2023/24 TfM Secondary Sustaining Options – APPLY NOW

Eligible schools in 2023/24 will have a choice from the four Work Group options below, depending upon their preferred focus and stage of development. Eligible schools will have previously completed the Developing TfM phase of the programme or have been the host schools of TfM Specialists.

Fully funded by the Maths Hubs programme. This offer is free to state funded schools.

A: Developing Mathematical Thinking

This Work Group is designed to support the development of a curriculum which includes explicit problem-solving strategies.

On-line workshops 13.30-15.30:

  • Thursday 8th February 2024
  • Friday 22nd March 2024
  • Wednesday 24th April 2024
  • Thursday 27th June 2024

For more information please contact the Work Group Lead: lprince@woodroffe.dorset.sch.uk

B: Developing Coherence

This Work Group supports participating schools develop strategies to ensure a coherent curriculum experience, focussed upon ratio and proportion, for students as they progress through KS3 and KS4.

Afternoon workshops, on-line:

  • Wednesday 21st February 2024
  • Wednesday 25th April 2024
  • Wednesday 26th June 2024
 

For more information please contact the Work Group Lead: schoemakers@lytchett.org.uk

C: Developing Coherence across Maths & Science

This Work Group is jointly lead by specialists in maths and science to support schools develop improved coherence between these curriculum areas.

On-line twilights 1600-1730:

  • Tuesday 16th January 2024
  • Tuesday 27th February 2024
  • Wednesday 13th March 2024
  • Tuesday 30th April 2024
  • Tuesday 11th June 2024

For more information please contact the Work Group Lead: csargeant@gts.devon.sch.uk

D: Principles of Teaching for Mastery

This option would suit schools that would like to return to first-principles due to a change of team, for example. We shall consider the principles and aims of Teaching for Mastery and the associated pedagogy such as: variation, representation, mathematical thinking, fluency and coherence.

Devon Schools
  • Face to Face Launch 10th Jan
  • Afternoon: 20th Feb 
  • Face to Face afternoon: 20th March 
  • Afternoon: 30th April 

Afternoon sessions on-line or F2F depending on location of participants.

For more information please contact the Work Group lead:  jjhtfm@outlook.com

Dorset Schools
  • Face to Face Launch 23rd Jan
  • Afternoon:  21st Feb
  • Afternoon:  19th March
  • Face to Face Plenary  24th April 

Afternoon sessions on-line or F2F depending on location of participants

For more information please contact the Work Group Lead:  peadie@thomas-hardye.net