Teaching Maths Functional Skills: Developing Your Practice (Code: C1462)

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This 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 prior knowledge. Throughout the course, you will develop skills in using assessment resources and exam papers as part of lesson planning to ensure students are well-prepared for their final qualification.

 

Pricing options

£495/person for participation in an open course. 10% discount available for SET members.

A discount is available for onsite group bookings – contact us for details

Upcoming

Book
Online - April - July 2025
Date: 29/04/2025
Price: from £495.00
Session 1
Date: 29/04/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 2
Date: 06/05/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 3
Date: 13/05/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 4
Date: 20/05/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 5
Date: 27/05/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 6
Date: 03/06/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 7
Date: 10/06/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 8
Date: 17/06/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 9
Date: 24/06/2025 15:00 - 17:00
Session 10
Date: 01/07/2025 15:00 - 17:00
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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.  

  • 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 and are considering teaching maths in the future  

Training aim

This course is all about developing new, existing, and aspiring teachers of M aths in the post-compulsory sector aware of current good practice in M aths and equipping them with the skills to be effective Functional Skills Maths teachers.  

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 the new subject content for Functional Skills M aths  
  • use inclusive and active approaches to develop learners' skills  
  • contextualise and apply maths to vocational learning and everyday situations  
  • 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

10 online sessions, two hours each, once a week for 10 weeks. A total of 20 hours plus independent study in between facilitated sessions.  

Entry Requirements

  • Any teaching related qualification  
  • A maths qualification at level 2 or above  
  • Employment in a teaching/training/assessing role in the post-16 education and training sector  
  • Currently delivering Functional Skills maths or expecting to deliver soon.  

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