A level mathematics resource packages
Explore our selection of key stage 5 mathematics teaching materials chosen from the STEM Learning resource collection.
Time saving ideas for making great secondary mathematics resources
Revision is well under way and extra efforts are being made to best prepare your students for the demands of the new GCSE examinations.
Why manipulatives belong in the secondary maths classroom
Find out how manipulatives can make secondary school students explain their thinking more confidently.
Get the support you need to teach the new A level mathematics curriculum
This September, hot on the heels of the new GCSE, changes to the mathematics A level specifications will come in to effect.
Enthuse, engage and empower: STEM Clubs impact report published
This new report shares four key lessons and demonstrates the impact that clubs have on teachers, other club leaders, schools and young people.
Exploring series
These books provide a bank of problems and investigations which challenge students to think more deeply about the concepts and methods addressed in A level mathematics.
Secondary Mathematics
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Featured Resources
Improving learning in mathematics
The Standards Unit: Improving Learning in Mathematics resources were produced as a response to the Smith report. The materials use active learning approaches originally designed for post-16 mathematics but for use across the secondary phase. The resources, and the work of the Standards Unit with leading maths experts...
0Active A-Level Mathematics
A collection of ideas from Susan Wall for use in the A-level mathematics classroom. The activities are written in a manner designed to engage student participation, promote discussion and enhance understanding. Each activity is accompanied by teacher notes suggesting how the task should be approached. The tasks are...2Teaching Resources on Line (TRoL)
This collection of materials were all produced by Frank Tapson for use in the mathematics classroom. The collection consists of two sub collections. [b]Exercises and Practice[/b] contains nine resources, each resource containing a number of activities which can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom to...0
11-16 mathematics
The best resources for teaching the secondary mathematics curriculum.
A level mathematics
Explore our selection of key stage 5 mathematics teaching materials chosen from the STEM Learning resource collection.
Space
Resources using space as a context for teaching from ESERO UK, the UK space education office.
CPD
Teaching for deep understanding in A level mathematicsMY501
Are you a teacher of A level mathematics who wishes to reflect on their A level teaching in preparation for the new curriculum? Explore subject pedagogical knowledge in order to develop confidence to teach for understanding and engagement. Discuss the impact of previous professional development and reflect on the...New to teaching A level mathematics summer schoolMY500
"The best training course I have attended in my 14 years of teaching.” - past participant. Our highly acclaimed annual four day summer school, run in conjunction with MEI and the University of Sheffield, is designed for teachers who have little, or no, experience of teaching A level mathematics. Develop pedagogical...Using manipulatives to enhance understanding in secondary mathematicsMY210
Encourage active learning in secondary mathematics lessons with the use of manipulatives. Manipulatives - or “objects to think with - include counters, interlocking cubes, Cuisenaire rods and tiles etc. Research suggests that their use is beneficial to mathematical understanding, and can help students with retention...
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New group topics
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Maths/STEM Teacher role
Discovery Summer is urgently looking for a Maths/STEM teacher for a residential summer school at Uppingham School, Rutland.
International students, aged 12-16 years, learn through practical, holistic, enquiry-based classes.
Flexible start dates and contract lengths:
- 5 July – 28 July
- 5 July...
The Royal Society are offering a free event "Mathematics for the modern economy" on 28 June 2017
Industrial mathematics is of significant importance to the UK economy, cutting across many high-value industry sectors, including engineering, finance, defence,...
We are conducting some research to establish how effective STEM Learning’s physical & online resource collections, as well as the online community groups, are for those that use them. We would be grateful if you could spare a few minutes to complete this survey please to assist with this research: ...
There are a number of regional events to support teachers of Post-16 maths, which are taking place in the coming months.
- Underground Mathematics (MEI)
Monday 12th June at Harrogate Grammar School
This free one day course focuses on using the Underground Mathematics resources to support the overarching...
2The highly acclaimed "New to Teaching A level Maths Summer School" is now open for booking.
If you are training to be a teacher and want to teach A level next year then this is the course for you.
If you have been teaching for a couple of years and are teaching the new A level from September, then this is the course for you.
If you are an experienced 11-16 maths teacher...
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This is a board I put together last summer to emphasise to students (both GCSE and A-level) the importance of practical skills in the new GCSE and A-level exams. Whenever we do a practical (across all years, 7-13) I take a picture of any particularly good practice which I then display on the board. The students enjoy seeing a picture of themselves and it...
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