The AMSP offers a suite of extended (formerly known as 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.
Teaching A level Mathematics (TAM)
Key information
Course start:
September
Course length:
10 months
Study days:
6
School visits for formative lesson observation:
1
Fees and subsidies
Fee:
Free for state-funded schools and colleges in England
TSMA subsidy :
Teaching Further Mathematics (TFM)
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.
Key information
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 and colleges in England; £300 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
TFM2
TFM2 covers at least the pure material common to all A level Further Mathematics specifications.
Key information
Course start:
February/March
Course length:
6 months
Study days:
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies
Fee:
Free for state-funded schools and colleges in England; £300 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
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.
Key information
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 and colleges in England; £300 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
TM2
TM2 covers the mechanics content from all major specifications for AS/A level Further Mathematics.
Key information
Course start:
February/March
Course length:
6 months
Study days:
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies
Fee:
Free for state-funded schools and colleges in England; £300 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
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.
Key information
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 and colleges in England; £300 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
TS2
TS2 covers the statistics content from all major specifications for AS/A level Further Mathematics and A level Statistics.
Key information
Course start:
February/March
Course length:
6 months
Study days:
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies
Fee:
Free for state-funded schools and colleges in England; £300 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
Teaching Discrete Mathematics
Our Teaching Discrete Mathematics course aims to support you with the application of optimisation procedures to a wide range of problems.
TD
TD covers the discrete maths material common to multiple specifications for A level Further Mathematics.
Key information
Course start:
September and January (subject to demand)
Course length:
6 months
Study days:
2
Live and recorded online sessions
Fees and subsidies
Fee:
Free for state-funded schools and colleges in England; £300 otherwise
TSMA subsidy: