Recruitment is open for 2026/27
|Date and time is TBD
SKTM: Core Maths Teachers
This programme is for teachers who are in the first two years of teaching Core Maths and are teaching a Core Maths class during the academic year 2026/27. This programme supports teachers in developing specialist knowledge for teaching Core Maths & increases their confidence in teaching the course.
Date & Location
Recruitment is open for 2026/27
Date and time is TBD
About the Event
Date and time is TBD
This programme supports teachers in developing specialist knowledge for teaching Core Maths and increases their confidence in teaching the course. The programme forms part of the overall Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP) and Maths Hubs Core Maths professional development offer.
The principal focus is on Core Maths subject knowledge and pedagogy, and the programme will be based on six key themes: applying Fermi estimation and modelling; exploring statistics; making sense of finance; using the pre-release materials; developing critical analysis; and creating contextualised activities.
What are the intended outcomes?
Student outcomes
Students will:
have raised awareness of the use of maths and statistics in everyday life
have increased confidence in their ability to use and apply maths to solve authentic, real-world problems
be more confident with the mathematical aspects of the other subjects they are studying post-16.
Practice development
Participants will:
apply related pedagogical approaches in their Core Maths teaching, including use of technology
plan tasks and/or sequences of learning to promote student understanding, confidence and progress
effectively teach some mathematical concepts and processes through contextualised problem-solving.
Professional learning
Participants will:
understand the philosophy of Core Maths, with its approach to teaching and learning maths through contextualised problem-solving and the application of maths to authentic problems
develop their subject knowledge in these six areas:
applying Fermi estimation and modelling
exploring statistics
making sense of finance
using the pre-release materials
developing critical analysis
creating contextualised activities
develop their understanding of how online learning and technology can be used to support Core Maths teaching.
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PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
This programme is for teachers who are in the first two years of teaching Core Maths and are teaching a Core Maths class during the academic year 2026/27.
(Core Maths teachers who are more experienced and have been teaching Core Maths for three or more years would be ideal participants for Developing Core Maths Pedagogy Work Groups.)
Teachers need to be given time and support to try out ideas in their own classroom during the programme, and encouraged to reflect on developing and deepening their classroom practice.
Teachers are expected to attend all programme sessions (the equivalent of three days), explore and engage with the bespoke resources of the programme, and to implement practice-based activities in between sessions to enable reflection on the pedagogical approaches they are trialling.
This is a free to attend Maths Hub programme, funded by the DfE / AMSP