Next steps with your Core Maths class
Following the release of the outcomes of the consultation of the awarding of grades, Core Maths teachers must decide on their next steps now that they’re back in the classroom.
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The AMSP Dragon Quiz using Desmos Classroom
You may remember the great AMSP Dragon Quizzes that we’ve often run in schools, where pupils work in teams of four to solve challenging problems.
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It’s good to talk!
Have you ever been to a training event where the main thing that you take away is a chance remark over coffee? I remember years ago hearing about Tarsia software for creating jigsaws and card activities which transformed my thinking about active learning for years afterwards!
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Alas, poor STEP 1…
Cambridge Assessment announced last October that STEP 1 will no longer exist and only STEP 2 and STEP 3 will remain available to students.
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New online enrichment activity: Year 9 Picnic
Are you looking for challenge and engagement for your Year 9 pupils? Our Year 9 Picnic is a fun competition for teams of three or four, like our Year 10 Maths Feasts but shorter and with fewer rounds.
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Core Maths support for teachers and students
Following the incredible engagement in our Core Maths Winter Festival, we’re delighted to announce the return of our free Core Maths Summer Festival for 2021.
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Investing in your own professional development
It has often been said that the most precious resource in your classroom is you, the teacher. Is that how you feel at the start of a term where you are dealing with unprecedented challenges?
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Higher-level problem solving: supporting students and teachers
Developing higher-level problem-solving (HLPS) skills will help all students of A level Mathematics. Students can improve their attainment in A levels and better prepare for further studies
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AMSP and Maths Hubs A level Mathematics professional development opportunities
One of this year’s national projects for the Maths Hubs is to develop A level Mathematics pedagogy. Within the West Midlands region, the Central Maths Hub, SHaW Hub, Origin Hub, North Mids Hub and GLOW Hub have successfully launched their pedagogy Work Groups.
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