An action research project at Solihull College & University Centre aimed to engage maths learners from a variety of backgrounds with independent study ahead of upcoming lessons. Holly Bayliss MSET explains how they did it and the difference it has made.

Depending on the courses you teach, you will need to teach your students skills such as: reading for comprehension, writing essays, reports or assignments, and tackling a novel mathematics problem. How should skills like this be taught? Find out more in this hour-long webinar with Geoff Petty.

In my experience at school, and later as a teacher educator in the further education sector (FE), few subjects elicit such strong emotions as maths. How ironic for a subject which is predominantly rule bound and based on logic, writes Sarah Boodt, Senior Lecturer, Placement Lead Post-16 and Further Education.

In this article, we look at the benefits of mentoring, plus some of the barriers to becoming a mentor and how to overcome these.    

In 1938, Abraham Maslow visited the Siksika reservation in Canada to test his theories and found that many were contradicted. Here, Catherine Gray FSET highlights what he found, and the implications for the wider issue of decolonising the curriculum.

In this session, we discuss the stages, signs and symptoms of menopause, along with the impact, treatment and support options. We also touch on the impact in the workplace and how employers can help.