Maths Hub London Central and NW Bulletin edition 2. June 2015 update Bulletin quick links and index for this newsletter: Overview | Area we cover with this Maths Hub | How you can get involved | Courses booking now | Courses booking for next term | Maths Hub Launch and London Maths Conference 9th July | Shanghai Maths report | Shanghai how you get involved | Text Book project | Maths Mastery | Primary Subject Enhancement | Secondary Subject Enhancement | Post 16 – Core Maths | Post 16 Increasing Participation | Maths/Numeracy SLE Bursaries | Resources | Maths organisations | Maths Hub FAQs | Add your name to our contact list | Contact us | 1. Maths Hub overview Who are we? Maths Hub London Central and NW, one of 34 Maths Hubs in England London Central and North West Maths Hub is led by The St Marylebone CE School. Area covered by this Maths Hub London Central and NW: The geographical area we cover comprises of the London Boroughs of Westminster, Camden, Islington, Harrow, Barnet, Brent (Shared with Fox Primary: Central & West London Maths Hub), and Ealing (Shared with Fox Primary: Central & West London Maths Hub) Who are we working with to deliver Maths CPD: NCETM | MEI – Mathematics in Education and Industry | Core Maths Support Programme | IoE UCL | The five other London Maths Hubs | St Vincent’s Catholic Primary | St. Dominic’s Sixth Form, Harrow | Swiss Cottage TSA | West London TSA | Ealing TSA | Compton TSA | Camden Primary Partnership TSA A short three minute jazzy video produced by NCETM giving a national overview. It includes a section from our Maths Hub. Click here to play 2. How you can get involved i. Sign up for courses we are running. Many of them are FREE. For details of courses running this term click here. Many courses have run already this year and will run again next year. More details here for courses we have done already this year and will run again ii. Attend our launch event. Save the date July 9th 2015. Working with the other five London Maths Hubs we are organising a FREE Maths conference for all Primary and Secondary and College teachers. 600+ will attend from all over London. Key note speakers and numerous workshops. More details here. iii. Nominate a Numeracy Coordinator or Maths Teacher to become a Maths SLE so that you can work on projects across the Hub on funded projects. More details here. iv. Investigate Shanghai Maths teaching – everyone’s talking about it! Attend our ‘Shanghai – the way forward session’ Teacher Research Group on Wednesday 3rd June 2:00-4:00pm. More details here. v. If you have Maths CPD projects that you would like to set up and help run. Maths Hub funds are available for such projects. Contact us here. vi. Sign your school up for the Post 16 projects. More details here. vii. Email us to get your name and school on our Maths Hub database, contact details here. viii. Spread the Maths Hub word: please forward this newsletter or email to your colleagues in school and beyond. Thank you. 3. Courses booking this term 1. FREE Maths A2 MEI subject enhancement 6 session course, starts May 2015 Deepening Understanding of the Concepts in A2 Core Mathematics Support with subject knowledge and pedagogy for those preparing to teach Core 3 and 4 Mathematics. This free course is designed to support teachers who are confident with teaching AS Core Mathematics but with little or no experience of teaching A2 Core Mathematics. Course dates: Days 1 and 2: Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May | Days 3 and 4: Friday 12 and Saturday 13 June | Days 5 and 6: Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 July. More details and booking information here top 2. FREE ‘Primary Shanghai – the way forward session’ Investigate Shanghai Maths teaching – everyone’s talking about it! Course: ‘Shanghai – the way forward session’ Teacher Research Group When: Wednesday 3rd June 2:00-4:00pm Where: St Marylebone School Blandford Street (site B) Location map of both school sites here Book: email Emma Curties to booking your free place: [email protected] 3. The MEI FRESH family of courses are aimed at experienced teachers of mathematics looking for inspiration and new ideas. Course: FRESH ideas for getting students using GeoGebra - Promoting students’ use of software to engage in Mathematical thinking. Course flyer click here When: Thursday 11th June 9am-3pm Where: St Marylebone School Blandford Street (site B) Location map of both school sites here Book: For more information: www.mei.org.uk/fresh Book email: [email protected] Flyer: course flyer click here top 3b. Courses that we are promoting: 1. FRESH engagement with big data sets - Promoting secondary students’ curiosity and understanding of statistics. More details: May 15th - London Further information can be found at www.mei.org.uk/fresh. Alternatively, please feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions. 2. FREE Introductory Workshops: the Primary School Singapore Approach to