This Work Group is for institutions in which Core Maths is established, and will involve teachers of Core Maths in at least their second year of teaching the qualification, who are looking to deepen their pedagogical understanding of contextualised problem solving.
These may be teachers in post-16 settings whose main subject is maths or whose main subject is not maths. Participants will be expected, where appropriate, to work with colleagues in their own department. Participants’ institutions must commit to:
• releasing them to attend all Work Group sessions
• allowing them to develop their practice in their classroom and share this with departmental colleagues.
Participants must commit to:
• attending all Work Group sessions and engaging with and completing activities between Work Group sessions.
They will:
- work with the Work Group Lead and other participants to explore Core Maths pedagogical themes
- design classroom activities collaboratively to put pedagogic theories and strategies into practice
- trial these activities in their own classrooms, focusing on evaluating impact and student responses
- share, compare and reflect on their classroom experiences with other members of the Work Group
Participants are encouraged to share activities with departmental colleagues and to be advocates for Core Maths in their school/college.
