Year 12 Higher Level Problem Solving Day
On June 18, around 100 Year 12 students from across Somerset and Devon attended a Higher Level Problem Solving Day at Bridgewater and Taunton College’s Taunton Campus.
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A Level ideas from outside the box
“Do you have any ideas for teaching A level Mathematics that aren’t just following the textbook?”
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Making valid comparisons between data sets
A topic that frequently arises in examiners’ reports reflects on students’ ability to make valid comparisons between data sets.
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The life of an AMSP Area Coordinator
The AMSP has more than forty Area Coordinators scattered throughout England, supporting schools and colleges in their quest to ensure that as many of our youngsters as possible have a fantastic experience whilst studying level 3 maths.
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To University and Beyond!
Don’t forget about the wealth of AMSP support – you can find information about the various materials on the AMSP website.
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Work Groups: Collaborative PD local to the South West
During the past academic year, the AMSP and Maths Hubs have worked in collaboration on three Level 3 Work Groups: Supporting Core Maths, Embedding A level Technology and Developing A level Pedagogy.
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Is online teaching here to stay?
My Core Maths students are just starting mocks and revision. When I asked what they wanted to revisit, one of my classes answered in unison with, “Everything we’ve done online!”
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One year in: The AMSP’s ongoing support in the South West
Following its transformation from the Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP), the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP) turned 1 year old on 1st May 2019.
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Core Maths Across the Curriculum
There are many reasons why the Core Maths course is such an exciting and invigorating course to teach. By centring maths within context, the Core Maths student gets to experience how maths provides a set of tools with which to understand the world; for many on this course this can be transformative and, in many cases, alters their perception of what maths is.
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