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Secondary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining: Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning in Key Stage 3

July 17, 2024/in Post 16/by matrixmathshub

Secondary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining: Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning in Key Stage 3

A vibrant, professional learning community to reflect upon and develop mastery approaches

Who can take part?

These Work Groups are for all departments that have previously participated in Mastery Development Work Groups and all Cohort 1-7 Mastery Specialist Departments. The two lead participants continue to be Advocates who have participated in a Development Work Group and key teachers from a Mastery Specialist’s department, but particular Work Group sessions may sometimes be joined by participants’ departmental colleagues.

What is involved?

The focus for this 2024/25 Work Group is Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning in Key Stage 3 and this should be included as a key element of each school’s departmental action plan. It is intended that this Work Group provides a vibrant professional learning community. While the Mastery Advocates will be significant members of the Work Group, the whole department is a member of this professional learning community.

Benefits

Your students will develop a deep, secure and connected understanding of the maths they are learning
You will continue to develop Teaching for Mastery approaches consistently across your department
You and your department will collaborate to create a coherent curriculum in a culture of professional learning
You will develop and implement a coherent and ambitious sustained development plan

What is the cost?

This Secondary Teaching for Mastery – Sustaining project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

To take part in the Secondary TfM Sustaining: Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning in KS3 Work Group in 2024-25, please complete the booking form below:

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Secondary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining: Developing Mathematical Thinking

July 17, 2024/in Post 16/by matrixmathshub

Secondary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining: Developing Mathematical Thinking

A vibrant, professional learning community to reflect upon and develop mastery approaches

Who can take part?

These Work Groups are for all departments that have previously participated in Mastery Development Work Groups and all Cohort 1-7 Mastery Specialist Departments. The two lead participants continue to be Advocates who have participated in a Development Work Group and key teachers from a Mastery Specialist’s department, but particular Work Group sessions may sometimes be joined by participants’ departmental colleagues.

What is involved?

The focus for this 2024/25 Work Group is Developing Mathematical Thinking and this should be included as a key element of each school’s departmental action plan. It is intended that this Work Group provides a vibrant professional learning community. While the Mastery Advocates will be significant members of the Work Group, the whole department is a member of this professional learning community.

Benefits

Your students will develop a deep, secure and connected understanding of the maths they are learning
You will continue to develop Teaching for Mastery approaches consistently across your department
You and your department will collaborate to create a coherent curriculum in a culture of professional learning
You will develop and implement a coherent and ambitious sustained development plan

What is the cost?

This Secondary Teaching for Mastery – Sustaining project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

To take part in the Secondary TfM Sustaining: Developing Mathematical Thinking Work Group in 2024-25, please complete the booking form below:

NCP24-14a Secondary TfM Sustaining: Developing Mathematical Thinking - Booking Form

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DATES FOR 2024/25
Session 1
Friday 1st December 2024
Time: 10am – 2:30pm

Session 2
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Time: 1pm – 4pm

Session 3
Monday 28th April 2025
Time: 1pm – 4pm

Session 4
Friday 27th June 2025
Time: 10am – 2:30pm

Venues and whether online or face-to-face for each session to be confirmed

Securing Foundations at Year 7

May 7, 2024/in Post 16/by matrixmathshub

Securing Foundations at Year 7

Help students make good progress in KS3 and beyond

What is involved?

This NCETM centrally run project aims to provide professional development and resources for secondary school maths teachers, so they are better equipped with KS1 and KS2 maths curriculum domain-specific knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. It will give them the necessary expertise to support students with gaps in understanding content from previous Key Stages.

Participants in this project will gain access to high quality resources designed by experts in the pedagogy and expectations of maths at both KS2 and KS3.

Participants should engage with the supporting video material, attend six central online events, and attend regional (face-to-face or online) cohort events, equivalent to three days. They will also engage with the online community. Participants will have the opportunity to plan and prepare within the Work Group sessions.

Who can take part?

This project is for teachers working with those Year 7 students who have not met age related expectations in maths, particularly students whose attainment is in the bottom 20-30% of the national cohort at the end of KS2. It is suitable for both experienced or novice teachers.

Benefits

Your students will make progress so they are better able to access a suitable KS3 curriculum
You will develop your pedagogic and content knowledge of KS1 and KS2 maths
You will consider approaches which support all students to reason mathematically
You will work as part of a professional learning community to reflect on your approaches, deepen your understanding about effective approaches, and refine your practice

What is the cost?

