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Welcome to the West Midlands
Discover courses and PD opportunities available in the West Midlands region, explore PD resources and learn about regional events, network meetings and working groups.
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NEW Third Round of Funding for Local Networks
We are again delighted to offer grants of up to £1000 to support local networks of teachers of mathematics. This could include you! The deadline for grant proposals is Monday 16th June 2008.
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Major West Midlands Initiatives
 Mathematics Development Programme for Teachers
The Universities of Brighton, Liverpool Hope and Wolverhampton are piloting continuing professional development (CPD) courses aimed at mathematics teachers who are not specialists in the subject. The second year of the pilot starts in June/July 2008 and recruitment is now underway.
Learning to Go: Handheld Learning
The 'Learning to Go' project, coordinated by Wolverhampton City Council, shows how successfully mobile learning devices can be used to give students access to 'anywhere, anytime' learning. The project involves teachers, learners and their famililes using mobile, handheld computers, equipped with Microsoft Windows Mobile software, to deliver multimedia content, internet and authoring tools.
More Maths Grads
NEW Teaching Fellowship Opportunities - Deadline 27th May 2008
More Maths Grads - April Newsletter
Professional Development for New Subject Leaders in Mathematics
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Funding Sources
Do you have a great idea for a project in school that will enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics but are unable to find it through the school budget?
Do you aspire to research an area of mathematics education to further your own understanding and need financial support? There are many grants and trusts available to support school projects and individiuals who wish to further their education.
If you have received funding from an external source and used it to support the teaching and learning of mathematics in your organisation, or if you know of any other funding sources, we would be interested to hear from you, please contact us.
NEW Funding Sources Case Studies
New Invention Junior School in Walsall used funding from Creative Partnerships to support Problem Solving in Mathematics, click here to read more.
Exhall Grange School and Science College used a STEM access grant to support a Robotics project, click here to read more.
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NEW What is your picture of Professional Development?
Read the latest regional vignettes, new vignette added!
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Have you noticed?
Have you delved into the depths of the Early Years, Primary and Secondary Forums yet? A whole range of valuable discussions are taking place right now. Here's some suggestions to get you hooked.
Add your suggestions to the list of recommended 'Maths Story Books' in the Early Years Forum, or simply benefit from others' ideas!
Have you planned or taken part in a maths day or mathematical event in school? Take part in the lively discussion currently underway in the Primary Forum.
Join the discussion about the trails and benefits of successful group work in the Secondary Forum.
Look back at previous 'Have You Noticed?' in the archive.
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VC4PD
Our Video Conferencing for Professional Development project is underway. If you use videoconferencing we'd like to hear from you. Perhaps we can help you?
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Email Updates
We send out email updates every 2 weeks or so highlighting events, opportunities, discussions etc relevant to teachers in the West Midlands.
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Amusing Maths
Do you fancy some time out to reflect on the more light hearted side of mathematics? Or need a quote or cartoon to capture an audience or class? We have gathered together some humerous maths cartoons, jokes, movie clips and quotes for you to explore!
Feedback
Please let us know what you want to see on your regional page. We welcome your comments on content or presentation, and particularly welcome contributions
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NEW Feature of the Fortnight
Building Learning Power in Solihull
NEW West Midlands Based Research
Are you keen to find out what mathematics education research is being carried out right here in the West Midlands?
NEW Network Events & News for Post-16 Teachers & Trainers
The next Subject Learning Coach Network Meetings are taking place on Thursday 10th July 2008 at Derwen College, Shropshire and on Monday 14th July 2008 at Stoke-on-Trent College.
Information Meetings
Come along and join us.
STEM
A STEM (Science & Maths) Event will be on Wednesday 18th June 2008 at the Science Learning Centre, Keele University.
What is STEM?
HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistants
The national agreement on raising standards and tackling workload recognised that school support staff already make a vital contribution to pupils' learning and achievement'
West Midlands Teachers' Community
A forum for teachers across the West Midlands to gather and/or offer ideas and information, to ask/or answer questions, to debate and argue ... and often, just to browse
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