Teaching Numeracy

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Join the community of successful, committed numeracy and
mathematics professionals
Become a numeracy
teacher
Get information and advice about training to teach numeracy in
the lifelong learning sector - in the community, in colleges, and
at the workplace.
Phone the Lifelong Learning UK information and advice service on
020 7936 5798 or go to their National Reference Point for Skills
for Life professional development web pages. www.lifelonglearninguk.org/nrp/index.html
Find resources, news and
professional development opportunities
The National Centre for Excellence in teaching Mathematics was
set up to raise the professional status of all those engaged in
teaching mathematics and numeracy. It is for all numeracy and maths
teachers in all education sectors - post-16 and adult education,
14-19 education and schools. Check out the website
here. http://www.ncetm.org.uk/
Professional development for
mentors
Numeracy teachers who mentor a numeracy teaching colleague or
trainee teacher are invited to apply for one module of the post
graduate certificate in coaching and mentoring for teacher
development. Find out more about this free Skills for Life
Improvement programme opportunity. See the Coaching and Mentoring page.
Develop your numeracy teacher
training programme
Teacher education providers are invited to apply for a programme
development grants to enhance their numeracy teacher training
programmes.
Find out more about Creative routes
Develop your numeracy teacher
trainers
The Improvement Programme offers a series of one day events for
numeracy teacher trainers on implementing the new teacher
qualification framework. Apply here