COURSE OVERVIEW
Develop your confidence as a Key Stage 5 Coordinator through practical leadership insight, shared experience and curriculum-focused discussion.
Our Key Stage 5 Coordinator Development course is for current and aspiring KS5 Coordinators, and for teachers with responsibility for post-16 maths courses or increasing participation in level 3 maths.
Across five interactive sessions, you will explore the challenges and opportunities of leading post-16 maths, drawing on the experience of both tutors and other teachers. The course offers a supportive space to reflect on your role, share ideas and discuss practical approaches to curriculum leadership, teaching and student participation.
You will also explore active learning approaches in A level Mathematics, A level Further Mathematics and Core Maths, considering how these can support effective teaching and curriculum development in your setting. Alongside the sessions, you will have access to course-specific resources and recordings through Integral to support continued professional learning beyond the course.
5 online sessions
The five online sessions will last 90 mins and be held via Zoom.
You will also have one year of access to course-specific resources online via MEI’s learning platform, Integral.
The course will run once per term during the academic year; in the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms. Please ensure you are able to attend at least 75% of your chosen scheduled sessions before applying.
Summary
| Format | Online |
| Audience | Teachers |
| Duration | 7.5 Hours |
| Sessions | 5 |
| Time: | Various |
| Cost | Free to state-funded teachers; £135 otherwise |
The course will run once per term during the academic year; in the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms.
Curriculum: A level Mathematics, A level Further Mathematics, Core Maths
Focus: Leadership, Curriculum Planning
What you will learn
Gain practical leadership insight, fresh ideas and greater confidence in coordinating post-16 maths provision.
Develop Your Leadership Approach
Explore the key challenges and responsibilities of the KS5 Coordinator role, and reflect on how this role is developing in a changing educational landscape.
Share Ideas and Learn From Others
Engage with tutors and peers to discuss relevant issues, exchange practical approaches and build confidence through shared professional experience.
Strengthen Post-16 Teaching and Curriculum Leadership
Consider active learning approaches for you provision, and how these can support effective teaching, curriculum planning and increased participation.
The couse provided a comprehensive and well-structured framework to establish strong foundations for the role of a Key Stage 5 Lead.
It was iInteresting to hear from other delegates about their own experiences to compare with my own.
It has helped me to really bring together lots of ideas that I feel I can now put into a coherent plan for the future.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your common questions and concerns answered
The DfE provides funding so that places on this course are free to teachers from state-funded schools and colleges in England. For those who do not meet this criterion, the course fee of £135 will apply.
Priority will be given to teachers in state-funded schools and colleges in England. Where we have spare capacity, we extend our support to other teachers and operate a waiting list.
New or aspiring KS5 Coordinators; those with responsibility for coordinating post-16 maths courses and/or raising participation in level 3 Maths.
The focus of this course is on leadership, and although there will be some subject content included, it will be for the purposes of demonstrating active learning techniques to share with your department rather than to enable you to teach this content specifically.
If you require even greater focus on pedagogy, we recommend our extended professional development programmes. For a greater emphasis on subject knowledge, we suggest our suite of Subject Knowledge Live courses.
This course runs each term, with a range of course days and times available throughout the academic year to support busy teaching schedules. If the current course dates are not suitable, please check back for future listings or stay informed about upcoming course dates.
If this course is not quite what you are looking for, you may like to consider:
When a course is open for applications, please click the Application button on this page to apply. You will need to create a myMEI account if you don’t already have one. You will need to select the event you wish to attend from the registration form.
As part of the AMSP, you can also register for free resources via MEI’s Integral learning platform.
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