Specialising in maths

Your Playlist:

Description

This programme follows an HLTA as she embarks on a course designed to improve her knowledge of, and ability to teach, maths. For Caroline Dixon the intensive course is a particular challenge; the subject is one she has struggled with historically, and only recently did she gain her GCSE qualification. The course spans five months and is based on nine full-day workshops where knowledge gaps can be identified, with a skills audit and strategies devised to bridge them. The course also involves a degree of one-to-one mentoring back at her school, Sir Henry Cooper School in Hull. Many courses similar to the one Caroline takes are available from a variety of training providers and the scheme is available nationwide following a successful pilot scheme in 2005/6. The programme follows Caroline as she studies and listens in on her mentoring sessions. Caroline responds well and speaks of her increased confidence in her ability to help teach the subject.