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Ensuring Effective CPD for Teachers of Mathematics in Primary Schools
A policy report produced by the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education which argues that the key issues for the future of primary mathematics learning and teaching can only be addressed in primary schools if there is suitable provision of continuing professional development (CPD). In view of this, ACME commissioned a study into CPD for primary mathematics teachers, with the aim of exploring and recommending models of provision.
The report contains three main recommendations:
• the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) with the (Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) research the appropriateness of the current Initial Teacher Education (ITE) entry requirement in the light of the new GCSE testing arrangements and the need to improve teachers' subject knowledge
• the DfES with the TDA set out a requirement for widespread provision of sustained CPD which improves subject knowledge and teachers' own confidence in, and attitude to, the subject
• the DfES, the TDA and the National Centre for the Excellence of Teaching in Mathematics (NCETM) work together to ensure that, wherever possible, each primary school has at least one teacher who is enthusiastic about mathematics and knowledgeable about the teaching and learning of mathematics, and prioritises support for any teacher who wishes to develop his/her subject knowledge as part of improving the quality of his/her teaching of mathematics.
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