Aims

• Improve mathematical subject knowledge
• Develop confidence in teaching the mathematical elements of Psychology
• Develop confidence in working with technology
• To provide opportunities to interact with course tutors and other delegates in a small group to discuss subject knowledge, resources and teaching ideas

Who will benefit from attending?

These sessions are aimed at teachers of Psychology who would like to increase their confidence in teaching the mathematical content of Psychology.

If you are unable to attend live sessions then you may like to consider our On Demand Core Maths Foundations course. This will enable you to study a range of mathematical topics at a time that suits you.

Content

• Arithmetic and numerical computation
• Sampling
• Measures of central tendency and spread
• Normal and skewed distributions
• Correlation
• Probability and significance
• Statistical testing

Materials and equipment

During online sessions, we give delegates opportunities to discuss ideas with each other in breakout rooms. Participants should expect to be proactive in communicating during sessions, so we strongly encourage the use of microphones and webcams. 

Other information

These events will be run in Zoom. Teachers who sign up will be emailed prior to the sessions with a link to register for the Zoom meeting in order to receive a link to attend the Zoom sessions. Reminders will be sent on the day of each session.

In addition to the online sessions, we would love for you to join us on Friday the 17th of November in London. It is not a compulsory part of the course, but previous delegates have expressed how much they would value the opportunity to work face-to-face with their colleagues.

Eligibility

All teachers in England are eligible for this course, however free places are available only to teachers in state-funded schools, colleges and academies in England. Applications for free places will be checked to verify eligibility.

Teachers must ensure that they are able to attend the live sessions before applying for a place as our courses are subject to very high demand: please do not apply for a place if you will not be able to attend at least 75% of sessions.

Cost

This course is free of charge to teachers working in state-funded schools, colleges and academies in England, otherwise the fee is £195.

Study schedule

All online sessions will begin at 4:15pm and run for 90 minutes.

Participant feedback

'This course has made so much difference to my confidence to deliver not only the maths content, but the research methods content more generally."

'I just wanted to say a huge thank you- I had my formal observation yesterday and it fell on correlations... I used your activity- the students loved it- we did the whole working out, even though with AQA we don't need to- it was brilliant and I got great feedback- so thanks so much!"

Key facts

• Reference:#11288
• Audience:Teachers
• Curriculum focus:Core Maths
• Mathematical focus:Statistics, Use of technology, Curriculum planning, Maths in other subjects
• Format:Online
• Duration:12 hour(s)
• Online sessions:8
• Region:National
• Start date:03 Oct 2023
• Fee:Free for state-funded schools, £195 otherwise