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Who can take part?

The target groups of participants in this Work Group are teachers of Year 10 and Year 11 students in secondary education AND teachers of post-16 GCSE Maths Resit and/or Functional Skills Maths in secondary and further education.

The Work Group is intended for teachers whose students will study Level 2 maths across the secondary/post-16 phases.

Participants will develop ways to support students who need to study maths beyond age 16 to achieve a L2 qualification.

Participants may be based in secondary schools, UTCs, FE colleges, Sixth Form colleges, schools with post-16 provision, or other post-16 settings.

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What is involved?

Participants will be representing their institution and working with colleagues between Work Group sessions, so ideally will have some responsibility to develop teaching and lead change.

Participants are expected to attend the equivalent of three full days of workshops and to complete practice-based tasks between sessions.

These tasks may include trying out an activity with students, observing the impact of different pedagogical approaches in their own class, reflecting on these activities, and preparing brief notes to support discussions in the following workshop.

They may also be asked to contribute to online forum discussions.

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What are the intended outcomes?

Student outcomes

Students:

• are better prepared for transition from KS4 to post-16 (GCSE Resit and/or Functional Skills)
• (in KS4) show an increased understanding of their route to a Level 2 qualification (either GCSE or Functional Skills
• (in post-16 GCSE and/or Functional Skills) demonstrate a positive attitude to maths

Practice development

Participants  will:

• ensure that lesson design and pedagogy demonstrate a secure knowledge of curriculum continuity and sequencing.

Secondary participants will:

• change their practice to address areas where there are possible barriers to progression in post-16 GCSE Resit/Functional Skills to reinforce continuity for students.

Post-16 GCSE Resit/Functional Skills participants will:

• make use of approaches, representations and language commonly seen in secondary practice to reinforce continuity for students.

Professional learning

Participants will:

• have a deeper understanding of the approaches which will support students as they move from KS4 to post-16 (GCSE Resit and/or Functional Skills), including the importance of consistency of language and representations relating to specific areas of the curriculum