Overview
Our acclaimed annual four day summer school is designed for teachers who have studied some mathematics beyond A level standard but have little, or no, experience of teaching A level Mathematics. It is run as a face-to-face residential course in York in conjunction with the National STEM Learning Centre.During the course you will develop pedagogical knowledge to improve teaching skills, aiming to give you the confidence to teach for understanding and engagement, rather than ‘teaching to the test’. You will experience a range of teaching techniques delivered through 11 sessions: seven featuring topics from pure mathematics, two from mechanics and two from statistics. You will also plan and deliver a team taught twenty minute lesson.
Please note that this course is designed for teachers who are comfortable with the mathematical content of the first year of A level Mathematics. If you want support with the subject knowledge element of A level Mathematics please consider alternative courses such as Teaching A level Mathematics (TAM) or Subject Knowledge Live | AS Maths: Pure Absolute Beginners.
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
- 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 are included.Eligibility
This course is free of charge to teachers working in state-funded schools and colleges in England. For others the course fee is £600.
If you will be teaching at a new school or college from September 2024, please enter those details when applying.
Study schedule
The course will last for 4 days from Monday 19th (12:00) to Thursday 22nd August (15:00).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:#12773
- Audience:Teachers
- Curriculum focus:A level Mathematics
- Mathematical focus:Mechanics, Statistics, Pure, Use of technology
- Format:Face-to-face
- Duration:4 days
- Region:National
- Venue:National STEM Learning Centre
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD - Start date:19 Aug 2024
- Course times:09:00 - 17:00
- Fee:Free for state-funded schools; £600 otherwise
Queries?
If you have any queries about this event, please do not hesitate to contact:
Teacher Support Team
[email protected]
01225 716494
