Building students’ resilience in maths
Back in the days before lockdown, I delivered a face-to-face professional development session for teachers that explored ways to build up students’ confidence and resilience in maths.
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Local and regional teacher network meetings
Online teacher network meetings turned out to be very popular during the period of lockdown in the spring and summer, and continue to attract teachers now that we are back in school.
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Using videos for modelling practical maths
I’ve always been a fan of using practical experiments in both mechanics and statistics, and I really felt that their value to students justify the time spent setting up and running them.
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How Core Maths Support Groups are helping those new to teaching Core Maths
This event took place online as part of the series of Core Maths Support Groups organised by the AMSP. There is a support group for anyone involved in teaching Core Maths – you can view the full range on the AMSP website.
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Higher level problem solving (HLPS)
Here is a problem that can be solved using only AS level Mathematics concepts. How would you approach it?
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Networks supporting local discussion
In the South region, we run many Teacher Networks, some with a focus on professional development, and others that provide a chance to chat with teachers to find out what’s happening in other schools in your local area.
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New Maths Hub in the South: Mobius
The AMSP continues to partner with the NCETM and Maths Hubs to support maths education from early years through to university.
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Celebrating local success
Linnet Drury of Oxford Spires Academy, who has attended our Problem Solving Matters course and problem-solving workshops, has written the following poem which she performed recently on Radio 4’s More or Less.
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