Starts in Bristol on 17 December.
Suddenly find yourself teaching a maths class but you are new to teaching Mathematics and have had little or no CPD for it? Luckily, there is a fully funded programme for you!
This project is designed to support non-specialist teachers teaching maths in a secondary school or college in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support students in maths in the classroom.
The 2023 Ofsted maths subject report 'Coordinating mathematical success' highlights the need for secondary schools to make sure that non-specialist teachers receive the necessary professional development to teach maths effectively.
If you are a headteacher or senior leader, and want to know more about the programme and its suitability for teachers in your school, watch this video.
Who can take part?
This programme is for non-specialist teachers of maths in state-funded schools in England who fit the following definition:
"A non-specialist teacher of mathematics is a teacher in a state-funded school or college that is currently teaching some mathematics or has commitment from a headteacher/executive head to teach some mathematics within the next year, who has not undertaken Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in mathematics."
Other teachers of maths who do not fit this definition but would benefit from this support may also participate.
What is involved?
There are significant numbers of people teaching maths in secondary schools without specialist initial teacher training. This programme supports non-specialist teachers in developing the specialist knowledge (the blend of subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge) for teaching maths.
Participants must attend all sessions.
What will you learn?
- Your students will think, reason and discuss their maths in order to deepen their understanding
- You will explore and increase your use of a range of pedagogic approaches aligned to the principles of teaching for mastery
- You will develop your subject and curriculum knowledge of secondary maths
What is the cost?
The SKTM Secondary Non-specialist Teachers Programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.