Professional development for teachers through the FM Network

A key aim of the Further Mathematics Network is to contribute to the continuing professional development of mathematics teachers.
There is a range of training being offered by Further Mathematics Network Centres supported by the FMN Central team.

• Some Centres collaborate with CPD provision offered by their local Universities.
• In some Centres there will be courses aimed at specific post-16 units.
• In the academic year 2007/08 there will be a pilot project to offer support to teachers using live on-line tutorials through Elluminate.
• Many teachers have found that attending FMN revision days is an excellent way to gain an overview of an A level Mathematics or Further Mathematics module.
• For details on CPD events being held by centres, please see below.

This page contains useful information and resources regarding professional development.

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On-line, Live and Interactive Professional Development in Mathematics

Innovative courses to enable teachers to teach A level Mathematics and A level Further Mathematics with confidence. These courses will focus on subject knowledge and will cover common ground from all current specifications. Rather than attending a one or two day course away from school/college, delegates will use the software Elluminate to meet weekly on-line for approximately 10 hours with a tutor and a small group of teachers.

Mechanics 1 and Decision Maths 1

Two remote PD courses, one in Mechanics 1 and one in Decision Maths 1 will take place in the summer term 2008 using Elluminate.

Details of the two courses are now available by clicking here: information

The closing date for applications is 14th April. For electronic application form please click on the course you want.
M1
D1

To download a printable version that can be sent by fax/post click here
M1
D1

For more information, please contact Sue de Pomerai

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Teaching Further Mathematics (TFM)

Teaching Further Mathematics is aimed at teachers who want to improve their subject knowledge or become familiar with the content of some of the new Further Mathematics units. During the course participants study the content of Further Maths from a teaching and learning perspective.

The emphasis will be on expanding the participants' mathematical horizons and giving them a deeper understanding of the links within mathematics.

The course is studied over a year and covers the Pure Mathematics content of all four English A level Further Mathematics examination specifications. There is no expectation that participants will be teaching any of these modules during the course.

Participants will receive website and email support from the module tutor.

For more information please see: www.fmnetwork.org.uk/tfm.php

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MEI 2-day Professional Development courses

These courses are designed for teachers who want to widen their expertise in an area of post-GCSE Mathematics. Each course is suitable for all examination specifications and consists of a pair of training days roughly six weeks apart, together with access to extensive on-line resources, a textbook and email support from the course tutor. The courses currently offered include:

• An introduction to Decision Mathematics 1
• An introduction to Mechanics 1
• An introduction to Statistics 1
• An introduction to AS Further Pure Mathematics 1
• An introduction to OCR Additional Mathematics

For more information please see the MEI website: http://www.mei.org.uk/cpd/alevel.shtml

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Resources for registered schools and colleges

Schools and colleges that register with the Further Mathematics Network receive a single username to access the online resources for AS/A2 applied mathematics and further pure mathematics units.

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NCETM

For the latest information about The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) visit http://www.ncetm.org.uk/.

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CPD Events being held by Centres

Birmingham - Birmingham University

Birmingham Network of Further Mathematics Teachers' Summer Get-Together - Thursday 10th July 5.00-8.15pm.

Colin Wright (of juggling fame) will be addressing us on "Maritime Maths".

There will be parallel sessions on FP1 presented by Richard Lissaman, the Deputy Programme Leader of the Further Maths Network, and FP2 presented by Andrew Rogers, examiner for MEI FP2.

Please see the Birmingham centre page or contact Judi Movassaghi for more details on this event.

Dorset - Poole Grammar School

Further Pure Teachers Day - Thursday 19th June 9.30-3.30

Sessions will include Inequalities, Series, Complex Numbers, Matrices, Proof and Roots of Polynomials; other topics will be added to suit delegates.

Please see contact Jo Sibley for more details on this event.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight - University of Southampton

Teaching and learning of graphing skills - 15th July 9.30-3.30

The Hants & IoW FM Centre is pleased to be collaborating again with the regional Science Learning Centre in providing another CPD opportunity - bringing together maths and science teachers to focus on the teaching and learning of graphing skills through hands-on activities as ways of enhancing learners' understanding in both subjects.

Please see here for more details on this event.

London / Surrey - Royal Holloway

An introduction to M2 - Monday 30th June 10.00-3.30

An introduction to D2 - Wednesday 2nd July 10.00-3.30

Please see the Surrey centre page or contact Jenny Davey for more details on this event.

Tyne and Wear / Northumberland - Newcastle University

An introduction to AS / A2 Mechanics modules - Wednesday 25th June 10.00-4.00

Please see this flyer or contact Phil Moxon for more details on this event.

Wiltshire - Hardenhuish School, Chippenham

Half Day teacher training events:-

• M1 - 5th June
• D1 - 12th June
• M2 - 19th June

Please contact Andrea Perks for more details on this event.