Further Mathematics Support Programme

Network Meeting for Further Mathematics. Let Maths take you Further…

Aims of this meeting To bring together teachers who teach Further Mathematics and those who are hoping to teach it in the future To collectively discuss issues affecting teachers who offer (or wish to offer) a Further Mathematics qualification to students in their school/college To begin to explore ways that teachers can engage in CPD; identifying existing and potential opportunities

Programme for the meeting TimeProgramme 15.45Registration, refreshments and networking with colleagues 16.15Welcome. The partnership between NCETM and FMSP 16.25What are the issues affecting  teachers who currently teach Further Mathematics  teachers who would like to teach Further Mathematics  schools and colleges offering Further Maths  schools and colleges who would like to offer Further Maths What are the ways forward? What can be done to begin to resolve these issues? 17.10What can the Further Maths Support Programme and the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics offer to teachers? 17.40Regional focus and the way forward. Evaluations 18.00Close

About the FMSP The Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) follows on from the Further Mathematics Network (FMN) It is managed by the same team of people at MEI who set up and ran the FMN and who are working in partnership with the NCETM

What the FMN achieved

Proportion of state-funded institutions offering A level Mathematics that also offer Further Mathematics

Aims of the FMSP The FMSP has three strands:  Student Support - helping to provide access to Further Mathematics tuition for all students;  Teachers' Professional Development - enabling more teachers to teach Further Mathematics and level 3 mathematics within diplomas;  Communications and Marketing - promoting mathematics and raising awareness of the benefits of studying mathematics beyond GCSE.

FMSP Area Coordinators Our role is to promote and support the teaching and learning of FM and level 3 mathematics within diplomas by  Helping schools and colleges to teach them ‘in-house’  Facilitating consortium working between neighbouring schools and colleges  Organising CPD  Arranging external tuition for FM when tuition cannot be arranged by other means

FMSP and the NCETM The NCETM is partnering the FMSP to support the FMSP’s CPD strand This involves  Promoting and supporting one another’s work, locally and nationally  Development of the NCETM portal to support FM and level 3 mathematics within diplomas  Funding networks and teacher enquiry projects focused on further mathematics

The NCETM and the FMSP The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics aims to support and encourage mathematics-specific continuing professional development, for all teachers of mathematics across all phases.

Programme for the meeting TimeProgramme 15.45Registration, refreshments and networking with colleagues 16.15Welcome. The partnership between NCETM and FMSP 16.25What are the issues affecting  Teachers who currently teach Further maths  Teachers who would like to teach Further maths  schools and colleges offering Further Maths  schools and colleges who would like to offer Further Maths What are the ways forward? What can be done to begin to resolve these issues? 17.10What can the Further Maths Support Programme and the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics offer to teachers? 17.40Regional focus and the way forward. Evaluations 18.00Close