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ETF is creating a new digital experience for the FE and skills workforce, bringing together membership, professional development and sector support in one place. To complete this transition, all ETF online systems will be unavailable from 5pm on Thursday 26 March to Wednesday 1 April.
The ETF Booking system will permanently close on Thursday 26 March. From Wednesday 1 April, MyETF will be your single ETF account and professional body platform to book and access all ETF courses, resources, CPD, and events.
If you are booked on a scheduled online or in-person course during this time, it will still go ahead as planned. All the details will have been emailed to you. Once the new platform is live, we’ll email you with simple steps to set-up and personalise your new MyETF account.
Learn more about what’s coming and read our FAQsTeaching Maths Functional Skills: Developing Your Practice (Code: C1462)
BackThis interactive course is designed to support practitioners working with Functional Skills Maths learners, offering practical strategies to enhance teaching, curriculum design, and lesson planning. You'll explore innovative approaches to engaging and motivating learners, alongside effective assessment techniques that build on learners' prior knowledge. Throughout the course, you will develop skills in using assessment resources and exam papers as part of lesson planning to ensure learners are well-prepared for their final qualification.
Pricing options
Open online delivery - £495/person
In-house delivery: From £5200
Please note: bookings will close 7 days prior to the commencement of the course.
Upcoming
SET Membership
SET members are entitled to an exclusive 10% discount off this ETF professional development course.
Find out more about SET membership on the Society for Education and Training (SET) website.
Who is this for?
This course is for teachers and other practitioners delivering GCSE maths and Functional Skills maths in the Further Education and Training sector.
This course is particularly suitable for:
- Those new to teaching maths
- New teachers of Functional Skills maths
- Experienced teachers and trainers who have recently transferred from other areas to teach maths, including vocational teachers and assessors
- Those who do not currently teach maths, but are considering teaching maths in the future
This course is designed to meet the needs of all parts of the Further Education sector, including independent training providers, offender learning and adult and community education.
Training aim
This course aims to develop the practice of new, existing, and aspiring teachers of Functional Skills Maths in the Further Education and Skills sector. The course explores key pedagogical concepts which underpin best practice in Functional Skills Maths as well as practical evidence-based teaching strategies to support learners to make progress in Functional Skills Maths.
Note: These courses are designed to be interactive and model best practice using resources and activities tailored for both a digital and physical learning environment. Therefore, we do not offer recordings of sessions, however, we do share all materials following the course's completion.
Outcomes
By the end of the sessions, you will have the knowledge and confidence to:
- Motivate and engage reluctant learners and address barriers to maths learning
- Plan teaching and learning in accordance with up-to-date subject content for Functional Skills Maths
- Use inclusive and active approaches to develop learners' skills
- Contextualise and apply maths to vocational learning and everyday situations
- Support learners to use post-16-informed Mastery approaches to learning Functional Skills Maths
- Develop learners' problem solving and decision-making skills
- Use assessment for learning approaches to support Functional Maths learners prepare for the requirements of summative assessment.
Length
A total of 20 hours plus independent reading and reflection in between facilitated sessions.
- In-house delivery: 10 x 2 hour online sessions or 1 day face-to-face training follwed by 8 x 2 hour online sessions.
- Open delivery: 10 x 2 hour online sessions.
Entry Requirements
- Employment in a teaching/training/assessing role in the Further education and Skills sector
- Currently delivering Functional Skills maths, or expecting to deliver soon.
- A maths qualification at level 2 or above (beneficial)
- Any teaching-related qualification (beneficial)
Contact us
If this course is not currently available at a suitable date/location, please register your interest and we will let you know about new events as they are announced.
If you have any questions, please contact:
T: 0800 0 831 830
E: enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