Teaching Mathematics click here top 3c. Courses that we will have completed and will repeat next year: Subject enhancement courses and flyer samples: GCSE Maths | AS Maths | A2 Maths Subject enhancement 2015-16. Dates available soon email Emma Curties to receive the dates when set: [email protected] 4. Courses planned for next term London Central and NW Maths Hub in Partnership with Eleanor Palmer Primary School (Camden Primary Partnership TSA) A five day primary Mathematics subject knowledge course flyer A chance to spend sustained time developing personal confidence and understanding of key elements of primary mathematics. We will cover all key areas developmentally with a focus on teaching for conceptual understanding and enjoyment. top A five day primary Mathematics subject knowledge course Who is it for? This course is aimed at experienced teachers across the primary age group, who may lack confidence and subject knowledge, particularly with the new curriculum. Based in a school, the course will include a chance to observe teaching and to work alongside children. The course will be at Eleanor Palmer School, led by Headteacher, Kate Frood OBE and Deputy Natalie Stevenson, a MaST and Specialist Leader of Education, both experienced leaders of Mathematics CPD. All the sessions will be hands on and lively and participants will leave with a wealth of ideas and renewed enthusiasm, as well as much improved subject knowledge! Dates are all Fridays: 11th September, 18th September, 25th September, 2nd October, 9th October. Timing: All days 9am – 3pm. Lunch and all refreshments included. Course flyer click here Where: Lupton St. London NW5 2JA Phone 020 7485 2155 Location map here Booking: For more information and/or to book a place please contact Sarah on [email protected] or visit www.eleanorpalmer.camden.sch.uk and follow link to our Teaching School. Cost - £250 per teacher for full 5 day course. Subsided by Maths Hub London Central & NW top 5. Maths London Conference th 9 July 2015 – save the day All the London Maths Hubs – The London 6 - have organised a FREE conference on 9th July 2015 at Chobham Academy in Stratford London Aimed at: Key Stage 1-5. 600+ top attend. For Heads, Numeracy Coordinators, Maths HODs, SLT and Maths Teachers Cost: FREE event. Booking: Eventbrite click here Content : You will have the opportunity to attend presentations from well-known Maths personalities and key players in the industry, as well as interactive workshops focusing on Primary and Secondary Maths provision. 6. China ~ England project What we’ve done: Lots and lots! NCETM’s own China – England web site click here Two short videos about the Shanghai Teachers teaching in English Primary schools this year Click here to play (external page) top Staff from St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, Westminster travelled to Shanghai in Sepetmber 2014. Read their Powerpoint summary here Two Shanghai Maths teachers taught at St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, Westminster for two weeks in November 2014. Many teachers came to observe the lesson and many pupils came from local schools to be taught. Kris and Chen intregarted very well at St Vincent’s top What teachers said about the experience: It was a great opportunity to learn how another culture teaches mathematics. It was also an opportunity to observe mathematics lessons in Year 2 & Year 5 led by the Shanghai teachers. What was really beneficial was having the opportunity after each lesson to ask the teachers questions (and give feedback) and to have this opportunity for professional dialogue. It was also very insightful unpicking the Shanghai text book and thinking of the many ways we can “build” it into our own mathematics curriculum. It was also a good opportunity to meet (network) with other teachers working within Westminster. The CPD opportunity was fantastic. It enabled me to look at how Maths is taught in my school and gave me ideas of how to deliver similar strategies. It has been an incredible opportunity and I gained so much from it. The main benefits were being able to look at Maths teaching from a different approach. I have changed some of my planning to include a ‘story’ at the beginning of my Maths concepts, putting the abstract calculations into a real life context. I have gained some good teaching ideas but have really realised the importance of striving for a deeper understanding within Maths rather than aiming to move children on to the next thing too soon. Thank you for hosting this event each week. It has been great. I look forward to the hub organising more Maths events for local coordinators. We need to keep up to date with new pedagogy. China Daily news report on the placement: click here top Full evaluation here of the St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, Westminster Shanghai placement, with thanks to all at St Vincent’s.
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