Flexibility and Innovation Fund

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ONE DAY FREE CONFERENCES IN BARNSLEY, BIRMINGHAM AND
MANCHESTER

Innovative Teaching And Learning In Functional Maths At

Entry Level Three And Level One
This is a unique opportunity to attend a free one-day conference on the teaching and
learning of Functional Maths.
This conference is being led by four very experienced and qualified teachers of Functional
Maths and includes two Principal Examiners of Entry Level Functional Maths and authors of
exam questions at Entry Level and Level one in Functional Maths.
The conference is the culmination of a year-long project aimed at developing a suite of
active-learning resources appropriate for teaching Functional Maths at Entry Level Three
and Level One. Northern College of Adult Education has taken the lead on the project in
conjunction with LSIS as part of the Flexibility and Innovation Fund.
The resource bank developed as a result of the project contains 30 activity packs [15 at each
level] and has been produced in paper-based and online formats.
The aim of the conference is to introduce, trial and disseminate these resources. Participants
will have the opportunity to try out a sample of the resources at both levels across number,
measures, shape & space and handling data.
Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance, a pack containing 6 activity packs
which are ready for photocopying and a CD Rom of all 30 activity packs.
Dates and Venues:

Tuesday 25th October 2011

Manchester (Novotel)

Friday 28th October 2011

Birmingham (Novotel)

Thursday 10th November 2011

Barnsley (Northern College)

Registration 9.30am 10.00am

Conference 10.00am 4.30pm
Lunch and refreshments provided

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Application form for a free day conference in
Innovative Teaching And Learning In Functional Maths At Entry Level
Three And Level One
[A project led by Northern College for Adult Residential Education and funded by LSIS]

Please ensure that this form is submitted by Friday 16 September 2011

(There are 50 places at each event; places are limited to 2 delegates per provider.)

ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION

Name of applicant
Heather Law
Address

Contact Telephone Number

Redcar and Cleveland College

Corporation Road
Redcar
TS10 1EZ
01642 777150

Email

hlaw@cleveland.ac.uk

Name of organisation

Redcar and Cleveland College

TYPE OF ORGANISATION (please indicate)

General FE College

Specialist Designated Institution

Sixth Form College

Higher Education Institution

Tertiary College

Work-based Learning Provider

Land-based College

Adult and Community Learning Provider

Art, Design and Performing Arts

College
Job Title

Other (please specify):

Functional Skills Programme Leader

Please describe below how functional maths relates to your current role
Teach and Lead the provision across college

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Please indicate below the venue and date of your choice:
Date

Venue

Tuesday 25th October 2011

Manchester (Novotel)

Friday 28th October 2011

Birmingham (Novotel)

Thursday 10th November 2011

Barnsley (Northern College for Adult

Residential)

Please give details of any special requirements below (e.g. dietary, access):

Signature of applicant
H Law
Name of line manager
S ORourke
Signature of line manager
S ORourke

For further details, telephone Janet Drury on 01226 776000.

Return this completed form to Janet Drury at
Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Stainborough, Barnsley, S75 3ET or JanetD@northern.ac.uk

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