Aims

• To introduce you to a range of strategies for teaching A level Mathematics.
• To deepen your pedagogical content knowledge in key areas of the A level curriculum.
• To develop your understanding of how key concepts that underpin A level Mathematics are linked together across the subject.

Who will benefit from attending?

• Teachers who are comfortable with the mathematical content of the first year of A level Mathematics and would like to develop their teaching strategies.
• Teachers who have just completed their initial teacher training programme and are about to take up their first post. There is an expectation that you will be teaching A level Mathematics from September.
• Teachers who are new to teaching A level Mathematics, i.e. have no more than three years' experience of teaching it.

Content

The course covers a variety of teaching strategies for A level Mathematics:

• Building upon previous learning
• Encouraging learning through discussion
• Teacher-centred use of technology
• Student-centred use of technology
• Informal assessment
• Questioning
• Using multiple representations
• Making connections
• Modelling in statistics
• Using real data in statistics
• Practical approaches in mechanics
• Modelling in mechanics

Other information

This is a residential course. All accommodation and meals will be provided.

A bursary is available to cover the full cost, including accommodation, for teachers from state-funded schools and colleges in England.

Eligibility

The course fee is £600. Teachers employed in a state maintained school or college in England will have the full course fee reimbursed on completion.

Study schedule

The course will last for 4 days from Monday 21st to Thursday 24th August. 

Participant feedback

All sessions were incredibly valuable, and extremely well organised. I now feel much more confident in teaching A level, but will also take away strategies that will have a huge impact on my teaching throughout the school.

It was excellent. I especially liked the focus on pedagogy rather than subject knowledge.

Key facts

• Reference:#11307
• Audience:Teachers
• Curriculum focus:A level Mathematics
• Mathematical focus:Mechanics, Statistics, Pure, Use of technology
• Format:Face-to-face
• Duration:4 day(s)
• Region:National
• Start date:21 Aug 2023
• Fee:£600