The Work Groups are fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme, so are free to participating schools.

The Securing Foundations at Year 7 Work Group is full for 2024-25 but to express an interest in taking part in 2025-26, please complete the form below:

Expression of Interest : Securing Foundations at Year 7 2025-2026

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Secondary Early Career Teachers Programme

March 21, 2024/in Post 16/by Steve Telford

Secondary Early Career Teachers Programme

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy.

What is involved?

Two maths-specific subject knowledge projects are available to support secondary Early Career Teachers (ECTs). Both programmes offer high-quality subject knowledge and pedagogy maths support for ECTs, recognising the requirements of the ECF.

The first Work Group focusses on Multiplicative Reasoning, the second on Sequences and Graphs. ECTs may choose one of these groups to attend this year and follow it up (if they wish) with the other one next year.

The communities formed as part of the programme provide an opportunity for participants’ conversation to remain focused on the teaching of maths, with teachers at a similar stage of their career. Participants will have the opportunity to plan and prepare within the Work Group sessions.

Who can take part?

Both Work Groups are open to any Early Career Teacher in their first three years of teaching.

Benefits

· Your students will be seen to elaborate when responding to questions, showing that their answer stems from a secure understanding.
· You will identify essential concepts, knowledge and skills within the topic area and provide opportunities for all students to learn and master these critical components.
· You will develop an understanding of approaches to assess students’ prior learning, so that learning sequences are planned to take this into account.

What is the cost?

The programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme, so is free to participating state-funded schools.

To take part in the SKTM – Secondary Early Career Teachers Programme for 2024-2025, please complete the form below:

NCP24-29 SKTM Secondary ECT Programme Booking Form

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Programme

Multiplicative Reasoning (NCP24-29a)

Sequences and Graphs (NCP24-29b)

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MULTIPLICATIVE REASONING:

Venue for all sessions TBC

Session 1
Monday 11th Nov 2024
1pm – 4pm

Session 2
Tuesday 10th Dec 2024
1pm – 4pm

Session 3
Wednesday 29th Jan 2025
1pm – 4pm

Session 4
Monday 10th March 2025
1pm – 4pm

Session 5
Thursday 24th April 2025
1pm – 4pm

Session 6
Tuesday 24th June 2025
1pm – 4pm

SEQUENCES & GRAPHS:

Venue for all sessions TBC

Session 1
Thursday 14th Nov 2024
1pm to 4pm

Session 2
Monday 9th Dec 2024
1pm to 4pm

Session 3
Monday 27th Jan 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 4
Wednesday 12th March 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 5
Tuesday 29th April 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 6
Thursday 26th June 2025
1pm to 4pm

Secondary Teaching Assistants Programme

March 21, 2024/in Post 16/by matrixmathshub

Secondary Teaching Assistants Programme

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and understand the pedagogy that underpins the teaching of it.

What is involved?

This programme is designed to improve the subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge for all TAs supporting the learning of secondary maths and complements a Teaching for Mastery school approach.

Participants will focus on using precise mathematical language, representations, and reasoning within the topics: addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; ratio; and fractions. They will also carry out follow-up tasks in school to enable practice transfer to the classroom. The programme will take place over the equivalent of four days; participants must attend all sessions. Participants will have the opportunity to plan and prepare within the Work Group sessions.

Who can take part?

This is for teaching assistants who work predominantly with students in the KS3 maths classroom or who lead intervention sessions with groups of students.

Benefits

Your students will demonstrate a positive attitude towards the learning of maths
You will use appropriate mathematical language and representations with confidence
You will develop your understanding of how to adapt resources to meet students’ needs
You will develop an understanding of how algebra relates to the generalisation of number

What is the cost?

The SKTM Secondary Teaching Assistants Programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

To take part in the SKTM – Secondary Teaching Assistants Programme for 2024-2025, please complete the form below:

NCP24-32 - Secondary Teaching Assistants Programme

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2024/25 Dates:
(Venue TBC)

Session 1
Tuesday 5th November 2024
9.15am – 2.45pm

Session 2
Thursday 12th December 2024
9.15am – 2.45pm

Session 3
Tuesday 28th January 2025
9.15am – 2.45pm

Session 4
Thursday 13h March 2025
9.15am – 2.45pm

Secondary Teachers (Non Maths Specialists) Knowledge Enhancement Programme

March 21, 2024/in Post 16/by matrixmathshub

Secondary Teachers (Non Maths Specialists) Knowledge Enhancement Programme

Highly-regarded professional development offering Secondary Teachers valuable CPD focusing on subject knowledge enhancement.

