Workshop reviews of subject content, examples of assessment and lesson planning. The sessions will respond to the emerging needs of the associate teachers in their preparation of material for teaching. This will involve examining appropriate approaches to particular topics, taking into account both contemporary thinking within the discipline, and the constraints of school syllabuses. You will be asked to draw, where appropriate, on your personal experience of mathematics. You will also make use of standard textbooks and key learning resources to refine your subject understanding. You will apply the understanding you gain through your reading and the university sessions to your lesson planning and assessment strategies. You will have opportunities to discuss with your tutor specific issues concerning the nature and significance of various aspects of mathematics.

Learning outcomes will be assessed through:
A 2500 word assignment, regarding the delivery of an AS/A2 topic that has been identified by the examiners in their annual report to have troubled many pupils.

Planning lessons
AS and A2 Level Mathematics: Assessment criteria and methods of assessment at AS/A Level. Issues in 16-19 Mathematics: appropriate content; key ideas and methods; assessment standards and methods; typical problems facing students.

A Level texts book

PRESTAGE, S AND PERKS, P. (2001) Adapting and Extending Secondary Mathematics Activities: New Tasks for Old David Fulton, ISBN-10: 185346712X
JOHNSTON-WILDER, S. AND MASON, J. (2004) Fundamental Constructs in Mathematics Education Routledge, ISBN 10: 0415326982
SOTTO, E. (2007) When Teaching Becomes Learning: A Theory and Practice of Teaching Continuum International, ISBN-10: 0826489095

None.

University teaching sessions on Topics in Mathematics:
- University Library.
- Tutorials
- Placement School meetings with mentor
- Materials and Links on PGCE Blackboard
- www.edexcel.org.uk
- www.aqa.org.uk
- www.ocr.org.uk