Sani, N (2015) 'How can we get more (good) teachers of mathematics - in our primary schools, secondary schools and F.E. colleges?' In: Adams, G, ed. Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics. 35 (1). BSRLM, Dublin, pp. 66-71.
Abstract
One way to get more teachers of mathematics in schools and colleges is to ‘re-train’ the teachers we already have. Re-training teachers, of other subjects and from other phases, to teach mathematics has been happening in the UK for some years. Originally known as Post Initial Teacher Training (Post-ITT) Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE), the programme has recently been renamed Teacher Subject Specialism Training (TSST). The UK government has pledged £67 million for new programmes to train up to 17,500 teachers of mathematics and physics over the next Parliament. With the reformed GCSE and the expectation that most post-16 students will engage with some mathematics – retaking GCSE, studying for a Core Maths qualification as well as A and AS levels, many more mathematics teachers will certainly be needed. How viable is TSST? My research centres on case studies from the 2014 cohort of students with a view to tracking them for four years.The Post-ITT SKE course combined 100 hours each of face-to-face tuition and e-learning provision. Participants are from primary, secondary and F.E. I focus on one case study: a science teacher who is now Head of Mathematics; she claims the course has changed her life.
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| Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2025 16:56 |
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| URN: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/17415 |
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