Sequences
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. They illustrate a variety of teaching and learning approaches and allow practitioners to reflect and develop their skills. In this resource, sessions look at: • Sequences - using higher order questions …
2D and 3D Shapes
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. Sessions in this resource look at: • 2D and 3D shapes (developing mathematical language) • 2D shapes - naming and classification (using co-operative small group work) • 2D shapes - classification…
Space and Shape
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. . Sessions in this resource look at: • Exploring right angles (using technololgy creatively and appropriately) • Shape - describing and visualising angles and lengths (encouraging reasoning rather…
Loci
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. Sessions in this resource look at: • Loci - kinds of loci (using rich collaborative tasks) • Loci - distinguishing loci based on their conditions (using rich collaborative tasks) • Loci…
Area and Perimeter
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. Sessions in this resource look at: • Area and perimeter (creating connections between topics) • Area and perimeter (exposing and discussing common misconceptions) • Areas and perimeters…
Ratio and Proportion
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources offer a range of sessions looking at different aspects of number. They illustrate a variety of teaching and learning approaches and allow practitioners to reflect and develop their skills. In this resource, sessions look at: • Ratios - using…
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. In this resource, sessions look at: • Decimals percentages and money - using rich collaborative tasks • Fractions - using rich collaborative tasks • Fractions: misconception - exposing…
Number
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. In this resource, sessions look at: • Big numbers: how 'big' is 'big' - using co-operative small group work • Rounding sums of money - using technology creatively and appropriately …
Solving Equations
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. In this resource, sessions look at: • Solving simple equations (encouraging reasoning rather than 'answer getting') • Rearranging simple equations (encouraging reasoning rather than…
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Graphs
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. In this resource, sessions look at: • Introducing graphs of linear equations (using rich collaborative tasks) • Finding the equation of a tangent to a curve using differentiation • Graphical…
Algebraic Expressions
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. In this resource, sessions look at: • Algebraic expressions (exposing and discussing common misconceptions) • Multiplying out brackets (using rich collaborative tasks) • Sustitution into…
Probability
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. . Sessions in this resource look at: • Probability scales (using higher order questions) • Probability, fractions, decimals and percentages (creating connections between topics) • Relative…
Interpreting Data
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. . Sessions in this resource look at: • Interpreting bar charts (using higher order questions) • Interpretation of pie charts (exposing and discussing common misconceptions) • Misleading…
Representing Data
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. Sessions in this resource look at: • Data collection and handling (using technology creatively and appropriately) • Key features of charts graphs and diagrams (building on knowledge learners already…
Sustainability
From the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study describes how Hull and Stockton Riverside Colleges used the topic of sustainable development to improve aspects of STEM careers guidance. Hull College The project encouraged a greater holistic awareness in lecturers of the diverse skills and technologies essential…
STEM Careers Information, Advice and Guidance
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this document describes a project to improve STEM careers information, advice and guidance in the Post-16 sector. Detailed case studies from this project can be seen in the corresponding collection Progression Through STEM. The case studies describe work done by…
Employer Engagement: Teaching and Learning
From the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this document summarises their Exploring Improvements in Teaching and Learning Through Employer Engagement project. It looked at developing links between institutions and employers in the Post-16 sector. The outcomes of the project can be seen in the series of case studies that…
Harnessing Technology: Teaching and Learning
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this document describes the background and key learning points from the Harnessing Technology project. This resulted in a series of case studies that illustrate the use of technology to advance teaching and learning in the Post-16 sector. This document briefly describes…
Recruiting and Retaining Qualified and Motivated Mathematics Teachers
The shortage of specialist teachers of mathematics has been a concern for many years and this resource, from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), is designed to help organisations focus upon a plan of action, which will lead to better recruitment and retention of mathematics teachers. Organisations are invited to…
STEM Cell - Progression in STEM
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks how a team of Oldham Sixth Form College science students supported Year 10 students in a local secondary school. The aims were to encourage the college's students to enhance their STEM knowledge while also developing additional employability…
Knowledge Transfer and Whole-college Improvement
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study illustrates how Sheffield City College built upon their existing capability in Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT), through the development of a model to assess competence in KTT. It used this assessment as a developmental vehicle to encourage and drive…
Social Networking Sites As an Aid to Learning
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at how Preston College used a social networking site (Facebook) to engage students studying science and mathematics in more active revision strategies and thus improve success rates. It also aimed to offer support outside of class time and was especially…
Promoting Vocational Science
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at how Wirral Metropolitan College looked at progression through STEM. The idea for this project was connected with the college’s desire to raise aspirations towards careers within the science industry. The focus of the project was on facilitating…
Placements for Technology Lecturers
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the theme of knowledge and technology transfer. This case study looks at the experiences of three lecturers from Carlisle College’s Technology Department who engaged in a programme of industrial secondments through the New Engineering Foundation…
Placement at a Materials Testing Laboratory
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the themes of knowledge and technology transfer and employer engagement. This case study describes the placement of a lecturer in material sciences who engaged in an industrial secondment through the New Engineering Foundation (NEF). The placement…
Placement at a Construction Company
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the themes of knowledge and technology transfer and STEM skills for the future. The case study looks at a lecturer in construction and building who engaged in an industrial secondment through the New Engineering Foundation. The placement was…
Kinaesthetic Strategies for Basic Arithmetic
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the theme of embedding functional skills. The case study describes a foundation construction programme at Bolton College, which sought to address the issue of poor numeracy in learners. To ensure appropriate provision for these students, a staff…
Improving Teaching and Learning in Engineering
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the themes of curriculum development and innovation in STEM. The project aimed to utilise existing practitioner-produced resources to support engineering teaching and learning. By creating a collaboration between providers from across the North…
Improving Progression in STEM
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at a collaborative project with seven providers from the Learning and Skills Sector working with STEMNET in the North West of England. The study describes how providers were identified who were interested in embedding enrichment and enhancement…
Functional Maths - Sharing Good Practice
Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the theme of embedding functional skills. The purpose of the case study was to celebrate success and share good practice. The study involved disseminating information and resources gained from a STEM event, followed by a discussion of ways in…
Higher Futures
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the themes of progression in STEM and employer engagement. Written by Rotherham College of Arts and Technology, it describes how colleges and universities from South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire have formed a collaborative group known…
Maths in an Industrial Context
Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the themes of employer engagement and mathematics. The project, by Rotherham College of Arts and Technology, aimed to generate an understanding of the industrial application of mathematics in learners, staff and employers. It is increasingly…