Secondary to Post 16 Transition

Project Code: RIWG 22E

What challenges hinder a successful transition from GCSE to Level 3 mathematics? What strategies can be used to address these to improve outcomes and progression from KS4?

This is a three day Research and Innovation Work Group for A Level teachers who wish to work with colleagues from other schools and colleges in order to explore how to make the transition from GCSE to A Level mathematics more successful.

The aim of the Work Group is to investigate different strategies and approaches and adapt them for your own settings.

It will:

  • Give you the opportunity to explore why some students struggle at A level despite having appropriate GCSE grades

  • Reflect on you curriculums and investigate where changes could be made in order to make a positive difference

  • Look at the coherence of the representations and structures between maths at KS4 and KS5.  is there a mismatch? Do we suddenly expect students to approach their maths in a different way?

  • If you are in a college, reflect on how you gather diagnostic information about your students when they come from so many different institutions

  • Consider how we ensure that pre-course activities support learners rather than put them off

Use the A Level Examination reports that indicate students are not precise enough with mathematical notation, they cannot explain their reasoning sufficiently well and that mathematical proof remains an area of weakness, to find strategies to address these

Sessions

  • Tuesday 28th November 2023: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster (9.30am to 3.00pm)

  • Tuesday 19th March 2024: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster (9.30am to 2.30pm)

  • Friday 28th June 2024: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster (9.30 to 2.30pm)