Secondary CPD: Disciplinary literacy in KS3 mathematics

This course

This online training involves two hour-long sessions and introduces teachers to interactive discussion and vocabulary activities for mathematics learning.

Part one: Wednesday 26 February 2025 16:00-17:00

Part two: Wednesday 12 March 2025 16:00-17:00

Course content

Focus:

This training highlights the role of language in the Key Stage 3 mathematics classroom and promotes ways of developing talk, reading and vocabulary in the subject.

Format:

The course consists of two, 60-minute online sessions which have been designed to facilitate interactive learning and may include all or some of the following:

• Pre- and post-course reading or tasks
• Group discussion in break-out rooms
• Trialling teaching and learning approaches
• Personal reflection and planning time
• Sharing responses via the chat function

Audience:

Early-career mathematics teachers and support staff, including those working with EAL and SEN groups, whole-school literacy coordinators

In these sessions participants will:

• Understand what is meant by disciplinary literacy in mathematics
• Use evidence from research to investigate effective literacy strategies for speaking and reading about mathematics
• Explore strategies for improving speaking, reading and vocabulary in mathematics