledge across pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and the history and philosophy of the subject, while also giving you a grounding in educational theory, child development, learning and pedagogy, and the policy context in which schools operate. You will engage with questions about how people learn mathematics, what makes mathematical understanding different from mere procedural competence, and how teachers can create conditions in which all learners can succeed. This dual focus equips you to think both as a mathematician and as an educator.

Graduates from education and mathematics programmes are well placed to pursue postgraduate teacher training, typically through a PGCE or School Direct route, to qualify as a secondary mathematics teacher, a profession in consistent demand. Others move into educational research, curriculum development, educational administration, private tutoring, or roles in educational technology organisations where mathematical and pedagogical knowledge are both required. The combination is also a solid foundation for further study in either mathematics or education.