Preparing for the Numeracy Professional Skills Test Event
- Time:
- 16:30 - 18:30
- Date:
- 6 February 2017
- Venue:
- Mathematics and Science Learning Centre, Level 3 Building 29, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ
For more information regarding this event, please email Mathematics and Science Learning Centre at mslc@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
This two hour course aims to prepare initial teacher trainees for the Numeracy Professional Skills Test. The Professional Skills Test is one of the requirements that all applicants must pass prior to the commencement of initial teacher training. Speed and accuracy of recall of number are important. This session will focus on the mental calculation section of the test. Suitable for initial teacher trainee applicants prior to commencing their training course. Whilst we do not guarantee a pass this session will help attendees revise their calculation skills.
- Revise knowledge of times tables, halving, doubling and apply this to mental arithmetic questions.
- Identify the relationship between fractions, percentages and decimals.
- Revise knowledge of ratios.
- Revise knowledge of speed, time and distance.
- Apply conversions – e.g. km to miles.
This course is also being held on the following dates:
Mon 6th March 2017
Mon 10th April 2017
Mon 15th May 2017
Mon 12th June 2017
Booking
Please email: mslc@soton.ac.uk with your preferred date, and contact details including a phone number.
Course fee £20 per person, Each session runs from 16:30 - 18:30. Please pay cash on the day
Speaker information
Colin Stevens,is a Senior Teaching Fellow within Southampton Education school.