Primary / Early Years

Primary Mastery Specialists Apply Now

There are currently hundreds of Mastery Specialists supporting colleagues in their own schools and beyond to develop mastery approaches to maths teaching. Mastery Specialists are classroom-based practitioners who develop expertise in mastery and lead Work Groups to support other schools and teachers locally. Want to know more? Listen to a Mastery Specialist discuss her work …

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The NCETM Professional Development Lead Programme 2023/24 Apply Now

What is involved? The PD Lead Programme is designed for participants who are working with other teachers to enhance teaching and learning of maths. Participants benefit from the equivalent of three one-day workshops (face-to-face and online). The completion of an Accreditation Evidence Document, which facilitates critical reflection on participants’ learning and the professional development they …

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Understanding number in the early years – the video – watch now!

Dr Helen Williams and Dr Ruth Trundley have recorded a video in which they explore some key aspects of early learning in a way that might be used as a staff meeting. This involves maths teaching to Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes, and handles important topics for early maths understanding such as subitising, cardinality …

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Specialist Knowledge for Mathematics – Primary Early Career Teachers

Two maths-specific subject knowledge projects are available to support primary Early Career Teachers (ECT’s) – one is for ECT’s who have not yet participated in this project and one is for those who participated in 2021/22 Both projects offer high-quality subject knowledge and pedogogy maths support for ECT’s recognising the requirements of the ECF. Communities …

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Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics – Early Years

Applications are now closed for 2022/23 This project is designed to support Early Years teachers in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support pupils in maths in the classroom. What will you learn?  Participants will: develop enhanced maths subject knowledge with a particular emphasis on developmental progression in …

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Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics – Primary Teachers

This project is designed to support primary teachers in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support pupils in maths in the classroom. Who can take part? These programmes are designed for teachers who would like to further develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths. They will be particularly …

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Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics – Teaching Assistants

This Work Group is now no longer taking applications for 2022/ 23 please revisit here in the summer term for more information on our 2023 /24 Work Group. This project is designed to support primary teaching assistants in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support pupils in maths …

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Oracy – Research and Innovation Work Group

This Work Group is full and we are no longer taking applications . Oracy is often described as the complementary skills of learning to talk and learning through talk. The aim of this Work Group is to establish and develop a community of practice able to identify effective strategies to promote learning through talk. A …

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