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Further Mathematics Support Programme
www.furthermaths.org.uk
Widening participation in Mathematics and supporting
student progression
NCETM conference, Nottingham, Dec 2009Let Maths take you
Further…
About the Further MathematicsSupport Programme The Further Mathematics Support
Programme (FMSP) follows on from the Further Mathematics Network (FMN)
It is managed by the same team of people at MEI who set up and ran the FMN and who are working in partnership with the NCETM
What the FMN achievedFurther Mathematics Entries in England
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2000
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12000
14000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
A level
AS level
What the FMN achievedState-funded Institutions offering A level
Mathematics that also offer Further Mathematics
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8
Not offering FM
Offering FM
Aims of the FMSP The FMSP has three strands:
Student Support - helping to provide access to Further Mathematics tuition for all students;
Teachers' Professional Development - enabling more teachers to teach Further Mathematics and level 3 mathematics within diplomas;
Communications and Marketing - promoting mathematics and raising awareness of the benefits of studying mathematics beyond GCSE.
FMSP Area Coordinators Their role is to promote and support the
teaching and learning of FM and level 3 mathematics within diplomas by
Helping schools and colleges to teach them ‘in-house’
Facilitating consortium working between neighbouring schools and colleges
Organising CPD
Arranging external tuition for FM when tuition cannot be arranged by other means
Where is it leading?
More universities feel able to encourage students to take Further Maths, maintaining the increases.
More students will be well-prepared to study maths-related subjects at university.
More students will be inspired to choose such subjects.
How AS/A level Further Mathematics is viewed by the HE sector
Until recently the higher education sector had effectively stopped encouraging Further Mathematics.
Now we see change in culture with HE beginning once more to show support for Further Mathematics
Student Support – Online Resources
Register with the FMSP to get free access to extensive online resources (by registering) for AS/A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics units and support for GCSE.
What’s the point in Maths?
Have you ever been in a maths lesson and asked any of the following questions?
Why do we study simultaneous equations?
What’s the point in Maths?
Have you ever been in a maths lesson and asked any of the following questions?
Why do we study angles and triangles?
What’s the point in Maths?
Have you ever been in a maths lesson and asked any of the following questions?
What’s algebra for?
What’s the point in Maths?
Have you ever been in a maths lesson and asked any of the following questions?
What are vectors for?
What’s the point in Maths?
Have you ever been in a maths lesson and asked any of the following questions?
Why do we study simultaneous equations? Why do we study angles and triangles? What’s algebra for? What are vectors for?
Founders of Google
Larry Page
Sergey Brin
Students at Stanford University, California whose search engine at the time was nicknamed ‘Backrub’.
What goes into a game? Graphics
► shape of the landscape► adding the texture► lighting the scene► moving the graphics and working out what you should see
Getting the physics right Collision detection Artificial intelligenceALL OF THESE USE HIGH
LEVEL MATHEMATICS……
Resources for promoting Maths and FurtherMaths AS/A-level
Student Area of Further Mathematics Support Programme Website
This contains lots of enrichment problems, presentations and worksheets about maths in the real world, podcasts, posters. GCSE extension materials (example) Additional maths resources (subscription)
Support for A level and Further Maths Online resources for all further pure and
applied options can be accessed by registering with the FMSP.
Core modules and access to the student record system by subscription
The resources
Section overview Notes and examples Crucial points Multiple choice tests Interactive resources Topic assessment online resources
Promoting A level Mathematicsand Further Mathematics
Online Revision Sessions
Places on these are free if you are registered with the Further Mathematics Support Programme. You should have already received details of the sessions for the January modules.
STEP Online CourseDate Topic
Session 1 Dividing by zero
Session 2 Inequalities and proof by induction
Session 3 Systematic search or proof by exhaustion
Session 4 Necessary and sufficient conditions
Session 5 Proof by contradiction and irrational numbers
Session 6 Curve sketching
Session 7 General solutions of trigonometric equations
Session 8 Differential equations
Session 9 Mechanics
Session 10 Probability
AEA Online CourseDate Topic
Session 1 Constructing a beautiful, coherent, concise argument: the proper use of notation.
