About Us
Matrix Essex and Herts Maths Hub supports schools and colleges to achieve excellence in mathematics education from Early Years to post-16.
The hub is based in Bishop’s Stortford at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School serving education establishments across the whole of Essex and Hertfordshire and some of Bedfordshire. Our strategic partners include representatives from a range of primary and secondary schools, FE Colleges and Universities and are listed in full below.
Our Strategic Partners are:
Chairperson
Rachael Horsman
NCETM Representative
Chris Dale
Matrix Maths Hub Team
Cathy Tooze
Senior Matrix Maths Hub Lead,
Jane O’Hagan
Senior Matrix Maths Hub Lead
David Grant
Matrix Hub Lead
Helen Mason-Smith
Matrix Maths Hub Project Manager (Administrator)
Herts Representatives
Essex Representatives
Joan Ashley – Independent Advisor, Ems Lord – Director of NRICH
David Cook
Herts for Learning – Primary
Martyn Henson
Head at Nobel School
William Thallon
Herts for Learning – Secondary
Roger Billings
Headteacher of the Wroxham School and Lead of The Wroxham TSA
Lucy Parker
Acorns Teaching School Alliance
Chris Gill
Sub-regional Lead for Teaching Schools Council
Sue Sissling
Director Centre of STEM Education
Angela Cass
West Essex TSA
Jacky Castle
Essex Local Authority (School Effectiveness Partner)
Anthony Sappong
Benfleet Teaching School Alliance
David Struthers
Director of South Essex TSA
Ann Wilks
Director of Professional Learning Network (PLN)
Tony Ward
Billericay Teaching School Alliance
Joanna Deko
We are part of a collaborative national network of hubs, each locally lead by excellent mathematics practitioners in outstanding schools, academies or colleges. The maths hub programme is funded by the department of education (DfE) and coordinated centrally by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM).
At Matrix we aim to:
