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The AMSP offers professional development for teachers of maths at Key Stages 3 and 4. These opportunities are often free; in some cases, additional subsidies are available to enable more teachers to participate.

The Events Calendar provides details of all of our professional development events. You will also find a range of opportunities that are designed and delivered according to local needs. You can also contact your local Area Coordinators for more information.

Below is a list of our national professional development opportunities.

Course length 1 day(s)

Proof is a key concept in mathematics. The skill of reasoning and communicating rigorous proof is vital to providing secure mathematical knowledge and demonstrating high achievement. Discover strategies for you to use in the classroom in this one-day course. Discover how you can develop the skills of your students. 

Feedback from previous courses:

‘Very thought-provoking’

‘Great for visual learners!’

‘It will improve motivation in topics that some students struggle with.’

Course length 1 day(s)

Proportion is a key concept in mathematics. It reaches across many topics and understanding proportion is vital to providing secure mathematical knowledge and demonstrating high achievement. Discover strategies for you to use in the classroom in this one-day course. Discover how you can develop the skills of your students.  

Feedback from previous courses:

‘Very thought-provoking’

‘Great for visual learners!’

‘It will improve motivation in topics that some students struggle with.’

Course length 3 study days over 6 months

The best heads of departments inspire through passionate teaching. They also genuinely care about developing the team they lead. As well as being able to maintain a wider perspective on students’ educational experiences as a whole. Our HOMS course is perfect for any new or aspiring head of mathematics who wishes to reflect upon this demanding role. You will also learn strategies to increase your own effectiveness.

Course length 1.25 hour(s)

Total course length: one year

Sessions: Eight online sessions, each of length 75 minutes, accessible independently of each other.

This series of online sessions is intended to support teachers with delivering and embedding the AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics course. The course comprises a session on how to introduce and manage the course and a series focussing on specific topics which are key to the course. The topic sessions will include a combination of subject knowledge and pedagogy and will require active participation.

Sessions must be applied for independently: there is no obligation to attend all sessions. Sessions will not be recorded, but a PDF of the resources used will be available afterwards for all qualifying teachers who registered for the session.

Course length: One term, weekly sessions

SKL | Higher GCSE topics through mathematical thinking is a live online professional development course in our Subject Knowledge Live suite: the synchronous sessions will concentrate on the modelling of subject knowledge delivery including the use of technology. 

We will focus on supporting teachers who are developing their students’ mathematical thinking skills, particularly as they introduce higher-tier topics that are vital for students who may go on to study Core Maths, AS/A level Mathematics or Further Mathematics.

The course develops strategies and ideas for taking a piece of mathematics and extending it, exploring the connections which deepen understanding and develop fluency, and which can be used immediately in the classroom. There will be opportunities to consider how these concepts and resources could be embedded in professional practice and contribute towards the ambition and intent of the department’s curriculum.

Course features:

  • Eight online sessions, approximately weekly, each up to 90 minutes long
  • A year of access to resources and recordings of the live sessions

Course length 1 hour

Unlock the power of Desmos in your classroom …

“The course was BRILLIANT – I had no idea how much more I would easily be able to do on Desmos.”

The Desmos graphing calculator is a free tool that can be used on a number of different devices: laptops, tablets or phones. In these live online webinars, we will look at how the effective use of Desmos can help to deepen students’ understanding of a range of different mathematics topics at both GCSE and A level.

The webinars will support you in developing your use of the Desmos graphing calculator or the Desmos geometry tool. These are very easy-to-use tools that will help you to integrate the use of technology into both your GCSE and A level mathematics lessons. 

Every webinar will include graphing calculator/geometry skills and a discussion of how this will help students develop their understanding of the chosen topic.

“Excellent explanations of the required skills and time to practice them. Well planned activities and access to amazing resources”

Our Teacher Network meetings are organised around the country by our local Area Coordinators. They focus on sharing good practice, professional development and promoting developments in teaching and learning.

Meetings usually take place once each term after school and the agenda for each meeting is set by the network members. Joining one of these networks can be a great way to get to know other mathematics teachers in your region and share ideas. It also gives members the chance to request input on particular curriculum areas or educational developments which can be provided by inviting expert speakers to present at a meeting.

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Can’t find what you’re looking for?

Details of all of our current professional development courses are available can be found on our Events listing page. If you have a particular need and you cannot find something suitable there, please contact your local AMSP Area Coordinator. Alternatively, complete our Register of Interest Form to advise us of the type of professional development that interests you. The detail you provide will be used to alert you if professional development which matches your need is made available.

With over 45000 hours of teacher PD in a year, 98% of teachers rate AMSP PD as good or excellent

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