Post-16 Work Groups and Events
2023 - 2024 Projects
GCSE to A level Transition
Summary
This Work Group focuses on supporting successful transition from GCSE to A level. This professional development is suitable for teachers for GCSE and A-level Maths in a secondary school or post-16 college.
Time Commitment: Six 2 hour twilights
Day 1 of 6 - Thursday 9th November 2023 (3.30-5.30)
Day 2 of 6 - Thursday 30th November 2023 (3.30-5.30)
Day 3 of 6 - Thursday 25th January 2024 (3.30-5.30)
Day 4 of 6 - Thursday 29th February 2024 (3.30-5.30)
Day 5 of 6 - Thursday 21st March 2024 (3.30-5.30)
Day 6 of 6 - Thursday 2nd May 2024 (3.30-5.30)
Venue: Trinity School, Croydon
Cross Phase - Supporting Low Attainers to Achieve a L2 Qualification in Mathematics
Summary
This work group will focus on developing transferable teaching techniques aligned to teaching for mastery. Participants will attend three full-day workshops and complete practise-based tasks between sessions.
Time Commitment:
Day 1 - Thursday 23rd of November (16:30 – 17:30)
Day 2 - Thursday 14th of December (16:30 – 17:30)
Day 3 - Friday 9th February (time tbc)
Days 1 & 2 - online via Zoom
Day 3 - Harris Academy Falconwood
Developing A Level Pedagogy
Summary
This project provides national support for the effective development of pedagogy in the teaching of A level Maths to enhance the quality of teaching and the conceptual understanding of students, and the development of participants as leaders of A level teaching professional development in their own school or college.
Time Commitment:
Session 1 - Thursday 23rd November (10:00 - 12:30)
Session 2 - Friday 8th December (10:00 - 15:00)
Session 3 - Friday 9th February (11:15 - 15:00)
Session 4 - Friday 21st June (16:00 - 17:30)
Sessions will be taking place both online and face-to-face.
Developing Core Maths Pedagogy
Summary
This project will contribute to the wider national effort to support teachers and leaders increase the growth in uptake and delivery of Core Maths in schools and colleges and to embed a culture of Core Maths within school and college maths departments with confidence.
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Time Commitment: 3 days but may be split into twilights, half days or full days depending on which group you sign up to.
SKTM New to Teaching Core Maths
Summary
The purpose of this programme is to support teachers across London, who are new to teaching Core Maths, in developing specialist knowledge for teaching Core Maths and to increase their confidence in teaching the course. This programme is for teachers in their first 2 years of teaching the qualification.
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Time Commitment: 3 days but may be split into twilights, half days or full days depending on which group you sign up to.
2024 - 2025 Projects
Post-16 GCSE/FSQ Mastery Specialist Programme
Summary
Mastery Specialists are classroom practitioners who have developed expertise in the mastery approach to teaching maths. Through rigorous and interactive training, they have become experts in introducing and embedding mastery. After first developing a mastery approach in their own classrooms, they progress to supporting colleagues in their own and other schools.
Apply now - closing date is 17:00 on Friday 29 March 2024
Professional Development Lead Programme
Summary
If you have existing experience as a leader of professional development and wish to develop further in this role, this programme is for you. Your prior experience could be within your own setting/organisation or more widely, including work with your local hub. Experience and an ongoing commitment to lead professional development for teachers of maths is an essential requirement for recruitment to the programme.
Apply now - closing date is 17:00 on Friday 29 March 2024