The AMSP offers professional development for teachers of maths at Key Stages 3 and 4. These opportunities are often free.
The events calendar provides details of all of our professional development events. You will also find a range of opportunities that are designed and delivered according to local needs.
Below is a list of our national professional development opportunities.
Course length 1 day(s)
Proof is a key concept in mathematics. The skill of reasoning and communicating rigorous proof is vital to providing secure mathematical knowledge and demonstrating high achievement. Discover strategies for you to use in the classroom in this one-day course. Discover how you can develop the skills of your students.
Feedback from previous courses:
‘Very thought-provoking’
‘Great for visual learners!’
‘It will improve motivation in topics that some students struggle with.’
Course length 1 day(s)
Proportion is a key concept in mathematics. It reaches across many topics and understanding proportion is vital to providing secure mathematical knowledge and demonstrating high achievement. Discover strategies for you to use in the classroom in this one-day course. Discover how you can develop the skills of your students.
Feedback from previous courses:
‘Very thought-provoking’
‘Great for visual learners!’
‘It will improve motivation in topics that some students struggle with.’
Course length 1.25 hour(s)
Total course length: one year
Sessions: Eight online sessions, each of length 75 minutes, accessible independently of each other.
This series of online sessions is intended to support teachers with delivering and embedding the AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics course. The course comprises a session on how to introduce and manage the course and a series focussing on specific topics which are key to the course. The topic sessions will include a combination of subject knowledge and pedagogy and will require active participation.
Sessions must be applied for independently: there is no obligation to attend all sessions. Sessions will not be recorded, but a PDF of the resources used will be available afterwards for all qualifying teachers who registered for the session.
Course length: One term, weekly sessions
SKL | Higher GCSE topics through mathematical thinking is a live online professional development course in our Subject Knowledge Live suite: the synchronous sessions will concentrate on the modelling of subject knowledge delivery including the use of technology.
We will focus on supporting teachers who are developing their students’ mathematical thinking skills, particularly as they introduce higher-tier topics that are vital for students who may go on to study Core Maths, AS/A level Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
The course develops strategies and ideas for taking a piece of mathematics and extending it, exploring the connections which deepen understanding and develop fluency, and which can be used immediately in the classroom. There will be opportunities to consider how these concepts and resources could be embedded in professional practice and contribute towards the ambition and intent of the department’s curriculum.
Course features:
- Eight online sessions, approximately weekly, each up to 90 minutes long
- A year of access to resources and recordings of the live sessions
You might also be interested in:
- PD videos which include videos on Enhancing GCSE learning
- the professional development opportunities many Maths Hubs offer for teachers of KS3 and KS4 maths – visit the Maths Hub website to find details of your local Maths Hub
- the extended Teaching GCSE Mathematics course offered by MEI, designed for those new to teaching GCSE Mathematics.
Teaching with Desmos webinars
The Desmos Graphing Calculator is a free tool that can be used on laptops, tablets and phones.
In 2024, the AMSP hosted a series of webinars exploring how the effective use of Desmos can help to deepen students’ understanding of topics in GCSE and A level Mathematics.
The webinars will support you in developing your use of the Desmos graphing calculator or the Desmos geometry tool. These are very easy-to-use tools that will help you to integrate the use of technology into both your GCSE and A level mathematics lessons.
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
Details of all of our current professional development courses are available can be found on our Events listing page. If you have a particular need and you cannot find something suitable there, please complete our Register of Interest Form to advise us of the type of professional development that interests you. The detail you provide will be used to alert you if professional development which matches your need is made available.
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