Dates

Workshop 1 - Monday 27th January 2025 0930-1500 Hereford Group Training Association

Workshop 2 - Monday 7th April 2025 0930-1500 Hereford Group Training Association

Workshop 3 - Monday 2nd June 2025 0930-1500 Hereford Group Training Association

When booking, please note the dates and times in your diary, and submit your cover request in school.

The 2023 Ofsted report ‘Coordinating mathematical success: the mathematics subject report’ highlights the role of the Maths Hub Network in providing regular subject-specific professional development, and leaders prioritising these opportunities. It has long been recognised that maths teaching is enhanced when the teachers are confident about the subject matter. Shulman (1986) and Ball (2008) identified the importance for all teachers to have specialist knowledge (a blend of subject and pedagogy).

This programme supports primary teachers to develop specialist knowledge for teaching maths, complementing teaching for mastery approaches as exemplified in NCETM's Essence of Mathematics Teaching for Mastery.

Cohort Leads will work with participants for the equivalent of four days, utilising NCETM resources. Cohort Leads will work with participants to design school-based tasks that will influence practice development. There will be planned opportunities for participants to share the impact their practice change has had on pupils’ learning in maths.

There are highly regarded centrally produced core materials that have been piloted and refined over several years. Cohort Leads use the core materials in their programme, which they tailor according to the needs of the participants.

Who will be leading the group?

Jo Makin-Isherwood

Jo has been Primary Teaching for Mastery Lead for CODE Maths Hub, progressing as an Accredited NCETM PD Lead and Primary Specialist. She worked with Early Years, KS1 and KS2 classes, including mixed age classes, before becoming Maths Subject lead and Senior Leader, including extensive SEND experience.

Who is it for?

This programme is designed for primary teachers who would like to further develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths. It will be particularly relevant for individual teachers that have not received maths-specific training.

What are the intended outcomes?

Pupil outcomes

Pupils will:

• use appropriate representations to support their mathematical work
• be able to explain their maths and their mathematical thinking using appropriate language
• positively engage with maths that challenges them.

Practice development

Participants will:

• explore and increase their use of a range of pedagogic approaches consistent with teaching for mastery
• increase their confidence in planning for progression in maths.

Professional learning

Participants will:

• enhance their maths subject knowledge with an emphasis on the key concepts, the representations and the language used to help pupils develop the mathematical area covered (e.g. additive reasoning, multiplicative reasoning, spatial reasoning)
• identify common misconceptions and ways of addressing these to help pupils master important concepts
• identify pedagogical approaches that will enhance teaching and learning, and know how to plan for these
• develop an understanding of key principles and approaches associated with teaching for mastery. 

What will it involve?

Participants will attend the equivalent of four days, where they will collaboratively work on maths tasks, facilitated by Cohort Leads. There is opportunity for structured conversations in order to unpick the maths, the pedagogy modelled within sessions, misconceptions that pupils have, and how the approaches can be transferred to the participants’ classrooms. Between sessions, participants contribute to their online community, complete school-based tasks, and share their observations through discussions with peers.

What is the cost?

Funded by DfE so participation is free for schools