Further Education Maths CPD Programme
What is the Further Education Maths CPD Programme?
The Further Education (FE) Maths CPD programme is an extensive professional development programme funded by the Department for Education. It’s designed for teachers of students aged 16 – 19 years who are working towards achieving grade 4 or higher by resitting GCSE Mathematics or studying Functional Skills Maths.
The offer includes:
- Extended courses – in-depth support to improve your subject knowledge and teaching practice over a sustained period
- FE Maths CPD Menu – build your own CPD event to suit your establishment’s priorities and your teachers’ development needs
- National Online Events – half-termly online sessions for teachers and leaders exploring practical, inclusive strategies to help every student thrive.
- FE Maths Matters newsletter – bringing you the latest news, opportunities, resources and examples of successful practice from across the Further Education maths sector every half term.
- On-demand subject knowledge materials – a suite of post-16 GCSE/FSQ specific subject knowledge enhancement materials
All elements on offer are free to teachers within FE settings in England who enrol students under the government’s Condition of Funding Policy.
The programme is delivered by a dedicated team of math specialists who have experience teaching and managing mathematics in further education settings.
The offer is expected to run until July 2027.
FE Maths Matters newsletter
Launching this academic year, FE Maths Matters will bring you the latest news, opportunities, resources and examples of successful practice from across the Further Education maths sector every half term. Sign up to our Stay Informed list to get sector updates, good practice, and useful tools – all delivered straight to your inbox.
Sign up to Stay Informed- On-demand subject knowledge materials – a suite of post-16 GCSE/FSQ specific subject knowledge enhancement materials
Explore our offer, and let our high-quality, fully-funded professional development support your teaching.
Extended courses
Our fully funded extended courses offer in-depth support to improve your subject knowledge and teaching practice over a sustained period.
We offer the extended courses in multiple formats so that, whatever your needs, there’s an easy-to-access option that suits you:
- Live online – regular sessions in an online classroom with a course leader
- Bespoke – sessions delivered ‘in-house’ over an individualised time frame.
- On-demand – complete the course in your own time and at your own pace
Teaching GCSE Mathematics resit
Improve your GCSE Mathematics foundation tier subject knowledge and learn more about the principles of effective pedagogy in GCSE Mathematics resit teaching.
More information and applyLeaders of Maths in Further Education
Ideal for any new or aspiring Maths Lead who wishes to reflect upon this demanding role and learn strategies to improve their performance.
More information and applyTeaching Functional Skills Maths
Improve your Functional Skills Maths subject knowledge and learn more about the principles of effective pedagogy in Functional Skills Maths teaching.
More information and applyTeaching GCSE Mathematics resit
Improve your GCSE Mathematics foundation tier subject knowledge and learn more about the principles of effective pedagogy in GCSE Mathematics resit teaching.
Leaders of Maths in Further Education
Ideal for any new or aspiring Maths Lead who wishes to reflect upon this demanding role and learn strategies to improve their performance.
FE Maths CPD Menu
The FE Maths CPD Menu has been designed to meet the needs of all Post-16 GCSE/FSQ providers.
How does it work?
You can choose elements from the menu to build your own CPD event to suit your establishment’s priorities and your teachers’ development needs. An experienced member of MEI’s FE 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, or you can mix together 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?
We are currently working on an exciting update to the FE Maths CPD Menu. If you would like to find out what we can offer, please get in touch.
Attend the MEI Annual Conference
Our annual conference runs soon after the summer exams session, and you’re invited.
The MEI Conference is an amazing opportunity for maths teachers and enthusiasts at all stages of their careers to share, explore, discuss and evaluate ideas for the classroom. There’s a huge choice of sessions for you to join, led by experienced teachers and subject experts from across the maths community. It all adds up to a brilliant experience that’s exceptional value for money.
The conference includes a strand specifically focused on maths in Further Education
“This has helped me shape the maths and English curriculum this year at my college. The sessions and the networking opportunities have given me many great suggestions and insights. I’m not a serial conference attender as I’ve never been that comfortable in them, but this experience has been fantastic.”
“I shared a lot of what I found out with others in my team and across college, it was good to learn about new things, ways of teaching, technology and exam changes.”
“Strategies and ideas learned and discussed at the MEI conference have helped to shape our FE maths curriculum this academic year. The opportunity for networking with other FE leaders and teachers is so rich and creates a great support network which is continued throughout the year outside of the MEI conference, and is great to see everyone year on year, and watch our FE maths community grow.”