Adult Maths & Multiply
Overview
MEI can work with you to support the delivery of adult mathematics, numeracy and Multiply in a variety of adult settings including Adult & FE colleges, independent training providers and anywhere that adults are studying mathematics or numeracy.
Our dedicated team of innovative & creative maths specialists have extensive experience of teaching and leading in the adult maths sector.
Our offer
- Professional development – CPD for teachers and leaders of adult maths, in person or online, single sessions through to longer courses
- Resources – We can design resources specific to your setting or review your resources to make them even better
- Mentoring, coaching and consultancy – We can offer in house mentoring, coaching and consultancy for maths leaders & teachers
- Enrichment – We can run a maths festival or maths competition within or across organisations
Professional development
Online courses
Teaching GCSE Mathematics to adults
Improve your GCSE Mathematics foundation tier subject knowledge and learn more about the principles of effective pedagogy in GCSE Mathematics resit teaching.
Course fee: £195
Leaders of Maths in Adult Education
Ideal for any new or aspiring Maths Lead who wishes to reflect upon this demanding role and learn strategies to improve their performance.
Course fee: £195
In-person courses to run in your organisation
Contact us or register your interest to discuss hosting these courses at your college.
Developing numeracy across your organisation
Designed for curriculum leaders to attend the course and then deliver to their staff themselves.
Course length: 4 half days
A Mastery approach in an adult setting
Includes aspects of mastery relevant to adult learners.
Course length: 6 half days
Teaching GCSE Mathematics to adults
Improve your GCSE Mathematics foundation tier subject knowledge and learn more about the principles of effective pedagogy in GCSE Mathematics resit teaching.
Course length: 6 half days
Leaders of Maths in Adult Education
Ideal for any new or aspiring Maths Lead who wishes to reflect upon this demanding role and learn strategies to improve their performance.
Course length: 6 half days
Adult Maths CPD Menu
- This CPD offer covers all the key ingredients of teaching, learning and assessment needed to teach adult maths learners.
- You can choose elements from the CPD menu to build your own event that suits your establishment’s priorities and your teachers’ development needs. An experienced member of MEI’s adult team will then design and deliver your tailored professional development, at a time and place to suit you.
- Your event could be a single element, delivered over 90 minutes or a half-day, or you can mix a combination of elements to build a more comprehensive professional development experience.
- All elements from the menu can be delivered face-to-face or online.
Which topics can I choose?
Using Desmos in adult maths (part 1)
Using Desmos in adult maths (part 2)
Making the most of technology
Making sense of data in the 21st century
Finance and debt
Reducing cost of living
Developing numeracy for those leaving the secure sector
Numeracy courses aimed at 19+ just leaving the care sector
Connections in adult maths
Bar models for numeracy
Ratio tables for numeracy
Spicing up revision
Hands on manipulatives
Helping adults learn through cognitive load
Making use of feedback
Contextualisation
Maths in the workplace
Maths in everyday life
Planning and sharing together
Adaptive teaching
Mathematical questioning
Problem solving
Reasoning and thinking in maths
Exciting and stimulating lessons
Family numeracy
Resources
- We can design and write maths or Multiply activities, lessons or short courses to meet your students’ needs
- Topics could include anything from the Multiply list of interventions such as everyday maths or finance and debt
- Reviewing your resources to make them even better
Mentoring, coaching & consultancy
- Mentoring teaching staff
- Coaching leaders
- Working alongside teachers in the classroom
- Can be a blend of online or in-house
- Working as a critical friend
Enrichment
- Supporting you to run a maths festival
- Working with you to run a maths competition
Teachers and leaders of 16-19 students studying towards achieving a grade 4 GCSE should visit our funded FE Maths CPD Programme
Multiply is a new government-funded programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills.
Find out more
Have you registered to stay informed?
Registering allows us to update you on this activity, including when the in-development elements of this programme are available.
Register to stay informedMentoring, coaching & consultancy, adult maths CPD Menu and resource design and writing costs can be discussed with our adult maths team, dependent on your needs.