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Last chance to make use of free Maths and English CPD package


By Staff Reporter


There are still a few days left to try for free the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) new CPD programme to support the embedding of maths and English into apprenticeships delivery. The Embedding Maths and English in Apprenticeships Programme is available online and its four learning packages are free during the pilot ending on 31 March. Users can pick and choose from the four packages based on their training needs. The training is aimed at workplace supervisors, specialist maths and English teachers, vocational trainers, learning mentors and assessors responsible for on and off-the-job training of apprentices and employers. The new CPD offer has been designed to aid the employment of apprentices by improving employer support and collaboration in the development of their maths and


English skills in the workplace. The four packages each include one online module and a follow-up interactive webinar which will build on the module’s content. The packages are: • Embedding strategies: how to work towards an embedded approach to the delivery of maths and English in apprenticeships;


• Resources: how to find and use appropriate resources for an embedded approach, including resources to upskill your staff involved in apprenticeship delivery;


• Assessment: how to identify appropriate assessment methods for effective embedding;


• Inclusivity: how to support inclusivity for the effective delivery of maths and English in apprenticeships.


For further information and to book on the programme visit the ETF booking website at bit.ly/Embedding MathsandEnglish


The offer builds on the ETF’s recent Shaping Success in Maths and English campaign bit.ly/ETFShaping Success


MATHS ESSENTIALS


ENGAGING TACTICS By Leanne Hill


At Stockton Riverside College, we have found that a crucial element of success with learners who need to resit GCSE maths is learner engagement, particularly outside the classroom. To do this we are actively


promoting various communication methods including Facebook, Instagram, and now Microsoft Teams.


Using Facebook and Instagram pages enables staff to remind learners of content covered in class through videos and a themed ‘daily question’. Learners are able to consider their answers away from college and support each other in answering. The aim is to improve students’ ability to recall information – a crucial skill if they are to be successful. In this academic year, the GCSE maths team have also started using Microsoft Teams. With each class having their own ‘team’, learners are able to quickly access classroom materials, engage in group discussions and submit homework.


Each team has its own FINITE IDEAS


Using the simplest of props, some paper and pens or pencils, it is possible to engage students in learning about fractions. Here is what to do, and some questions you might ask the learners, and yourself. Take a sheet of plain A4 paper. Fold it into three equal(ish) parts. Do not unfold. Shade the part of the paper that is facing you. Keeping the paper folded, now fold further (with the shaded part facing you always) into four equal parts, and shade the remaining part that is facing you. (Note: It should already be shaded, so now double shaded). What fraction of the shaded section is facing you? Open up the paper if it helps. What fraction of the whole paper is facing you? What calculation have you modelled? Did it matter which way you folded the paper? Can you model similar calculations? Could you do this another way using a sheet of paper? Could you model addition in a similar way using a sheet of paper?


Padlet with quick access to some important revision sites, encouraging the ethos of ‘a little bit of maths each day’. The site allows time limits on


tasks to be set, which then enables staff to track engagement with homework tasks. It is important to bring resources to our students and the world they live in. With Facebook, Instagram and


Microsoft Teams all being app based, the learners can simply access their homework on the bus to college. No more lost worksheets!


Paul Stych is a Regional Specialist Lead (West Midlands and South West) in maths for the Education and Training Foundation. pstych@icloud.com


Leanne Hill is programme area leader for English and maths at Stockton Riverside College.


inTUITION ISSUE 39 • SPRING 2020 23


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