Why ME?

Succeeding in Maths & English

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Conference on

Leadership in English and Maths

Developing Maths & English in

Vocational TeachingRachel Boast

Trevor Hewlett

Julia Smith

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Maths & English is

important – hard

sell buy in from

vocational team

from the outset

Ice breaker –

coat of arms in

induction week –

a fun activity that

binds functional

skills to the voc

qualification from

day 1

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English assessment paperwork

Example coat of arms

Maths & English Feedback on

Assessment Feedback

• In addition to

supporting

development of

functional skills English

in induction, the college

adopted a commitment

to provide meaningful

feedback on maths,

spelling & grammar in

all assessed work.

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Maths & English Projects in

Work Experience

• Traineeships

• Working party to define the Work Experience

stages

• Decision as to the context in which maths and

English would be developed through work

experience

• Facilitated via Navigate – electronic platform

• ETF Tender – joint bid?

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PROJECT

CHRONOLOGY

Level 1

Progression

Level 2

Intermediate

Level 3 y1

Advanced

Level 3 y2

Higher

Preparing for

Work Experience

Measuring, shape & size:

Time & travel

Work Experience

Induction

Data handling:

Pay & staffing

Participation in

Work Experience

Number skills:

Money skills

Measuring, shape & size:

Plans & drawings

Progression in

Work Experience

Measuring, shape & size:

Equipment, costs

Review of Work

ExperienceData handling:

Ambition & finance

Maths ProjectProblem Solving, Decision Making & Reasoning

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English ProjectCommunication, Customer Service & Personal Development

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PROJECT

CHRONOLOGYLevel 1

Progression

Level 2

Intermediate

Level 3 y1

Advanced

Level 3 y2

Higher

Preparing for

Work

Experience

Summarise for audience:

Market research

Work

Experience

Induction

Present info:

Policies and procedures

Participation in

Work

Experience

Participation:

Methods of communication

Progression in

Work

Experience

Present info:

LinkedIn profile & CV

Review of

Work

Experience

Scenario based question:

Difficult conversations

Professional Development for

Vocational Teachers in Maths

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Professional Development: Whole

College Event

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You Do The Maths...Embedding

Julia Smith

You show me yours and I’ll

show you mine...

Do you teach maths the

way you were taught?

• Multiply 23 x 36

• Find 26% of £350

• Calculate 2/5 + 3/7

• Find the quick wins...arm yourself with one

or two alternative methods

• It’s not how you learned your maths...

Maybe they don’t learn it

like that...

• At 16 students have seen the calculations

• It’s time to say “you don’t learn it like that”

• “Let’s look at a different way...”

• Find one you can use...

Vocational Embedding

Wheel

• Draw a circle in the middle of the paper

• Divide it into the Units you deliver - Pie Chart

• Add another wheel around the inner wheel like a

tyre

• Highlight what maths is in each unit already - be

specific eg adding cash in the salon; measuring

tyre pressures; weighing feed mix

• Add another wheel around the outside

• Add what extra topic areas you could include

Work in a different way...

Work in a different way...

KEEP IN TOUCH!

Email

Rachel.boast@wsc.ac.uk

LinkedIn

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Twitter

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Internet

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