Download Maths - Warwick in Africa: Participants

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Grab a post-it note
Write a number on it (don’t let anyone see)
Stick it to the forehead of someone in your group
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Your task:
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◦ Ask the people in your group questions to figure out
your number
◦ Your question has to have a yes/no answer
◦ You can’t ask the same person two questions in a row
◦ When you have worked out your number sit down
(people can still ask you questions)
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Grades 8-12 (Equivalent of Years 9-13)
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Pupils must pass end of year exams (allowed to fail one, <30%)
to pass the year and go up into the next grade
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Pupils aren’t allowed to be setted according to ability
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In grades 10,11 & 12 there are two types of Maths
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Matriculation Exam at the end of Grade 12 (Level 1(fail) – Level 7)
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Meant to be taught in English, however Limpopo they don’t
always
◦ Mathematics
◦ Mathematical Literacy
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The syllabus includes:
◦ Statistics and probability (probability is relatively
new to the curriculum)
◦ Geometry (including compound angle trigonometry)
◦ Algebra (graphing functions, differentiation)
◦ Financial Maths (exchange rates, simple/compound
interest, hire purchase agreements)
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I have put a link to a South African Textbook
on the forums of the WiA participants Website
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The syllabus includes:
◦ Statistics and probability (probability is relatively
new to the curriculum)
◦ Geometry (area, volume, angles, Pythagoras)
◦ Algebra (solving equations, simple graphs)
◦ Financial Maths (exchange rates, simple/compound
interest, hire purchase agreements)
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This is normally for the classes that aren’t
doing science and is generally a weaker
group
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The main topics that are asked to be taught
are:
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Probability
Financial Maths
Trigonometry
Algebra
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Junior Secondary Forms 1 – 4 (Roughly equivalent of
Years 8-11)
A national standardized exam is given at the end of
Form 2, although there is no consequence for failing
it.
Certificate of Secondary Education Examination is
given at the end of Form 4 (Division IV (worst) to
Division I)
All secondary schooling is taught in English, however
teachers maybe a bit rusty so can teach in swahili.
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Can be asked to teach other subjects (if
you’re confident)
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Maths
◦ Forming and solving equations
◦ Rearranging formulae
◦ Inequalities
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Physics
◦ Mass, Volume and Density
◦ Friction
◦ Vectors
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Junior High School 1-3 (Roughly Years 8- 10)
Basic Education Certificate Examination is sat
at the end of JHS 3
All secondary schooling is taught in English
In Northern Hemisphere so follows the same
term times as the UK
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As it is the summer holidays in Ghana we run
summer schools.
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You can set up the day how you want to.
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1 ½ hours Maths and 1 ½ hours English then
1 hour of extra curricular (sport, drama,
dance, singing, engineering)
You may get pupils from primary turning up
with brothers and sisters
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Last year we asked pupils what they would
like to cover
Topics we covered included:
◦ Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
◦ Speed and Density
◦ Algebra: solving equations, using formulae and
rearranging equations
◦ Ratio
◦ BODMAS
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Try to engage all pupils straight away with an
interactive starter E.g. bingo, ice breaker type
activities, splat, countdown
When covering the main ideas of the lessons get
pupils interacting, answer question, writing on
the board
Round up the lesson with an activity which shows
how much they have learnt. E.g. WINK, write a
question for your partner, Quiz Quiz Trade
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Don’t try for outstanding lessons every time –
questions on the board can be really useful for
parts of your lessons.
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Use thumbs up/thumbs down, fingers of 5, to
gauge how well pupils are following
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Get pupils to peer mark their questions…you
don’t need to give yourself loads of extra work!
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Use mini-whiteboards; you can see everyone’s
answer at the same time then get pupils to
explain their answers!
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Get into pairs within your group.
Your task is to plan a lesson on any topic
which you may have to teach.
Think about:
◦ How will you engage them?
◦ How will they show they have learnt something?
◦ Returners/PGCEs: How are you going to cater for
the different abilities in your class?
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A few ideas to get you started….
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Homework (you’re not too old!!!):
◦ Spread the topics around your group
◦ Everyone needs to plan at least 1 lesson that you
could hit the ground with when you get to Africa
◦ We will share them at the next training session so
everyone has a bank of lessons to pick from.
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