This is a group of On Demand Professional Development (ODPD) pods designed to support teachers who will be offering the AS or full A level in Further Mathematics.
The course comprises a network of ‘pods’, designed to complement our other Further Maths professional development offers, enabling teachers to access professional development covering all of the compulsory content for their awarding organisation’s specification.
In each pod, teachers will see:
- short videos guiding them through the ideas of the topic
- practice materials
- triggers for reflection and suggestions for further study.
Teachers will be encouraged to interact and collaborate with others studying the same material via the online forums. An expert tutor will be monitoring the forums and will respond to queries.
The course offers total flexibility regarding when teachers can access the materials, day or night, over a period of up to one year. Teachers will be able to track their progress within the course and to see when they have completed a section or the full pod.
What are the aims of this professional development?
- To introduce teachers to a range of techniques which will enable them to work more confidently with topics in the compulsory content section of AS or A level Further Maths.
- To provide opportunities to reflect on subject content, resources and teaching ideas and to discuss these with other teachers via the course forums.
Content
Topic/Specification |
Approximate time to complete |
Mclaurin series |
Up to 1 hour |
Polar coordinates |
Up to 1 hour |
Hyperbolic functions |
Up to 1.5 hours |
Calculus (A level only) |
Up to 4 hours |
Further complex numbers (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
First and second order differential equations (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Volumes of revolution |
Up to 1 hour |
Inverse of a 3×3 matrix (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
The vector product (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Algebra & graphs 1 |
Up to 3 hours |
Algebra and graphs 2 (A level only) |
Up to 2 hours |
Further calculus (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Further matrices (A level only) Coming soon! |
Up to 1 hour |
Numerical methods (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Topic/Specification |
Approximate time to complete |
Mclaurin series (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Polar coordinates (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Hyperbolic functions (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Calculus (A level only) |
Up to 4 hours |
Further complex numbers (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
First and second order differential equations (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Volumes of revolution |
Up to 1 hour |
Inverse of a 3×3 matrix |
Up to 1 hour |
Group theory |
AS – 2 hours; A level 3 hours |
Topic/Specification |
Approximate time to complete |
Mclaurin series (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Polar coordinates (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Hyperbolic functions (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Calculus (A level only) |
Up to 4 hours |
Further complex numbers (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
First and second order differential equations (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Volumes of revolution (A level only) |
Up to 1 hour |
Inverse of a 3×3 matrix |
Up to 1 hour |
The vector product |
Up to 1 hour |
Topic/Specification |
Approximate time to complete |
Mclaurin series |
Up to 1 hour |
Polar coordinates |
Up to 1 hour |
Hyperbolic functions |
Up to 1 hour |
Calculus |
Up to 4 hours |
Further complex numbers |
Up to 1 hour |
First and second order differential equations |
Up to 1 hour |
Volumes of revolution |
Up to 1 hour |
Inverse of a 3×3 matrix |
Up to 1 hour |
The vector product |
Up to 1 hour |
Timings are approximate and suggest the required time for a topic to be counted on a certificate of participation. Further resources are linked from each section and so participants may, if they wish, spend more time than this in consolidating and reflecting on the content. You do not need to complete all sections to request a certificate.
What will I need?
Internet connection with capability to watch video. You may find access to graphing software such as GeoGebra or Desmos is also useful.
Queries?
If you have any queries about this event, please do not hesitate to contact:
Teacher Support Admin Team
[email protected]
01225 776776