Program Overview

Mathematics and Education Secondary Teacher Degree Apprenticeship

Overview

Our Mathematics and Education Secondary Teacher Degree Apprenticeship offers a pioneering route for education providers to develop secondary maths teachers within their school or trust. This four-year programme leads to Qualified Teacher Status and is delivered by our School of Education, ranked top 10 in the UK and top 60 worldwide in the QS World Rankings 2025 for education and training.

Fact File

• Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Mathematics and Education Secondary Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Certificate
• Duration: 46 months (not including end-point assessment)
• Entry Requirements: BCC at A level with a B in maths. The following A levels are not accepted: citizenship skills, general studies, and critical thinking. Contextual offers may be available to students whose personal circumstances may have affected their academic achievement.
• Eligibility Requirements:
  • Hold a level 2 (equivalent to grades 4-9 at GCSE) or above in English language and mathematics or equivalent, prior to admission
  • Be working in a job role that provides opportunities to apply and develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours from the programme, outlined in the Level 6 Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Standard
  • Work a minimum of 50% of their time in England
  • Have access to the off-the-job training detailed in their individual learning plan
  • Be a UK/EU/EEA national or have lived and have had a right to work in the UK for three years or more
• Start Date: Monday 1 September 2025
• Application Deadline: June 2025
• Programme Fees: £27,000 (paid by the employer, via the apprenticeship levy or at least 95% government co-investment)
• Campus: Jubilee Campus

Who is the Mathematics and Education Secondary Degree Apprenticeship for?

Our programme offers schools a new route to develop existing staff or recruit new beginner teachers to their organisation. The programme does not require potential apprentices to hold an undergraduate degree, and we expect to welcome apprentices from a range of backgrounds.

Department for Education Funding Pilot

The university is one of eight providers accepted onto the funding pilot for the Teacher Degree Apprenticeship in Mathematics. Eligible employers accessing the university’s programme in September 2025 will be able to claim financial support towards apprentice salary costs.

Programme Details

The Mathematics and Education Secondary Teacher Degree Apprenticeship is a four-year programme leading to Qualified Teacher Status. Apprentices will be full-time employees within a school and will typically spend 40% of their contracted working hours undertaking off-the-job training over the duration of the programme.

Modules

Our programme is underpinned by a spiral curriculum that supports apprentices to gradually build up, and deepen, their knowledge, skills and understanding as an inclusive, effective teacher.

Year One

• Becoming a Teacher 1
• Becoming a Teacher 2
• Becoming a Teacher 3
• Mathematics Subject Knowledge for Teaching 1
• Mathematics Subject Knowledge for Teaching 2
• Mathematics for Subject Knowledge for Teaching 3

Year Two

• Becoming a Teacher 4
• Becoming a Teacher 5
• Becoming a Teacher 6
• Mathematics Subject Knowledge for Teaching 4
• Mathematics Subject Knowledge for Teaching 5
• Mathematics for Subject Knowledge for Teaching 6

Year Three

• Maximising Potential as a Teacher 1
• Maximising Potential as a Teacher 2
• Maximising Potential as a Teacher 3

Year Four

• Maximising Potential as a Teacher 4
• Maximising Potential as a Teacher 5
• Maximising Potential as a Teacher 6

Gateway and End-Point Assessment (EPA)

To complete the apprenticeship, apprentices must pass through a gateway review and complete the end-point assessment. For the Mathematics and Education Secondary Teacher Degree Apprenticeship, this means apprentices must:

• Evidence that they have developed the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the apprenticeship standard – these are the teacher's standards
• Pass all the degree modules

Why Choose the Mathematics and Education Secondary Teacher Degree Apprenticeship at the University of Nottingham?

• Our School of Education is top 10 in the UK and top 60 worldwide in the QS World Rankings 2025 by Subject, and our initial teacher education provision is rated outstanding by Ofsted
• We work with approximately 150 schools in the region and have a long history of collaborative working
• Our on-programme employers rate us as excellent as a training provider for our degree apprenticeship provision

Apprenticeship Features

• Skills Scan: As part of the application and enrolment process, we carry out an individual needs assessment to determine apprentices' existing levels of skill and knowledge and build a personal plan.
• Tripartite Reviews: We offer tripartite reviews between employer, apprentice, and the university to formally assess progress in the academic programme and work-based learning.
• Assessment: Assessments are coursework-based and focus on how academic learning is applied in the workplace.
• Support Team: Each of our degree apprenticeship programmes includes full support for the apprentice and their employer, with an account manager, a degree apprenticeship officer, and access to university resources.