Jo Kennedy
Senior Lecturer (Mathematics Education)
Subject cluster lead for mathematics
My profile
Biography
I taught mathematics for seventeen years in secondary education where I experienced a variety of roles including both Pastoral and Head of Department responsibilities. Following that I worked in Stockport Local Authority in a consultancy capacity across secondary and special school settings, where most of my work involved providing effective CPD for teachers and working alongside them in the classroom.
I joined Manchester Met in 2009 in a part time capacity, whilst studying for my Masters qualification and now enjoy teaching on the BSc (Hons) Secondary Mathematics with QTS programme, as well as on the Secondary Mathematics PGCE and the Mathematics Enhancement courses.
Currently, I am part of the Realistic Maths Education (RME) team and am excited to be part of this innovative KS3 project, working with an experienced team to deliver high quality professional development using my knowledge and skills as a mathematics teacher and educator.
Projects
UK representative for The International Mathematical Modelling Challenge (IMMC).
Strategic Board Member for Turing NW Mathematics Hub.
NCETM Work Group Lead for the Subject Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (SKTM) Professional Development programme, for both non-specialists and Early Career Teachers (ECTs). Delivering expert input and providing bespoke local support for participants.
NCETM Work Group Lead for the collaborative project, ‘Developing working partnerships with ITT providers’.
EEF funded project ‘Using Realistic Maths Education (RME) to enhance performance at Key Stage 3’. A two-year project extended until Summer 2022, involving 120 secondary school across England.
Teaching
Postgraduate teaching
I am one of the PGCE Secondary Mathematics tutors based in the Brooks Building. I am also a tutor on the Mathematics Enhancement Course which delivers both maths subject knowledge and investigates mathematical pedagogy.
Subject areas
Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Research outputs
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Conference papers
Kennedy, J. (2021) 'Investigating approaches to develop secondary mathematics student teachers’ rich mathematical understanding.' In BSRLM. 34. Leicester University, 8/11/2014 - 8/11/2014.
Palmer, P.M., Hough, S., Kennedy, J., Pope, S. (2016) 'A mathematics intervention project: A level students working with children in years 5 -8.' In BSRLM One day conference. 36. Manchester Metropolitan University, 27/2/2016 - 27/2/2016.