Sue Madgwick SW Regional Coordinator Sue.madgwick@ncetm.org.uk

Making Mathematics Count: The Smith Report Recommendation 5.3: The Inquiry recommends that there be long-term investment in a national infrastructure to oversee the provision of subject specific CPD. Recommendation 6.12: (consisting) of a National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics to provide expert advice, resources and information in support of the teaching of mathematics, and to oversee the funding for the development and dissemination of mathematics CPD provision at a strategic level.

NCETM Working collaboratively to enhance mathematics teaching The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) aims to meet the professional aspirations and needs of all teachers of mathematics and realise the potential of learners through a sustainable national infrastructure for mathematics-specific continuing professional development (CPD).

NCETM Working collaboratively to enhance mathematics teaching The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) aims to meet the professional aspirations and needs of all teachers of mathematics and realise the potential of learners through a sustainable national infrastructure for mathematics-specific continuing professional development (CPD).

GCSE Linked Pair Pilot – Focus Group Meeting The aim of the meeting would be to meet with colleagues who are also participating in the Linked Pair Pilot and the NCETM Regional Co-ordinator for the South West to: - highlight the positive outcomes that have been achieved from your participation in the GCSE Mathematics Linked Pair Pilot - share any issues that you are encountering as a result of your participation in the GCSE Mathematics Linked Pair Pilot - identify any areas of content or mathematical processes in which you would like additional support to enhance your teaching of the GCSE Mathematics Linked Pair Pilot - participate in some mathematical tasks that could be used to enrich your teaching of the GCSE Mathematics Linked Pair Pilot

Programme 10 – 11 Introduction Management issues 11.20 – 12.40 Extra Mathematical Content 1.30 – 2.45 Teaching and learning activities 2.45 Plenary – next steps

Why did you pick the GCSE Mathematics Linked Pair ?

Management issues How are you covering the course? How much time per week/fortnight? Is this more than you previously had for one GCSE? Are pupils studying for Methods and Applications simultaneously or consecutively? When will pupils sit the assessments?

Extra subject content

– they don't need to work on their mathematics Standpoint activity All my staff are subject specialists – they don't need to work on their mathematics

The sum of two numbers is 1 Add together the smaller number to the square of the larger Add together the larger number to the square of the smaller What do you notice? 1111 11

a² + b a² b a a + b² b² a² + b = a + b² a² b² 1 unit b Area = a a Area = b a² b² a² + b = a + b² 12

Positive outcomes