What is involved?

With the pressures of timetabling and the need to deploy staff flexibly, many secondary schools find that they have teachers teaching outside their specialism. This can mean teachers from a range of subject backgrounds teaching in maths departments, tackling complex topics, and having to plan lessons with unfamiliar content.

If you want to give teachers in your maths department the opportunity to hone their subject knowledge and classroom practice, this programme is ideal. Participants will have the opportunity to plan and prepare within the Work Group sessions.

Testimonials

“As a non-specialist, this course has enabled me to use the correct terminology and assisted in the way I structure my lessons.” – Previous participant

“I am finding it really useful to see different ways of explaining or teaching concepts.” – Previous participant

Benefits

The SKTM Programme offers participants:

six days, or the equivalent, of face-to-face or online expert input, plus further local support.
the opportunity to be part of a vibrant and supportive online community.
access to high-quality resources.

What is the cost?

The programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme, so is free to participating schools.

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To take part in the SKTM – Secondary Teachers Knowledge Enhancement Programme in 2024-2025, please complete the form below:

NCP24-30b Secondary Teachers Knowledge Enhancement Programme

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2024-25 DATES
(Participants are expected to attend all sessions)

All sessions will be held at Barnwell Upper School, Barnwell, Stevenage, Herts, SG2 9SW

Session 1
Wednesday 20th November 2024
9.30am – 3.30pm

Session 2
Tuesday 14th January 2025
9.30am – 3.30pm

Session 3
Thursday 13th February 2025
9.30am – 3.30pm

Session 4
Tuesday 11th March 2025
9.30am – 3.30pm

Session 5
Thursday 1st May
9.30am – 3.30pm

Session 6
Wednesday 25th June
9.30am – 3.30pm

Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community

March 21, 2024/in Post 16/by Steve Telford

Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community

Professional development designed specifically for secondary heads of maths.

What is involved?

This project provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of teaching approaches, of their wider roles, and of their capacity with their colleagues to transform secondary maths learning.

Participants will support each other through the sharing of leadership strategies and practices. A vibrant professional learning community will be created through peer-to-peer discussions, expert input and engaging with research. This experience will enable participants to inform their work in leading and developing maths education in school. Participants will have the opportunity to plan and prepare within the Work Group sessions.

Who can take part?

The project is for secondary heads of department/subject leaders, and is open to heads of department in schools already involved with Maths Hubs and to those who are not yet involved. In their first year of engagement with the project (‘Year 1 Community’), participants will be part of a Work Group. In subsequent years (‘Year 2+ Community’) they will be part of the Maths Hub-led subject leadership community.

Benefits

You will promote and develop a shared vision, culture and set of principles for teaching and learning in maths.
You will ensure coherence in the curriculum and provide support for teaching for mastery across the department.
You and your department will establish collaborative ways of working to support ongoing developments.
You will develop in your ability to lead change.

What is the cost?

The Communities are fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme, so are free to participating schools.

To take part in the Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community in 2024-25, please complete the form below:

NCP24-15 Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community - Booking Form

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Community (please select ONE)

Year 1 (NCP24-15a)

Year 2+ (NCP24-15b: for previous Subject Leadership participants)

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YEAR 1 COMMUNITY DATES:

Session 1
Date: Tues 12th Nov 2024
Time: 12.00 – 4.00
Venue: TBC

Session 2
Date: Wednesday 15th Jan 2025
Time: 12.00 – 4.00
Venue: TBC

Session 3
Date: Thurs 25th March 2025
Time: 12.00 – 4.00
Venue: TBC

Session 4
Date: Mon 23rd June 2025
Time: 9.00 to 4.00
Venue: TBC

YEAR 2+ COMMUNITY DATES:

Session 1
Date: Tues 19th Nov 2024
Time: 1.00 – 4.00
Online

Session 2
Date: Wed 26th March 2025
Time: 1.00 – 4.00
Online

Session 3
Date: Mon 23rd June 2025
Time: 9.00 – 4.00
Face-to-face
Venue: TBC

Secondary Teaching for Mastery – Development

March 21, 2024/in Post 16/by Steve Telford

Secondary Teaching for Mastery – Development

“Through this Mastery Programme our year 8 cohorts’ use of mathematical language is far superior to many of our KS4 pupils of similar ability. It is definitely a Work Group that we would recommend.”
(Maths Lead, Borehamwood)

“The impact on learning was immediate and measurable. I have begun developing mastery in my team. They love it!”
(Maths Lead, Royston)

Professional development to enable you to introduce teaching for mastery across your maths department.

