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; £495 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; £495 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
Teaching Mechanics (TM)
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; £495 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; £495 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
Teaching Statistics (TS)
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; £495 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; £495 otherwise
TSMA subsidy:
Teaching Discrete Mathematics (TD)
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; £495 otherwise
TSMA subsidy: