ESF Regional Maths Centre Project
1st August 2008 to 31st December 2010
The Regional Maths Centre Project (RMC) will develop the existing ACER managed (LSC Funded) Regional Mathematics Centre by building the capacity of learning providers in the East of England to deliver high quality numeracy and mathematics programmes. It will do this by increasing the number of appropriately qualified and experienced numeracy practitioners and by supporting providers to develop and deliver innovative and engaging numeracy courses that result in increased numbers of learners and qualifications.
It will complement current and future professional development opportunities offered through such initiatives as the LSIS/QIA Skills for Life Improvement Programme, the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, Move On and the East of England Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training. It will work with existing local infrastructure organisations such as the Professional Development Centres and Learning Partnerships across the region.
The Support Offered
Employers/participant
- Access to free, accredited Skills for Life professional development opportunities for anyone working in the East of England and wanting to teach, embed or support numeracy.
- Contribution to other costs for all those who achieve partial/full qualifications.
Sub Regional Leads
- Payments for services based on recruitment and partial/full achievement.
- Specialist training on information, advice and referral.
- Strengthened links at a local level with providers.
- Financial support with marketing.
- Cross regional liaison and partnership
Providers
- Payments for course delivery to include course and registration fees.
- Payments for widening participation and achievement and mentoring for Additional Diplomas.
- Strengthened links at a local level with providers.
- Increased viability of programmes.
- Professional Development and networking opportunities for SfL teacher educators and practitioners:
- Regional training the trainers.
- Development and sharing events to increase collaboration.
- Collaboration with LSIS SfL Improvement Programme Workforce Development.
- Mentoring.
- Blended, e-learning and flexible programme design.
- Marketing.
- Coaching and support from ACER's regional training advisers:
- Embedding.
- Developmental observations.
- Co-teaching.
- Access to dedicated project and resource areas on ACER's moodle.
- Links with other initiatives and projects e.g. EECETT, Skills for Life Professional Development.
Targets: 400 practitioners across the region from a range of organisations - FE, ACL, WBL, VCS, OLASS, learndirect, etc. to undertake numeracy teaching and support qualifications from Level 2 to Level 5 with 50% achieving full and 25% partial qualifications. The RMC Project also has a target of recruiting 400 learners with 60% achieving a numeracy qualification at entry 3, level 1 or level 2.
Practitioner qualifications funded: Level 2 Award in LLN & ICT, Level 2 Certificate in Learning Support, Level 3 Certificates in Subject Support, Level 3/4 PTLLS contextualised to Language, Literacy and/or Numeracy, Level 4/5 Additional Diplomas, Level 5 Embedding Awards. Click here to download Qualifications and Roles document.
Eligibility
- Aged 19+.
- Working in EoE region (or living and/or working in EoE for numeracy learners).
- Employed - waged/unwaged (low level employment for numeracy learners).
- Working with individuals with SfL needs (or with low level of numeracy for numeracy learners).
- Large companies/public sector included
- Emphasis on inclusion – FE, WBL, VCS, ACL/LEA, OLASS, Learn Direct, employers
Delivery providers include : Colchester Institute, West Suffolk College, Lowestoft College, Great Yarmouth College, Training 4 People, Augusta Training Partnership, MOVEON East; YMCA Training (Norfolk & Suffolk); Community Music East; Cambridgeshire Training & Consultancy; Hertsmere Worknet; Peterborough Regional College, Cambridge Regional College, Huntingdon Regional College, North Herts College, Dunstable College. A programme of activity is currently being updated.
For details of providers planning to run Preparation and Diploma programmes and other teacher education and support qualifications between now and January 2010 in the East of England and the rest of the country http://www.talent.ac.uk/courses.asp
Further Information
Sub Regional Lead's role includes: Identifying and recruiting eligible participants; providing information, advice and referral to local providers; carrying out project administrative processes; encouraging providers to develop programmes in response to unmet demand. They are:
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