Sustained professional development programmes
The AMSP offers a suite of sustained professional development courses, covering a range of subject content and teaching practice for A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics. Below is a summary of these courses.
Teaching A level Mathematics (TAM)
This course is designed to support the development of teaching skills and subject knowledge of teachers new to teaching AS/A level Mathematics.
Course start
November
Course length
8 months
Study days
6
School visits for formative lesson observation
1
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
£600
Subsidy
£1000
Priority Area Subsidy
£1200
Pedagogy for A level Mathematics (PALM)
This online course is designed for teachers new to teaching A level Mathematics who have secure subject knowledge and are looking to develop their pedagogy for teaching AS/A level Mathematics.
Course start
October and January
Course length
6 months
Dedicated course tutor
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500
Teaching Further Mathematics
This course aims to support your teaching of AS/A level Further Mathematics.
TFM1
TFM1 covers at least the pure material common to all AS level Further Mathematics specifications.
Course start
January and July
Course length
6 months
Study days
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500 (2x£250)
TFM2
TFM2 covers at least the pure material common to all A level Further Mathematics specifications.
Course start
February
Course length
6 months
Study days
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500 (2x£250)
Teaching Mechanics
Our Teaching Mechanics courses aim to support you in mastering mechanics principles and developing teaching approaches.
TM1
TM1 covers the mechanics content from all major specifications for AS/A level Mathematics.
Course start
January and September
Course length
6 months
Study days
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500 (2x£250)
TM2
TM2 covers the mechanics content from all major specifications for AS/A level Further Mathematics.
Course start
March
Course length
6 months
Study days
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500 (2x£250)
Teaching Statistics
Our Teaching Statistics courses aim to develop your understanding of statistics as a problem-solving discipline.
TS1
TS1 covers the statistics content from all major specifications for AS/A level Mathematics.
Course start
March and September
Course length
6 months
Study days
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500 (2x£250)
TS2
TS2 covers the statistics content from all major specifications for AS/A level Further Mathematics and A level Statistics.
Course start
February
Course length
6 months
Study days
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500 (2x£250)
Teaching Discrete Mathematics
Our Teaching Discrete Mathematics courses aim to support you with the application of optimisation procedures to a wide range of problems.
TD1
TD1 covers the discrete maths material common to all major specifications for AS Further Mathematics.
Course start
February and September
Course length
6 months
Study days
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500 (2x£250)
TD2
TD2 covers the discrete maths material common to all major specifications for A level Further Mathematics.
Course start
March
Course length
6 months
Study days
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools; £300 otherwise
Priority Area Subsidy
£500 (2x£250)
New and Aspiring Heads of Maths (HOM)
This course aims to support you in developing the skills required to be a successful head of department, with a strong focus on issues specific to mathematics.
Course start
October and March
Course length
6 months
Study days
3
Dedicated course tutors
Fees and subsidies :
Fee
Free for state-funded schools and colleges in England
Priority Area Subsidy
£750