Secondary Non-Specialist Maths Teachers SKTM

This Work Group will consist of a blended mix of six days (or equivalent) of online/face-to-face workshops and classroom based activties.

Dates:

Thursday 23rd June 15:30 - 17:00 (Introductory session, for those able to attend)

Monday 27thJune 9:30 - 15:30 (F2F)

Monday 4thJuly 9:30 - 15:30 (F2F)

Monday 11th July 9:30 - 15:30 (F2F)

The remining sessions and the bespoke support will take place in the autumn term.

Aim of the Work Group

It has long been recognised that maths teaching is enhanced when the teachers are confident about the subject matter. Maths Hubs work with a range of partners to ensure there is effective professional development of new teachers of maths in schools so that they have the specialist knowledge required to support the learning of maths.

What is involved?

The programme is aligned to the NCETM teaching for mastery pedagogy and is based on six key themes:

• Structure of the number system

• Operating on number

• Multiplicative reasoning

• Sequences and graphs

• Statistics and probability

• Geometry.

Participants will explore these themes, supported by an experienced secondary practitioner.

Who can take part?

This programme is for non-specialist teachers of maths in state-funded schools who fit the following definition:

A non-specialist teacher of mathematics is ‘a teacher that is currently teaching some mathematics who has not undertaken initial teacher training (ITT) in mathematics’.

If there is sufficient space in the cohort, other teachers of maths who do not fit this definition but would benefit from this support may also participate.

What are the benefits?

Participants will:

• explore and increase their use of a range of pedagogic approaches consistent with teaching for mastery

• increase their confidence in planning for progression in maths

• improve their subject and curriculum knowledge of secondary maths with a particular emphasis on mathematical structures in key areas.

What is the cost?

The SKTM – Secondary Non-specialists project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

Work Group Lead - Wioletta Czekaj

Terms and Conditions

• Schools must be able to commit to the full programme. This includes attendance and active participation in the blended mix of six days (or equivalent) of online/face-to-face workshops across the academic year, as well as classroom and school-based activities.

• School leadership must fully support participants to attend all sessions. Please book cover where necessary.

• Information on our data privacy policy can be found here: https://www.mobiusmathshub.org.uk/Legal/

Booking Information

Our Work Groups are very popular and can become oversubscribed. Please book your place as soon as possible. If a Work Group is full you will be placed on a waiting list. We will let you know if more places become available.

Once you have booked your place, you will receive a confirmation email via Eventbrite confirming your booking and at a later date an email from the hub containing information on how to access the first session and how to regsiter on Basecamp where all the Work Group resources will be held.

Please note, our Work Groups are only open to state funded schools in the Bracknell, Wokingham, Reading, West Bershire, Swindon and Wiltshire areas.