Who can take part?
This Work Group is for teachers of GCSE Maths, and for those teaching GCSE Maths resit and/or Functional Skills Maths. Participants may be based in secondary schools, UTCs, FE colleges, Sixth Form colleges, schools with post-16 provision, or other post-16 settings.
Participants will be representing their institution and working with colleagues between Work Group sessions, so ideally will have some responsibility to develop teaching and lead change.
What is involved?
Workshops: 3 full days
Complete practice-based tasks between sessions. These tasks may include trying out an activity with students, observing the impact of different pedagogical approaches in their own class, reflecting on these activities, and preparing brief notes to support discussions in the following workshop. They may also be asked to contribute to online forum discussions.
What will you learn?
Professional learning
Participants will have a deeper understanding of the approaches which will support students as they move from KS4 to post-16 (GCSE Resit and/or Functional Skills), including the importance of consistency of language and representations relating to specific areas of the curriculum.
Student outcomes
Students:
- are better prepared for transition from KS4 to post-16 (GCSE Resit and/or Functional Skills)
- (in KS4) show an increased understanding of their route to a Level 2 qualification (either GCSE or Functional Skills)
- (in Post-16 GCSE and/or Functional Skills) demonstrate a positive attitude to maths.
How to Apply
Please complete the Google form – NCP26-20 Supporting Students to Achieve an L2 Qualification in Mathematics