Chartered Maths Teacher • Requirements
An applicant for admission to the Register of Chartered Mathematics Teachers must be a member of at least one of ATM, IMA, MA or NANAMIC and must meet the requirements in Pedagogy, Mathematics, Experience and CPD.
Pedagogy
Applicants must have a Masters-level qualification in pedagogy/education, or equivalent. The QAA competences for taught masters degrees are detailed in Chartered designations.
Mathematics
Applicants must have an honours degree in which there is a minimum of 50% of the course in mathematics, or equivalent (see next paragraph.
Equivalent Education Requirements
It is recognised that there are many excellent mathematics teachers worthy of the Chartered Mathematics Teacher designation whose first degree is not in mathematics. To help such teachers, and provided that all other points listed above are met, demonstration of the following skills and knowledge may allow exemption from the requirement of an honours degree in which there is a minimum of 50% of the course in mathematics.
An appreciation of mathematics as a subject with deep intrinsic interest as well as important applications in many fields an appropriate understanding of links between topics within mathematics knowledge of the relevance and application of a wide range of aspects of mathematics to other subjects in the curriculum an appreciation of the nature of the difficulties that students at all levels experience when learning mathematics.
Experience
Applicants must have at least four years experience of teaching mathematics following Qualified Teacher Status, Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status or equivalent, of which at least two are at an appropriate level of responsibility.
Continuing Professional Development
Applicants must make a commitment to a regular programme of CPD throughout their career. Applicants would be expected to demonstrate work beyond their own classrooms, and to conduct themselves at all times in a professional manner.
Applicants are expected to be responsible for their own CPD. Here is a list of some bodies which may be helpful:
- Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM)
- General Teaching Council for England (GTC)
- Institute for Learning (IfL)
- Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK)
- National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM)
- Open University (OU)
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network (STEMNET)
- Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT)
In addition
Code of Professional Conduct
In addition to the above, all applicants must agree to abide by the Institute’s Code of Professional Conduct for Chartered Mathematics Teachers.
Designatory Letters
All Chartered Mathematics Teachers are entitled to use the title ‘Chartered Mathematics Teacher’ and the designatory letters ‘CMathTeach’ after their degree.
Further Information
For school teachers in England, admission to the Register of Chartered Mathematics Teachers may be considered to meet the majority of the Post Threshold Professional Standards for Teachers.
A Chartered Mathematics Teacher, providing they are under no liability to the Institute, may resign on giving written notice of their intention to do so.
Any person who has ceased to be a Chartered Mathematics Teacher may apply for re-admission.
Applications for the Chartered Mathematics Teacher designation are considered by the Chartered Mathematics Teacher Registration Authority of the Institute.
Applications take at least three months to process from receipt by the operating organisation.
