1. Welcome to Maths and English (MaE) Fest, Thurs 2 nd April 2015 Diane Thurston, Head, NCG School of Education Director, Success North Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training

2. Task:

3. Programme - morning 10.00 – 10.30 Registration/ Refreshments 10.30 – 11.00 Welcome address 11.00 – 11.15 Recruiting and Supporting new Maths teachers – An Employer Perspective, Judy Hunter, CFNE 11.15 – 12.00Support for English and Maths, Sue Southwood, ETF

4. Programme - afternoon 12.00 – 12.45Lunch Vision for Education, Gareth Gaston Core Maths, Andrew Garms 12.45 – 14.00 Workshops

5. www.successnorth.org

6. What’s been happening nationally? What’s been happening in the region? Judy Hunter – Employer perspective of Graduate recruitment project

7. The review of what employers and learners need from the Maths and English qualifications taken by young people and adults Making maths and English work for all, March 2015

8. Key Themes: Functional Skills are gaining widespread recognition across small and large employers. Employers who know about them like the FS approach i.e. applied skills, flexible assessment, problem solving.

9. Key themes 2 Functional Skills help people to acquire skills that are valued by employers. Otherwise those who have not achieved a good pass at GCSE have no certification of the skills they have acquired.

10. Key Themes 3 If government continues to invest in the literacy and numeracy skills of young people, Functional Skills are a good basis on which to build. However, steps are needed to accelerate employer recognition and further improve the relevance, rigour and value of Functional Skills qualifications.

11. New L2 and L3 qualifications for Maths and English tutors Personal skills Online materials Target : English and Maths, FS to GCSE and vocational tutors

12. Award Development: 70% of units at L2, 30% at Level 3 L2 Awards derived from: GCSE English Language standards and ‘scope of study’ (from Sept 2015) GCSE English Language standards and ‘scope of study’ GCSE Maths subject content and assessment objectives (adopted in post-16 learning by 2017). GCSE Maths subject content and assessment objectives L 3 Awards derived from existing: L 3 Awards for English and Numeracy T eachers

13. Get Involved Scoping Study https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XR8WS6D Tasks for discussion Future Development

14. News: Centre for Vocational Education Research Dr Sandra McNally (LSE) - Chair Dr Steven McIntosh (University of Sheffield) Dr Stefan Speckesser (Institute for Employment Studies) Dr Gavan Conlon (London Economics)

15. “I’m delighted to be opening the CVER, bringing together experts from universities and colleges to build on our work driving up standards in skills and training. Creating new ideas for skills provision, rooted in analysis and rigorous research, will help the UK create a world-class workforce of the future.” Skills Minister, Nick Boles:

16. “I’m delighted to be opening the CVER, bringing together experts from universities and colleges to build on our work driving up standards in skills and training. Creating new ideas for skills provision, rooted in analysis and rigorous research, will help the UK create a world-class workforce of the future.” Skills Minister, Nick Boles:

18. Regional Developments Maths Enhancement Programmes English Enhancement Programmes NCETM Maths workshops Graduate Recruitment project Core Maths English, Maths (and SEN) leads

19. Maths Enhancement experience... NE 2013-14 2014-15 Third sector 19% 8% Training provider 43% 11% FEC 32% 60% ACL 6% 21%

20. Maths Enhancement experience... “ I felt sick and excited at the same time to be invited to teach GCSE… The opportunity to join in and share experiences, highlighting areas of concerns and how to overcome problems in the field was excellent... I have just received a Grade 1 Outstanding from an Ofsted inspector without a single area of improvement, one of the proudest moments of my career. I am both honoured and proud to have attended the course and can highly recommend it to everyone.” Sands Dobson, Jan 2015

21. Graduates in Maths and in English Partners that represent the breadth of the education and skills sector Strategies to support new teachers – mentor release, funded programmes, additional CPD Next steps – extending the partnership for 2015-16 Graduate Recruitment project

22. Supporting new Maths Teachers Employer and Partner Perspective Judy Hunter, Community First North East

23. Sharing intelligence about the region What support does the region need in developing the Maths and English workforce? What innovation and effective practice/resources do we want to share?

24. Over to Sue…