David Martin BSc, PhD, PGCE, CMath, CMathTeach, CSci, FIMA, FSET, QTS, QTLS
David is the u3a National Subject Advisor for Mathematics and Statistics.
He is a very experienced 1to1 tutor in mathematics and has enjoyed varied work as a Mathematics Education Consultant including representing the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, advisory work for a major awarding body, work on various mathematics education research projects at the University of Nottingham, and data analysis for a national charity.
David is qualified up to level 8 in Mathematics having completed a PhD in Mathematics in the field of Molecular Quantum Mechanics. He has qualified teacher status in the schools sector (QTS) and through Professional Formation in the FE sector (QTLS) and has an additional teaching qualification to teach adult numeracy within FE.
Employment:
- Research Fellow at University of York, Department of Chemistry
- Teacher at Bilborough Sixth Form College, Nottingham: Computing with mathematics. Division Leader (Senior Tutor); External Links Coordinator; European Officer
- Numeracy Learning Support Lecturer at Broxtowe College (now Nottingham College). Teaching and Learning Fellow (Advanced Practitioner); Course leader Level 5 University Diploma Teaching Mathematics (Numeracy CPD) in the Lifelong Learning Sector
- External Examiner for London South Bank University Level 4 Adult Numeracy Specialist
- External Examiner for Northumbria University Level 5 Diploma and Level 6 Advanced Diploma for teaching in the lifelong learning sector mathematics/numeracy (CPD)
- Executive Secretary of the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK
Membership:
- Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM)
- British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM)
- British Society for Research into Learning of Mathematics (BSRLM)
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
- Mathematical Association (MA)
- National Association of Mathematics Advisors (NAMA)
- National Association for Numeracy and Mathematics in Colleges (NANAMIC)
Committees:
- Chair of the National Association for Numeracy and Mathematics in Colleges (NANAMIC)
- Honorary Secretary of the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK (JMC)
- Chair of the British Congress of Mathematics Education Committee of the JMC (BCME)