Overview

MEI’s Individual Professional Development (IPD) courses enable self-paced learning, which means that you can continue your professional development at your own pace and at times that suit you.

Places on the course are fully funded by the Department for Education as part of our FE Maths CPD programme. This means that the course is free to teachers within FE settings in England who enrol students under the government’s Condition of Funding Policy.

Excellence in the teaching and learning of maths is vital to the aims and aspirations of further education and work-based learning. However, the diverse nature of the curricula, which can include Functional Skills, resit GCSE, Core Maths, and A level, and the plethora of new initiatives present a challenge for anyone co-ordinating this activity.

Leaders of Maths in Further Education has been developed to support new or aspiring Maths Leads who wish to reflect upon this demanding role and develop strong leadership skills; including the ability to plan effectively, inspire teachers, lead improvement, and meet a wide range of learners’ needs, which are all key to ensuring operational and strategic success.

Aims

• To evaluate your leadership style and the impact it has on the teaching of mathematics in your college
• To reflect upon your personal vision of effective mathematics teaching and learning
• To employ effective leadership strategies in order to secure improvement in the teaching, learning and assessment of mathematics

Who will benefit from attending?

The course is ideally suited to those in their first few years of leading a maths team, or similar role. Experienced Maths Leads will also benefit from the opportunity to evaluate and reflect upon their practice. Teachers aspiring to become a Maths Lead will find this course useful preparation.

Content

Via the on-demand modules, you will learn about leadership, effective approaches to management and the means to influence and bring about improvement in the teaching, learning and assessment of maths.

Materials and equipment

You will have access to recordings and resources via our learning platform Integral.

Other information

Eligibility

To be eligible for this fully funded professional development, you will be a teacher in one of the following post-16 settings in England that enrols students under the Condition of Funding policy:

• Further education colleges
• Sixth form colleges
• Art, design and performing arts colleges
• Specialist designated colleges

Cost

FAQs

Our IPD courses have been designed to replicate our flagship Live Online Professional Development (LOPD) courses as closely as possible. However, LOPD courses incorporate group learning and collaboration throughout; this valuable element which cannot be reproduced through IPD.

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Key facts

• Reference:#12142
• Audience:Teachers
• Curriculum focus:Functional Skills and GCSE resit
• Mathematical focus:Problem solving, Use of technology, Curriculum planning, Leadership, Reasoning
• Event format:Online
• Duration:1 year
• Online sessions:9
• Region:National
• Fee:Free