FE Mastery Specialists 2025-26
Our Further Education Mastery Specialist programme is designed specifically for Further Education establishments. The programme is designed to help develop both the individual teacher, as local leaders of mathematics education (LLME) and the FE establishments’ mathematical knowledge and pedagogy. The programme is aimed at those who teach GCSE Maths resit and/or Functional Skills Qualifications.
The programme is supported by fully funded training from Maths Hubs and NCETM experts.
(NCP24-23) Developing Core Maths Pedagogy 2024-25
- Your students will have raised awareness of the use of maths and statistics in everyday life
- You will teach mathematical concepts and processes effectively through contextualised problem-solving
- You will understand the philosophy of Core Maths
- You will support your school/ college in developing clear ways of communicating and promoting its Core Maths offer
(NCP24-20) Cross Phase - Supporting low attainers to achieve a L2 qualification
Identify and meet the needs of students continuing L2 study at post-16
What is involved?
This is for teachers whose students will study Level 2 maths across secondary and post-16. Teachers of Years 10 and 11, and of post-16 GCSE Maths resit and/or Functional Skills Maths, will develop ways to support students who need to study maths beyond age 16 to achieve a L2 qualification.
Work Groups will focus on developing transferable teaching techniques aligned to teaching for mastery.
What is the time commitment?
Participants will attend three full-day workshops and complete practice-based tasks between sessions.
(NCP24-24) Developing A Level Pedagogy 2024-25
Develop improved teaching approaches for A level Mathematics:
What is involved?
Participants will be established teachers of A level Maths who are looking to deepen their pedagogical understanding. They must be teaching a current A level Maths group.
This project explores and deepens participants’ pedagogic content knowledge, empowering teachers to enhance their classroom practice and to influence department-wide A level teaching. It is an engine for improving student understanding of A level Maths, and driving their subsequent success. Participants will design and trial classroom activities, sharing and reflecting on their experiences with others in the Work Group.
The project involves a direct working partnership between the Maths Hubs Network and the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP).
What is the time commitment?
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.