5. Vocational programmes
Approaches for vocational tutors There is not one vocational course that does not cover a plethora of maths and English elements. Vocational tutors are teachers of maths and English too but they tend to focus on developing skills that are relevant to their specific vocation. Some of the very best teaching of maths often occurs in an Engineering or construction context because it is practical.
During the CPD element of this project several techniques were trialled and a number of resources viewed that have made a significant difference to the delivery of GCSEs by vocational staff. With the crisis in recruitment, a number of colleges are looking to their own vocational staff to take on the challenge (Writtle College Case Study). Many members of staff are looking at it as an opportunity to retrain and develop their own skill base whilst making themselves a more valuable commodity to a cash-strapped college.
The first question vocational staff ask is what is in the actual GCSE. It has been useful to share with them the content for maths as an example.
Handling data: Tallying, collecting and grouping data Mean, mode and median Scatter diagrams Line graphs and pictograms Probability Questionnaires Measures of central tendency and measures of spread (H) Probability Pie charts and frequency diagrams Scatter diagrams II and Cumulative frequency diagrams
Number: Rounding and estimating Negative numbers Prime numbers, factors and multiples Significant figures Ratio and proportion Long multiplication and division Fractions Decimals Percentages Standard Form Surds (H) Sequences Powers and standard index form (H)
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