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The sigma Network is pleased to announce the publication of MS-MAPS: Maths Support Mapped Against Professional Standards.
This resource is aimed at maths and statistics support tutors in higher education who are working towards professional recognition in the form of an HEA Fellowship.
Many colleagues working in mathematics and statistics support tell us that they are being encouraged by their institution to apply for HEA Associate Fellowship, Fellowship or Senior Fellowship. But they also tell us that they find the wording of the UK Professional Standards Framework (which forms the basis of evidence for professional recognition) very general, and find it difficult to relate this to the everyday work of maths support.
Therefore a working group of the sigma Network has produced MS-MAPS, which breaks down the dimensions of the UKPSF and cross-references them to tasks that maths support practitioners typically undertake. This should help maths and statistics support staff to identify relevant areas of everyday practice that can provide evidence against the UKPSF requirements.
MS-MAPS is based on the successful and well-established LD-MAPS format produced several years ago by the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education. We are grateful to ALDinHE for their permission to utilise this model.
MS-MAPS is freely available to download here: http://www.sigma-network.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MS-MAPS-2017.pdf
We would welcome any feedback on the usefulness of this resource.