Birmingham Maths Education Development Partnership

The media tend to focus on negative news. It is great to see the success of our young people, so important for them as individuals and for the country - the skills they are developing are essential for everyone’s future prosperity. The recently published TIMSS results for mathematics show positive news for England. Considering the disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic between TIMSS 2019 and TIMSS 2023, England's performance is particularly noteworthy. The substantial gains seen in year 5 during the 2019 TIMSS assessment have been sustained, and the year 9 maths score for TIMSS 2023 is England's highest ever. In contrast, most other countries, including those that typically excel, experienced a decline in their performance. MEI CBI (Confederation of British Industry) AIRTO Rain Newton-Smith Serena Tierney Charlie Stripp David Hancox Paul Hetherington. MBA FIoD Hashim Ramzan (he/ him/ his) Mridul Khariwal Lowri Williams FCIPD Jane Gate Emma Bell Emma McCoy Department for Education Jeremy Benson FRSPH Jenny Oldroyd Rebecca Lawrence Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

🔦SPOTLIGHT on Post-16 Maths CPD! The Department for Education's Condition of Funding guidance for 2025/26 was published last week, with refined requirements for the teaching hours of CoF English and maths students. [https://lnkd.in/eA43NiuD] I'm proud to see both of the FE maths CPD initiatives I lead recognised as support within the guidance: 🔗NCETM #MathsHubs Post-16 GCSE/FSQ Mastery Specialist programme - Its far-reaching impact on students' maths confidence and skills will make a real difference. We've just started Cohort 2, with Cohort 3 recruitment opening soon. [https://lnkd.in/ePD_9HjY] 📖MEI FE CPD Programme - A tailored, high-quality programme supporting teachers of Functional Skills and GCSE Maths in the FE sector. [https://lnkd.in/e-X7GV3q] Both programmes aim to build the confidence and capacity of teachers, empowering them to better support students working towards Level 2 maths qualifications. It really is a privilege to work with so many determined, enthusiastic and inspiring practitioners all over England ⭐ #FECPD #FEMaths

3 days until the MEI FE Maths Challenge Registration closes. 85 colleges up and down England and Wales. #FOMO Sponsored by AQA

We are excited to announce that the MEI Conference is back for the 2024/25 academic year! The MEI Conference 2025 will be held on 3-4 July at Keele University. Don’t forget to mark the date on your calendar! If you want to check out the resources from last year, they are all live and ready for download on our website. https://ow.ly/p5Hm50UeH1q Keep an eye out for registrations to open in the new year. We look forward to seeing you there!

A super opportunity for primary maths teachers to discover more about the wonderful Oak primary maths lessons, delivered by the team that wrote them.

Studying Mathematics at University Aston University on Wednesday 18th December If you are looking for an insightful event for year 12 A Level mathematics students to engage with new mathematical ideas and contexts and an opportunity to try their hand at solving some mathematical problems then please join us at Aston University for this Christmas themed event. https://lnkd.in/eCpSA4bv

We are launching our first investigation.   What is the impact of our current maths curriculum and assessment on children and young people? What do they enjoy? How well does the current system prepare them for life? In what ways is it serving some less well?   If you have an answer to one (or more) of these questions, we want to hear from you.   Whether you’re a teacher, parent, lecturer, employer, line manager, student, or former student of maths, follow the link below to contribute to our first investigation.   https://lnkd.in/gVR-2Jr9

New to Core Maths: Subject Knowledge Enhancement Starts 21st November in Sutton Coldfield If you are teaching Core Maths for the first time and interested in developing specialist knowledge and increasing your confidence with teaching the course then this free Maths Hub Programme will be for you. https://lnkd.in/eSU8NNfZ

An Introduction to Teaching for Mastery Thursday 14th November in central Birmingham Want to find out about the ideas for Teaching for Mastery in secondary mathematics then please join Mastery Specialist Tom Manners at this free, one-day event. https://lnkd.in/efwcFxx4

👇So much valuable advice for students on In2scienceUK In2Careers platform!! Also, if you want to know what it is like to study a maths degree and how many different types there are then why not join our AMSP live online event 💻'Many Maths Degrees - Find the right course for YOU' 🕰️Wednesday 16/10 6-7pm 👩🎓For all A level maths students ℹ️Featuring UK universities 👉https://lnkd.in/e6Q6wCcQ MEI Kevin Lord Gulnaz Abdullah Dr Antony Edkins #maths #HigherEducation #UniLife Observatory for Mathematical Education