The modern maths teacher

Take some time to read through maths teachers' blogs (More than a maths teacher is a good place to start). You'll discover that innovative and creative thoughts abound throughout the profession.

After completing ITT and beginning your career as a teacher, you'll be able to draw on a vast range of resources and support, and benefit from the experiences of your colleagues, working together to develop new ideas.

Training to teach maths can set you on a path to making a positive difference to the futures of young people. In the video case study below, you can watch a modern maths teacher explaining what she loves about the job, and find out how teaching may have changed since you left school.

Rachel

Rachel graduated with a first class degree in mathematics from the University of Leeds and was encouraged to go into banking. After finding the lack of variety and contact with people unfulfilling, she realised that she wanted to move into teaching.

"When I was at school, you sat still, you didn't ask many questions, you copied the relevant bit from your book – teaching’s nothing like that now," she says. "I wouldn't like to have been a teacher a while ago, because I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much."

As her excellent degree suggests, Rachel has a talented maths mind, but she admits she struggled in the transition from studying the subject at GCSE to A level standard. Find out how a great maths teacher helped make a real difference to Rachel's life while she was at school, and how she knew she'd found the right career in teaching, which she finds both challenging and rewarding. 

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