Session 2 Using Series imaginatively
Session 3 Solving trig equations without getting too many or too few solutions.
Session 4 Co-ordinate Geometry: a use for GCSE Circle Theorems at last.
Session 5 Polynomials and Graphical Transformations
Session 6 Functions: how to make the simple look difficult.
Session 7 Vectors
Session 8 Differentiation Techniques
Session 9 Integration Techniques
Session 10 Unusual Questions: are they really hard?
Promoting Maths and FurtherMaths AS/A-level
Maths Inspiration
http://www.mathsinspiration.com/
Inspiring maths lectures for 15 to 17 year olds. These will work with students at all levels of ability. The lectures are designed to have a good blend of mathematics and entertainment.
Promoting Maths and FurtherMaths AS/A-level
The Millenium Maths Project
http://mmp.maths.org/
Based at Cambridge University Includes NRICH and Plus, as well as school visits, lectures and video conferencing.
Promoting Maths and FurtherMaths AS/A-level
Royal Institution
http://www.rigb.org
Most famous for its Christmas Lectures the Royal Institution also runs masterclasses all over the country.
Promoting Maths and FurtherMaths AS/A-level
STEMNET
http://www.stemnet.org.uk/
Sessions about how mathematics is used in the real world. Good for students who want to see real outcomes from mathematics.
Promoting Maths and FurtherMaths AS/A-level
United Kingdom Mathematics Trust
http://www.ukmt.org.uk/
Very high quality mathematics competitions and challenges with fun and innovative questions for students at all levels.
Promoting Maths and FurtherMaths AS/A-level
Fun Maths Roadshow
http://www.maths.liv.ac.uk/lms/funmaths/
Brilliant mathematical problem-solving events for students at all levels.
Support and Professional Development for teachers
All School/College Mathematics Departments (including those that already offer Further Mathematics) can access support through their local Further Mathematics Support Programme Area Coordinator
Free access to expert advice on any issues associated with teaching and learning AS/A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics; progression to university courses in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects (STEM); Enrichment at GCSE level
Free access to extensive online resources (by registering) for AS/A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics units
Support and ProfessionalDevelopment
FMSP/MEI offer a full range of professional development courses for A-level Mathematics and Further Mathematics including
one day events on pure, decision, mechanics, statistics in the FMSP regions
long courses for both Maths (TAM) and Further Maths (TFM)
Teaching Further Mathematics Teaching Further Mathematics (TFM) is a 14-month part-
time course which has been developed by MEI and the FMN
It is aimed at giving A level Mathematics teachers the subject knowledge and confidence to extend their teaching to FM
TFM is now entering its 4th year with a cohort of 40+ In 2010 for the first time it will be run in conjunction with
the University of Warwick as a Post Graduate Certificate course attracting masters level accreditation
Live on-line Professional Development A range of courses to enable teachers to
teach A level Mathematics, A level Further Mathematics and Diploma Mathematics with confidence.
A modern approach to professional development; rather than attending a one or two day course, delegates meet weekly for live, interactive online sessions with a tutor and a small group of teachers.
Live, Online Professional Development
Short courses, often covering particular modules, be provided as Live Online Professional Development (LOPD)
Typically each course consists of 5 to 10 hours of tuition in 90 minute twilight sessions
Teachers are not required to travel and so their classes are not disrupted
We anticipate that these courses will become more popular (and necessary) with the introduction of ‘rarely cover’
LOPD We currently use
Elluminate, a well established web-based package which is easy to use and has features that make it ideal for live mathematics tutoring.
It allows a tutor and delegates to communicate live on-line using audio, handwriting on a shared virtual whiteboard and instant messaging via the internet.
Supporting Diplomas There are resources already available to support the
mathematics content of the engineering diploma We are developing contextual examples to accompany
this. Short LOPD courses will start in February 2010 One-day face-to-face courses will be made available,
according to demand A key feature will be advice on integrating the
mathematics with contexts that arise in the main content of the diploma