SKE Mathematics

The Sussex Online Mathematics SKE course is designed to develop mathematical concepts at a deeper level, and to see beyond the ‘rules’ and conventions we have become comfortable with, giving a different perspective on the learning of Mathematics.

Study a Mathematics SKE at Sussex

Taught by experienced practitioners demonstrating techniques and sharing resources that can be used in the classroom, you will leave the course feeling well prepared for starting your Initial Teacher Training.

You will learn key concepts, deepen your understanding of the subject, and improve your maths skills alongside like-minded people.

You will be assessed through a number of different methods, including a subject knowledge audit and an individual portfolio of your own subject knowledge development.

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Typical course structure

Find out about our full-time online courses, how long they are and entry requirements for each.

28 weeks

20 February – 1 September 2023

This course is full-time, delivered through online platforms such as Zoom. We expect to teach synchronously two 2-hour sessions per week from February to April (the rest of the week is directed study, allowing it to be bespoke to your needs and interests).

We then intend to increase our synchronous teaching till the end of the school year in July. There will be a possibility of spending some time in school, so you can consolidate your enhanced understanding of mathematics within the school curriculum.

There will be no live synchronous sessions during August, allowing you to organise your own diary and summer holidays around your learning.

Study breaks are planned to align with school holidays during Easter, May half-term and the summer.

This course includes residential attendance at the Joint Conference of Mathematics Subject Associations to be held at Warwick University, 3 - 4 April 2023.

This year we are also offering a small selection of elective face-to-face days. You’ll visit places of interest, including museums and outdoor spaces, discovering the maths that is all around us.
20 weeks

17 April – 1 September 2023

You will usually have an A-Level (or above) in mathematics.

This course is full-time, delivered through online platforms such as Zoom. We expect to teach synchronously a minimum of two 2-hour sessions per week from April to July. There will be a possibility of spending some time in school, so you can consolidate your enhanced understanding of mathematics within the school curriculum.

There will be no live synchronous sessions during August, allowing you to organise your own diary and summer holidays around your learning.

Study breaks are planned to align with school holidays during Easter, May half-term and the summer.

This course includes residential attendance at the Joint Conference of Mathematics Subject Associations to be held at Warwick University, 3 - 4 April 2023.

This year we are also offering a small selection of elective face-to-face days. You’ll visit places of interest, including museums and outdoor spaces, discovering the maths that is all around us.
12 weeks

12 June - 1 Sept 2023

You will usually have a Mathematics degree and recent experience of mathematics.

This course is full-time, delivered through online platforms such as Zoom. We expect to teach using a mix of asynchronous tasks and live sessions from June to July. There will be a possibility of spending some time in school, so you can consolidate your enhanced understanding of mathematics within the school curriculum.

There will be no synchronous sessions during August, allowing you to organise your own diary and summer holidays around your learning.

This year we are also offering a small selection of elective face-to-face days. You’ll visit places of interest, including museums and outdoor spaces, discovering the maths that is all around us.
Shorter/Part-time courses

If you require shorter SKE courses, we can arrange bespoke part-time courses. These will be made up of Units of 100 hours (around 4 weeks), focusing on the mathematical areas you need. Each Unit will involve one synchronously taught 2-hour session per week of study.

Depending on when the units are taken during the year, you might be able to attend the Joint Conference of Mathematics Subject Associations residential, held at Warwick University, 3 - 4 April, 2023. You could also join other students on face-to-face days – visiting places of interest including museums and outdoor spaces, discovering the maths that is all around us.

Eligibility for Department for Education (DfE) bursary

To be eligible for the £175/week DfE bursary, you must:

hold an offer of a ITE place, which is conditional on your completion of an SKE course of the specified length
NOT have previously attended any other DfE-funded SKE course
have a degree of 2:2 or above (if your degree subject is an exact match to your SKE subject, then it must have been awarded more than five years ago)
be considered a ‘home’ fee status student.

Payment of your bursary will be dependent on submission of assignments and ongoing participation.

Resources

In addition to input from specialist subject tutors you will also receive:

enrolment on the excellent How to Learn Maths for Tutors, an online Stanford course delivered by the inspirational Jo Boaler
a fully paid subscription to ExamPro, a database of past KS3, GCSE and A-level exam questions
access to thousands of relevant e-books through our Library
licensed software such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro
access to Box of Broadcasts, a huge collection of documentaries, schools TV, films and drama that you can stream for free.