Teaching Functional Skills Maths
Contact UsCOURSE OVERVIEW
The Teaching Functional Skills Maths course is designed for teachers delivering Functional Skills maths in post-16 settings.
Led by experienced practitioners, it will enhance your subject knowledge and deepen your understanding of the pedagogy that underpins successful delivery.
You will explore the expectations for Functional Skills maths, including content requirements, and examine effective approaches for developing number sense, reasoning, fluency, and problem-solving. The course offers opportunities to reflect on and apply practical strategies for planning and delivering engaging lessons, stretching and supporting learners, and meeting the varied needs of students in diverse Further Education classrooms.
Each session will be followed by a set of modules to complete before the next session. This allows you time to apply ideas between sessions while maintaining regular contact with your peers and tutor.
9 Sessions – 3 online sessions and 6 on-demand modules
Three online sessions via Zoom, six on-demand modules via MEI’s learning platform, Integral.
Teaching Functional Skills Maths
What you will learn
Teaching Functional Skills Maths is designed to support teachers responsible for delivering the Functional Skills maths course in a post-16 settings
Deepen Understanding
Engage Every Learner
Apply Effective Pedagogy
Frequently asked questions
The course is suited for new and experienced teachers responsible for delivering the Functional Skills course in post-16 settings. You may be:
- New to teaching Functional Skills maths and looking to develop your practice.
- An experienced Functional Skills maths teacher looking to enhance your teaching.
- An experienced maths teacher teaching Functional Skills for the first time.
Yes, after you attend all three online sessions and complete the online learning modules, you will receive a certificate of attendance.
The Further Education Maths CPD programme is fully funded for eligible practitioners
Eligibility for the UK Government‑funded Further Education Maths CPD programme is restricted to practitioners employed in statutory Further Education settings in England who teach or lead on maths as their main subject to 16–19‑year‑old students covered by the maths and English Condition of Funding.
For queries around eligibility, please e-mail FECPD@mei.org.uk
No, you will be assigned an Integral login to access the course materials related to your course.
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