What is involved?

Secondary maths teachers whose schools want to introduce and embed teaching for mastery can nominate two teachers (Mastery Advocates) to join a Work Group. Mastery Advocates then form part of a locally-based group of teachers who meet regularly to develop professional knowledge and expertise, and receive bespoke support.

In a Teaching for Mastery Work Group, teachers collaborate with colleagues from local schools, and get support and guidance from a Local Leader of Maths Education (LLME). Participants also take away ideas to help students become more confident mathematicians, ready to tackle GCSE and A level, and begin to introduce and embed teaching for mastery.

Download this flyer to find out more.

Who can take part?

This programme is for state-funded secondary schools in England. Mastery Advocates should be teachers with the commitment, experience and authority to lead developmental work across a maths department. The support of the Head of Maths, and the headteacher or a member of SLT, is also essential.

Benefits

Your students will develop a deep, secure and connected understanding of the maths they are learning.
You will begin to develop teaching for mastery approaches within your own classroom.
You and your head of department will begin to develop an understanding of the practices and principles aligned to secondary teaching for mastery.
You will begin to support the teachers in your department to develop teaching for mastery approaches in their practice.

What is the cost?

The Work Groups are fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme, so are free to participating schools.

How you can take part …

To apply to take part in Secondary Teaching for Mastery Development in 2024-25, please complete the form below and email it to rebecca.conroy@matrixmathshub.co.uk:

Secondary Mastery Development Work Group_2024-25 Application Form

Years 5-8 Continuity Work Group

March 21, 2024/in Post 16, Primary/by matrixmathshub

Years 5-8 Continuity Work Group

Strengthen the transition from primary to secondary school

What is involved?

Work Groups focus on curriculum and pedagogical knowledge across the KS2-3 transition from Years 5 to 8. Through genuine cross phase collaboration, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how the maths in the primary curriculum develops in KS3, and how key concepts are developed and represented at KS2.

A lesson study approach is encouraged, where all participants focus on a particular aspect of the maths curriculum and work collaboratively to develop this in their schools. Cross-phase classroom observation and discussion of practice are encouraged wherever possible. Participants will have the opportunity to plan and prepare within the Work Group sessions.

Who can take part?

This project is for both primary and secondary schools. It may be particularly suitable for linked ‘families’ of schools: primary, secondary, etc. A ‘family’ could be a secondary school and their associated (feeder) primary schools or groups of schools from within a MAT. Lead participants should be teachers of Years 5-8, ideally with some responsibility for curriculum development.

Benefits

Your pupils in KS2 and KS3 will demonstrate a positive attitude to maths.
You will make common use of approaches, representations and language across phases.
You will deepen your knowledge and understanding of the curriculum across KS2 and KS3 and the expectations of pupils at the end of each Key Stage.
You and your cross-phase colleagues will collaborate on issues of curriculum and pedagogy as a normal part of your schools’ transition practice.

What is the cost?

The Work Groups are fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme, so are free to participating schools.

To take part in 2024-25, please complete the form below:

NCP24-19: Y5-Y8 Continuity Work Group Booking Form

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2024-25 Work Group Dates (venue TBC):

Session 1
Thursday 21st Nov 2024
1pm to 4pm

Session 2
Wednesday 22nd Jan 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 3
Monday 24th Feb 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 4
Tuesday 1st April 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 5
Thurday 22nd May 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 6
Wednesday 25th June 2025
1pm to 4pm

Secondary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining: Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning in Key Stage 3

A vibrant, professional learning community to reflect upon and develop mastery approaches

Who can take part?

What is involved?

Benefits

What is the cost?

NCP24-14b Secondary TfM Sustaining: Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning in KS3 - Booking Form

2024/25 dates TBA

Secondary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining: Developing Mathematical Thinking

A vibrant, professional learning community to reflect upon and develop mastery approaches

Who can take part?

What is involved?

Benefits

What is the cost?

NCP24-14a Secondary TfM Sustaining: Developing Mathematical Thinking - Booking Form

Securing Foundations at Year 7

Help students make good progress in KS3 and beyond

What is involved?

Who can take part?

