Developing A Level Pedagogy Work Group

This Work Group supports experienced A level teachers to not only further develop their expertise but provide a model to support departmental change.

The Work Group involves a direct working partnership between the Maths Hubs Network and the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP).

What is involved?

In this Work Group we will be looking at Graph Transformations as a thread that weaves itself through the Key Stage 5 curriculum. We will look at what students come to us with from KS3/KS4 and how we can develop that understanding onto the level needed for A-level study, and also look at how Graph Transformations re-emerges in themes such as the Chain Rule and the Normal Distribution.

Who can apply?

Participants will be established teachers of A level Maths who are looking to deepen their pedagogical understanding. They must be teaching a current A level Maths group.

This Work Group would be particularly useful for those who may have already completed other A level subject knowledge and pedagogy CPD.

Benefits

Your students will have a deeper conceptual understanding of the A level Maths content
You will understand the purpose of the Overarching Themes, including use of technology, and their impact on teaching and learning in A level Maths
You and your department will be equipped to better support the development of stronger subject knowledge pedagogy
You and your department will further embed the Overarching Themes into your A level

WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS?

Participants’ institutions must commit to:

releasing them to attend all Work Group sessions
allowing them to develop their practice in their classroom and share this with department colleagues.

Participants must commit to:

attending all Work Group sessions and engaging with and completing activities between Work Group sessions

The wider context

There is a range of currently available maths teacher professional development around subject knowledge and pedagogy for new teachers of A level Maths via the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP), but little extended professional development for experienced teachers or leaders of A level Maths teaching. These Work Groups seek to fill this gap and support experienced A level teachers to not only further develop their expertise but provide a model to support departmental change.

The aim of these Work Groups is to support the teaching of A level Maths, with a focus on pedagogical content knowledge in order to enhance and deepen student understanding of the course and its Overarching Themes.

What is the cost?

The Developing A Level Pedagogy Work Group is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme and the AMSP so is free to participating schools/colleges.

Who will lead the programme?

Sam Blatherwick -Assistant Maths Hub Lead at East Midlands South and Head of Maths at an 11-18 school. Sam has lead workshops at national conferences for the past five years and is a passionate thinker about how we get students to make the best steps from GCSE to A-level mathematics.

Where and When?

Session	Date and Time	Face to Face or Online?
Session 1	Wednesday 15th January, 10am-4pm	Face to face, Venue TBC
Session 2	Wednesday 12th February, 9am-11.30am	Online
Session 3	Monday 24th March, 9am-11.30am	Online
Session 4	Thursday 15th May, 10.30am-4pm	Face to face, venue TBC

Interested?

Please complete our application form linked below. Once you have submitted the form, please email admin@emsmathshub.org.uk and copy in your Headteacher or member of your Senior Leadership Team who is supporting your application as confirmation of their support.

Developing A Level Pedagogy Work Group Application form