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What we need to know about our learners
Jenny Stacey taught maths in an East Midlands FE college from 2004 until 2022. She has taught Key Skills, Basic Skills, ESOL maths, Functional Skills, and GCSE to adults and 16- to 18-year-olds, including ESOL/EAL students. Currently she is employed as an Associate Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.
https://mathsanxietytrust.com/
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What I say when someone says "I can't do Maths"
Natacha Shakil left school with no qualifications and, after having four children, decided to go to college and become a maths teacher. Her passion has always been to support those that struggle the most and when they achieve, there are not many other things that top that feeling.
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Using double number lines
Byron Sheffield has been teaching for 34 years across the secondary and sixth form sectors. He has recently been working at Leyton Sixth Form College in London and was the centre lead for the Centres for Excellence in Mathematics project, which worked to improve the progress of level 2 Maths students in FE.
Jane Barnett has been a classroom maths teacher for over 20 years and is still learning how to do it. She works at Leyton Sixth Form College in Northeast London and is passionate about the way getting the right grade in GCSE Maths can change your life.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/maths-for-life/documents/teacher-resource.pdf