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Welcome to the South West
Discover courses and PD opportunities available in the South West region, explore PD resources and learn about regional events, network meetings and working groups.
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Forthcoming Events
What works in the classroom - collaborative teaching practice and the history of mathematics
This conference is planned as a workshop-based experience and a discussion forum for all teachers, teacher advisers and trainers, interested in the uses of the history of mathematics in the mathematics classroom. The conference takes place on Friday 26th September 2008 at the London Mathematical Society.
TES Education 2008
This event is taking place in the National Hall at Olympia, London on 10th & 11th October 2008, and provides the opportunity for you to learn from the experts at more than 60 CPD seminars.
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 Featured Items  Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM) Regional Meetings - Camborne Branch (West Cornwall) Are you in the Cornwall area and interested in joining this professional community? Heather Davis, ATM Camborne Branch Organiser has set up a community for this, click here to view.
Teachers Talking Theory: In Action is a brand new PD resource created by and featuring teachers in the South West. Offering a unique window onto the views and practices of a group of primary and secondary teachers, this resource is designed to stimulate discussion and experimentation. Click here to explore the resources.
Geography & Maths - Steve Pratchett, Senior Lecturer in Primary Geography at the College of St Mark & St John in Plymouth, has undertaken a number of activities combining Geography with mathematics in local primary schools, and written extensively about these and the learning that resulted from them, click here to read more.
Subject Learning Coach Network Meeting - a one day meeting for teachers/lecturers of Mathematics, Science, or Engineering on Tuesday 1st July at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
Cornwall Post-16 project - bumper set of resources!: Have a look at the community that this group has set up and see the wealth of resources they have produced.
Pupil voice at Ivybridge C.C. Devon. See how a mathematics department in Devon has been using questionnaires to gain the views of GCSE students, click here for more details.
The Devon model for lead mathematics teachers has a strong focus on action research, view the website.
The Sixth Annual SW Maths Consultants' Professional Development Conference will be held on 26th September 2008 at the Exeter Golf & Country Club. The theme will be Assessment for Learning and the speaker will be Jeremy Hodgen from King's College, London who's work on assessment includes 'Mathematics Inside the Black Box'. Click here for details and here to book your place. Click here for an archive of previous conferences.
If you have any innovative practice happening in your area and would like to showcase it here, please send details to Pete Griffin (NCETM SW regional coordinator).
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 Regional Network Meetings
Meetings have been held this term in Bristol - with science and engineering ('STEM'), and at Cullompton & Ilminster.
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Regional Courses, Events & Working Groups
Click here for details about courses, events and working groups in the South West Region.
Can you help?
The Millennium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge has been commissioned by ACME to conduct an audit of mathematics enrichment and enhancement (E&E) provision and engagement nationally.
They would be very grateful if you were able to contribute to this study by completing a short survey at http://www.mmp.maths.org/news/ACME.html
They would like to hear from both schools and colleges, and from organisations involved in providing mathematics E&E activities or resources at primary and secondary school level.
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Are you in the South West?
We would like to build up as comprehensive database as we can of the South West folk registered with NCETM.
If you are happy for us to have your details please answer: Yes or No
Feedback
What do you want to see on your regional page. We welcome your comments on content or presentation, we also welcome contributions (events, case studies, discussion, useful links etc).
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Tempus Magazine
The magazine is published twice a year (Spring & Autumn) by the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE). The magazine is aimed at secondary students & teachers.
As the Bell Goes
Teachers' end of lesson reflections as a resource for PD discussions.
Regional Grants
Classroom based action research. Regional grants are available in the South West.
Building a Picture of Professional Development
What does PD mean to you? Would you like to earn £50 by writing a 'vignette' describing how an activity has contributed to your sense of developing professionally?
South West Teachers Community
This is a forum for teachers across the SW to share stories about their teaching in a supportive and developmental atmosphere. The idea is to stimulate debate about the learning and teaching of mathematics. It is a "members only" community because we want people to opt in to it. However, applying to be a member is very simple: just click "Join" and be prepared to share your practice with others.
South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL)
The SWGfL provides a wealth of resources for teachers in the SW. A public-facing website section - the Learning Grid. This site highlights publicly available content developed by regional broadband consortia on the National Education Network.
A regional educational portal - the SWGfL Portal. Available to all staff and students in the region. Some LAs and schools host their own resource within this environment, but access is by log on only.
South West Launch Event
The launch took place on 31st January 2007 at The South West Conference Centre, Exeter
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