Ten teachers from across the country joined us for a Core Maths Online Support Group on Tuesday 9 February 2021. The group was composed of teachers who have been teaching the AQA 2A syllabus for at least one year, with the session supported by AMSP Area Coordinators Tom Carpenter and Lily Tang-Gentile.
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Over thirty teachers from around the East of England region signed up for our Further Maths Online Conference that recently took place.
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Thursday 28 January 2021 saw the first of this year’s regional network meetings. There was wide variety in the groups represented this time round, ranging from Hub Leads and Advisors, to Heads of Department and Class Teachers.
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On Monday 4 January 2021, Cath Moore, GCSE Professional Development Lead for the AMSP, delivered a bespoke INSET session during The Downs School, Inset Day. The session ran for two hours and covered the content requested by the Head of Maths at the school.
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With the lockdown continuing deep into the spring term, the Solent AMSP team were eager to support colleagues in local schools and colleges with a Teacher Network meeting dedicated to remote teaching and learning.
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If you want a small book of well-chosen problems, complete with hints and solutions, I think The Stanford Mathematics Problem Book: With Hints and Solutions by George Pólya and Jeremy Kilpatrick is one of the best books you can buy for under £10.
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Recently, Dr Kit Yates, a lecturer at the school of mathematical sciences at the University of Bath, caused a stir when he expressed frustration at what he sees as the disconnection between school maths and maths taught at university.
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Students may well be choosing options at the moment, which provides a good opportunity to look at the maths-related careers materials that are around.
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On the afternoon of Wednesday 3 March 2021, we were delighted to deliver our Moving on with Maths event to A level students and their teachers in the East Midlands.
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