Overview of FRESH
FRESH is a suite of courses for experienced teachers of Key Stage 3 and 4 mathematics.
Organisation Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI)
Lead contact
Debbie Barker CPD Coordinator for KS3&4
t 07577 449390,
e Debbie.Barker@mei.org.uk.
MEI holds the NCETM CPD Standard and Debbie is an NCETM Accredited PD Lead.
Participant profile
FRESH courses are aimed at experienced mathematics teachers wanting to extend and
improve their practice in specific areas of mathematics pedagogy at Key Stages 3 and 4.
This family of courses developed in response to experienced teachers expressing a demand
for short PD, having less capacity to commit to long term PD programmes due to other
commitments.
Structure
The intention is that each FRESH day is a standalone course, but can be combined with
other titles to form a complementary programme of professional development. The fee for
each day is £125 per participant. At any given time there will be about six titles for a host
school to choose from. The titles currently being developed are:
May / June
2015
FRESH ideas for
getting students using
GeoGebra
FRESH engagement
with big data sets
FRESH perspectives
on geometry
(Provisional) FRESH
perspectives on
planning mathematics
(Provisional) FRESH
strategies for
embedding problemsolving
(Provisional) FRESH
strategies for
assessment for
learning
London
South West
London
South West
October /
November
2015
Available
Around
February
2016
Available
Around
April 2016
Available
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Courses will run about once per term (May/June 2015; November 2015; February 2016;
April 2016).
MEI is a registered charity, number 1058911
Intended outcomes: benefits for teachers
 Choose from a regularly updated list of FRESH titles, combining titles to create an
individualised programme of professional development.
 Receive an electronic certificate as evidence of engagement with recent, relevant, high
quality continuing professional development.
 Access to inspiring new resources and approaches which enrich students’ mathematical
experience.
 Opportunity to network with teachers and tutors from other schools, colleges and
organisations.
Intended outcomes: benefits for schools
 FRESH courses provide an efficient means of providing your most experienced
mathematics teachers with relevant professional development.
 Update the knowledge of your mathematics department of the renewed priorities of the
new National Curriculum and GCSE from 2015 and latest developments with digital
technologies.
 Support from the country’s leading provider of mathematics PD whilst benefiting from
not-for-profit pricing.
What next?
Please contact Debbie Barker (Debbie.Barker@mei.org.uk) if you are interested in hosting
FRESH courses. The following information does not form an agreement, but outlines some of
the key arrangements.
MEI responsibilities
 Use of national networks and communication channels to publicise your course day(s).
 Online registration of participants and collection of £125 fee.
 Tutoring, resources and materials for study days.
 Certification of attendance for participants.
Partner responsibilities
 Use of local networks and communication channels to publicise the course and recruit a
minimum of 14 and a maximum of 20 participants.
 Coordinate any procedures for car parking (if available)
 Provide a suitable work room and facilities.
 Provide refreshments.
Finances
MEI will pay the venue £600 per study day. If more than 14 bookings are made for the
course (i.e. if there are more than 15 people in total, including the course leader), then MEI
pays the venue an additional £25 per person per day for the additional catering costs.
MEI is a registered charity, number 1058911