Work Group Focus:

Initial focus on engaging pupils and dealing with gaps with a drive on collaborative planning. Future focus to be flexible to participants’ needs after first session.

Who can apply?

The project is aimed at teachers in schools/colleges/departments that want to develop one or more aspects of their A level pedagogy to support Covid recovery. It would be suitable for existing leaders of A level teaching or experienced teachers of A level Maths who wish to lead the development of pedagogy in A level teaching with other colleagues in their own or other schools.

Teachers who will find this Work Group particularly useful include those who may have already completed other A level subject knowledge and pedagogy courses (such as Teaching A level Mathematics (TAM) or Preparing to Teach A level Mathematics), and who are able to work with other colleagues in their own or other schools.

Benefits

Participants and their departments will:

• be better able to prepare lessons that meet the requirements of the A level (including the overarching themes and the use of technology) and support Covid recovery
• support colleagues in their own school/college in embedding themes from the Work Group
• be confident to teach aspects of the content (particularly mechanics and statistics)
• understand related pedagogical approaches to support Covid recovery.

Expectations of participants and their schools

Schools/colleges must be able to commit to the full academic year’s programme. This involves a total of three days of face-to-face (or equivalent) support across the academic year, as well as classroom and school-based activity. Participants must also be supported by their school/college leadership to explore outcomes from the project with other colleagues in their department.

Dates:

24th November 3-5 online

15th December 3-5 online

12th January in person day. Times and venue TBC with participants.

2nd February 3-5 online

9th March 3-5 online