Who can take part?
This programme is for teachers who are in their first two years of teaching Core Maths and are teaching a Core Maths class during the academic year 2026/27.
What will you learn?
- Your students will gain raised awareness of the use of maths and statistics in everyday life
- You will plan tasks and/or sequences of lessons to promote student understanding, confidence, and progress
- You will understand the philosophy of Core Maths, with its approach to maths through contextualised problem-solving.
- You will understand how online learning and technology can be used to support Core Maths teaching
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What is the cost?
This is funded by the Maths Hubs Programme, in partnership witht the AMSP, there is no charge for participating state schools and colleges.
What this programme offers
The principal focus is on Core Maths subject knowledge and pedagogy, and the programme will be based on six key themes: applying Fermi estimation and modelling; exploring statistics; making sense of finance; using the pre-release materials; developing critical analysis; and creating contextualised activities.
Expectations
Teachers must attend all programme sessions (the equivalent of three days), explore and engage with the programme resources, and implement practice-based activities in between sessions.
