Where will you View the Olympic Torch Relay?

We have created an interactive environment for school-aged learners, ‘Getting to the Point in 2012’, to explore where they can see the Olympic Torch Relay. This brand new online mapping and data gathering project has been granted the Inspire mark by the London 2012 Inspire programme.

Topics included in this resource are; investigations using the Problem Solving Cycle, scatter graphs, correlation, box plots and percentage change. Designed for teachers, particularly of maths and science, to:

• Download free cross-curricular teaching resources;
• Involve your learners in collecting their real data;
• Integrate ICT into lessons via the online questionnaire;
• Receive your learners’ data for use in your classroom;
• Compare your school’s data with others nationally;
• Involve parents in their children’s learning.

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CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING STATISTICS (up to Pre-university Level) 

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There are many teachers involved in the delivery of statistics in schools and colleges who lack the confidence and competence to teach the subject successfully.

This is due to their lack of opportunities to learn, either because they do not have a mathematical degree or such a degree did not include Statistics. We have devised a distance learning course that leads to a CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING STATISTICS (up to Pre-university Level).

It is an ideal way to do continuing professional development that, at the same time, leads to a recognised qualification.

Please note that the Certificate will be undergoing some minor changes that will require a change to the application form and course outline, however applicants looking for a March 2012 start may use the existing forms. 

Download an application form (Word) 

Download the course outline (PDF)

Statistics are important; the video below features Liam Clothier who completed a work placement in 2011 with a government ministry. Here Liam talks about his experience and in so doing demonstrates just why statistics are so important.

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Namibia becomes the 10th country to run CensusAtSchool

At the beginning of October Kate Richards and Neville Davies spent a busy four days in Windhoek, Namibia, explaining a strategy for planning, writing and running the CensusAtSchool project in Namibian schools. The visit was hosted by Medmillian Handura, founder of Oupatje, a not-for-profit organisation that will run CensusAtSchool Namibia. Kate and Neville ran a workshop for 16 school teachers, appeared on Namibian television, met the director general of education and a senior Namibian economist and visited Acedemia Secondary School.