Benefits

What is the cost?

Expression of Interest : Securing Foundations at Year 7 2025-2026

2024/25 dates TBA

Secondary Early Career Teachers Programme

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy.

What is involved?

Who can take part?

Benefits

What is the cost?

NCP24-29 SKTM Secondary ECT Programme Booking Form

MULTIPLICATIVE REASONING:

Venue for all sessions TBC

Session 1 Monday 11th Nov 2024 1pm – 4pm

Session 2 Tuesday 10th Dec 2024 1pm – 4pm

Session 3 Wednesday 29th Jan 2025 1pm – 4pm

Session 4 Monday 10th March 2025 1pm – 4pm

Session 5 Thursday 24th April 2025 1pm – 4pm

Session 6 Tuesday 24th June 2025 1pm – 4pm

SEQUENCES & GRAPHS:

Venue for all sessions TBC

Session 1 Thursday 14th Nov 2024 1pm to 4pm

Session 2 Monday 9th Dec 2024 1pm to 4pm

Session 3 Monday 27th Jan 2025 1pm to 4pm

Session 4 Wednesday 12th March 2025 1pm to 4pm

Session 5 Tuesday 29th April 2025 1pm to 4pm

Session 6 Thursday 26th June 2025 1pm to 4pm

Secondary Teaching Assistants Programme

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and understand the pedagogy that underpins the teaching of it.

What is involved?

Who can take part?

Benefits

What is the cost?

NCP24-32 - Secondary Teaching Assistants Programme

Secondary Teachers (Non Maths Specialists) Knowledge Enhancement Programme

Highly-regarded professional development offering Secondary Teachers valuable CPD focusing on subject knowledge enhancement.

What is involved?

Testimonials

Benefits

What is the cost?

NCP24-30b Secondary Teachers Knowledge Enhancement Programme

Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community

Professional development designed specifically for secondary heads of maths.

What is involved?

Who can take part?

Benefits

What is the cost?

NCP24-15 Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community - Booking Form

YEAR 1 COMMUNITY DATES:

Session 1 Date: Tues 12th Nov 2024 Time: 12.00 – 4.00 Venue: TBC

Session 2 Date: Wednesday 15th Jan 2025 Time: 12.00 – 4.00 Venue: TBC

Session 3 Date: Thurs 25th March 2025 Time: 12.00 – 4.00 Venue: TBC

Session 4 Date: Mon 23rd June 2025 Time: 9.00 to 4.00 Venue: TBC

YEAR 2+ COMMUNITY DATES:

Session 1 Date: Tues 19th Nov 2024 Time: 1.00 – 4.00 Online

Session 2 Date: Wed 26th March 2025 Time: 1.00 – 4.00 Online

Session 3 Date: Mon 23rd June 2025 Time: 9.00 – 4.00 Face-to-face Venue: TBC

Secondary Teaching for Mastery – Development

Professional development to enable you to introduce teaching for mastery across your maths department.

What is involved?

Who can take part?

Session 1
Monday 11th Nov 2024
1pm – 4pm

Session 2
Tuesday 10th Dec 2024
1pm – 4pm

Session 3
Wednesday 29th Jan 2025
1pm – 4pm

Session 4
Monday 10th March 2025
1pm – 4pm

Session 5
Thursday 24th April 2025
1pm – 4pm

Session 6
Tuesday 24th June 2025
1pm – 4pm

Session 1
Thursday 14th Nov 2024
1pm to 4pm

Session 2
Monday 9th Dec 2024
1pm to 4pm

Session 3
Monday 27th Jan 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 4
Wednesday 12th March 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 5
Tuesday 29th April 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 6
Thursday 26th June 2025
1pm to 4pm

Session 1
Date: Tues 12th Nov 2024
Time: 12.00 – 4.00
Venue: TBC

Session 2
Date: Wednesday 15th Jan 2025
Time: 12.00 – 4.00
Venue: TBC

Session 3
Date: Thurs 25th March 2025
Time: 12.00 – 4.00
Venue: TBC

Session 4
Date: Mon 23rd June 2025
Time: 9.00 to 4.00
Venue: TBC

Session 1
Date: Tues 19th Nov 2024
Time: 1.00 – 4.00
Online

Session 2
Date: Wed 26th March 2025
Time: 1.00 – 4.00
Online

Session 3
Date: Mon 23rd June 2025
Time: 9.00 – 4.00
Face-to-face
Venue: TBC