This project focuses on participant teachers working together to analyse, deconstruct and trace through the curriculum a selected key topic area, developing insight into effective teaching approaches, and considering the implications for longer term curriculum design.
A project designed to explore approaches to key topics
The project was previously known as Challenging Topics at GCSE, but its name has been amended to more accurately reflect the work undertaken as well as to convey the importance of curriculum coherence.
Who can take part?
This workshop for experienced KS 3/4 Maths teachers and leaders aims to facilitate the sharing of experiences and ideas as well as the collaborative working on developing strategies, pedagogy, and resources. The workshop also aims to develop and sustain links between teachers and their schools to encourage continued collaboration.
What is involved?
Local Work Group design will follow a workshop – school-based work cycle, consisting of several workshops followed in each case by specific school-based work. Workshops will provide opportunities for teachers to identify and analyse a key topic area, to work collaboratively to develop pedagogical approaches to it, and to evaluate and discuss after teaching.
Workshops will take place on the following dates:
Date Time Location
Wed 5th Oct 22 13.30-16.30 Face-to-face, Poole Grammar School
Thurs 10th Nov 22 15.30-17.30 Online
Wed 18th Jan 23 09.00 -15.00 Face-to-face, Poole Grammar School
Wed 24th May 23 09.00 -15.00 Face-to-face, Poole Grammar School
What will you learn?
Participants and their departments will:
- develop a deeper insight into the maths that underpins learning in a challenging topic, through unpicking and analysing the topic
- develop a deeper insight into the key issues and misconceptions behind the topic
- identify misconceptions and plan a series of lessons to support students in the topic area
- use and evaluate appropriate pedagogies to teach the topic area
- work with their departments to unpick and analyse topics to inform collaborative planning and development of schemes of work.
What is the cost?
The Years 7-11 Coherence project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating state schools.
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