New to teaching A level Mathematics summer school

Overview

The New to A level Mathematics Summer School is a 1-week online course designed for teachers with little, or no, experience of teaching A level Mathematics. It is aimed at teachers who have a secure background in the mathematical content of the subject. It is ideal for teachers about to start their first teaching post who will be expected to teach A level Mathematics.

The course, which is run in conjuction with STEM learning, concentrates upon deepening pedagogical content knowledge in key areas of the A level curriculum and ideas for delivery of the over-arching themes of the A level curriculum.

Aims

• To deepen your pedagogical content knowledge in key areas of the A level curriculum
• To introduce you to a range of ideas for delivery of the over-arching themes 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 have just completed their initial teacher training programme and are about to take up their first post.
• Teachers who are new to teaching A level Mathematics, (i.e. have no more than three years experience of teaching it).

Content

There are ten online sessions covering

1. Misconceptions, mistakes and links with GCSE mathematics
2. Functions and graphs
3. Proof
4. Logarithms
5. Modelling
6. Differentiation
7. Problem Solving
8. Integration
9. Mechanics
10. Statistics

Eligibility

The full course fee is £300. Teachers employed in a state maintained school in England are eligible to a £100 discount on the course fee.

Study Schedule

The course will last for 5 days from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th August. There will be two 1-hour delivered sessions per day, starting at 10:00 and 14:00. Each delivered session will be followed by additional group activities, from 11:00-12:00 and 15:00-16:00.