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Overview

Join a vibrant and supportive community of teachers working with adult learners across diverse settings. Share best practices, exchange ideas and inspiration, and explore fresh resources and innovative approaches to teaching. It's a great opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with others who share your passion for adult education.

Aims

  • Bring together teachers of adult maths and build a supportive community
  • Share good practice, ideas, and inspiration
  • Discover new resources and approaches

Who will benefit from attending?

Anyone teaching adult maths – whether you’re delivering Functional Skills, GCSE or unaccredited courses– you may come from a variety of settings, which may include adult education, Further Education, ITP, apprenticeships or the secure sector - you’re all very welcome.

Content

In this pilot session, we'll be focusing on inclusion. Our speaker, Rebecca Atherfold, will be looking at why maths seems harder for some people to learn than others. She will share insights from research and consider the implications for an adult maths classroom.

The session will feature interactive group activities and breakout room discussions, providing opportunities to collaborate, share experiences, and develop strategies to enhance your teaching practice.

Materials and equipment

You will need a laptop or similar device to access the session, which will be run on Zoom. 

Other information

This event will be led our Adult Maths team: Cat Van Saarloos, Jude Mortimer and Martin Newton.

As this is a pilot event, your feedback is vital. We'll send you a short feedback form after the event to capture your thoughts and help guide future support in this area.

Key facts

  • Reference:#14255
  • Audience:Teachers
  • Curriculum focus:Functional Skills and GCSE resit
  • Mathematical focus:Problem solving, Curriculum planning, Use of technology, Reasoning
  • Event format:Online
  • Duration:1.5 hours
  • Venue:Online - Zoom
  • Start date:08 Jul 2025
  • Course times:16:00 - 17:30
  • Fee:N/A
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Queries?

If you have any queries about this event, please do not hesitate to contact:

FE CPD Team
[email protected]
01225 7164945