Maths.
Maths Teacher Training.
The vision for our Maths teacher training programme is to enable our trainees to become competent, creative and ambitious teachers, capable of inspiring young people of all abilities to enjoy Maths and challenge themselves to reach our high expectations of them.
Subject Pedagogy Tutor.
Ever since his initial teacher training Liam has always known that he wanted to help both experienced teachers and ambitious ECT teachers in their quest to become even better at teaching Mathematics. This desire to support early year teachers has led to Liam mentoring trainees and has enjoyed assisting their growth as they develop their teaching skills.
Liam is undertaking the NPQ in leading teacher development and is part of the ‘Mastery for Mathematics’ team in Mastery Specialism. Alongside his experience of working in a large Secondary school as a KS4 Mathematics coordinator, these qualifications will be equipping Liam in his role as a John Taylor SCITT tutor, leading to our future teachers getting expert guidance.
Liam has a passion for helping teachers see ways of teaching Mathematics that enable pupils to succeed!’
Mr L Chawner, Maths Teacher and Pedagogy Tutor
Get in touch with us to find out more about our programme and the application process.
Programme Specific Elements.
We welcome trainees onto the Maths programme from a wide range of backgrounds. Successful trainees have come from engineering, history lecturing and charity work, to recent graduates in Maths (or other related subjects). The course will enable you to develop your Mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy, ready to inspire and educate our young learners in school.
Before commencing on our programme, trainees will have completed a Subject Knowledge Audit, identifying their weaker areas of knowledge within Maths. Sessions will often be tailored to address these weaknesses through a strand of teaching practices we wish to work on.
Sessions are always of a very practical nature, with trainees being involved in solving mathematical problems, discussions relating to the pedagogical element being studied, participating in relevant activities, and planning how to apply learning in practice after the sessions.
- Mastery Maths
- Mixed ability and set teaching in Maths
- The challenges of planning
- Use of technology in the Maths classroom
- Building and using teaching resources
- Use of manipulatives and visual representations within Maths
- Adapting teaching to inspire and challenge learners of all abilities
- Assessment strategies within Maths
- GCSE and A-level opportunities within Maths
- Rich activities, and developing thinking skills
