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
Date/Location
Workshop dates (all 1600-1830):-
- Thursday 5th November 2026
- Thursday 10th December 2026
- Wednesday 27th January 2027
- Wednesday 24th February 2027
- Wednesday 24th March 2027
- Thursday 27th May 2027
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.
