Who can take part?
This Work Group is intended for teachers whose students will study Level 2 maths across the secondary/post-16 phases. The target groups of participants in this Work Group are teachers of Year 10 and Year 11 students in secondary education, and teachers of post-16 GCSE Maths Resit and/or Functional Skills Maths in secondary and further education.
Participants may be based in secondary schools, UTCs, FE colleges, Sixth Form colleges, schools with post-16 provision, or other post-16 settings.
What is involved?
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. Participants are expected to attend the equivalent of three full days of workshops and to 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 are the intended 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.
Participants will work with their school/college/subject leaders to ensure that:
• collaboration between KS4 and post-16/FE colleagues on issues of curriculum and pedagogy is a normal part of transition practice.
• curriculum planning for GCSE Resit and/or Functional Skills is better informed by prior learning at KS4.
• curriculum planning at KS4 identifies areas of priority to underpin progression to post-16 GCSE Resit and/or Functional Skills.
Participants will:
• ensure that lesson design and pedagogy demonstrate a secure knowledge of curriculum continuity and sequencing.
Secondary participants will:
• change their practice to address areas where there are possible barriers to progression in post-16 GCSE Resit/Functional Skills to reinforce continuity for students.
Post-16 GCSE Resit/Functional Skills participants will:
• make use of approaches, representations and language commonly seen in secondary practice to reinforce continuity for students.
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.
What is the cost?
This project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools/colleges.
What is the time commitment?
Participants will attend 3 full-day workshops and complete practice-based tasks between sessions.
How do I sign up?
Click Register to express your interest.