- 26/11/2021
Secondary Round-up - November 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 25/11/2021
Teaching perimeter and area in Year 7 using NCETM Checkpoints
What do your Year 7s already know and understand? How can you find out? And how can you move their understanding forward in Year 7?
- Article
- 23/11/2021
Eight reasons to join a Maths Hubs secondary CPD project
Free CPD? Local collaboration? Department-wide impact? Maths Hubs Work Groups have it all – and more
- Article
- 19/11/2021
NCETM Newsletter - November 2021
Sign up for our free Checkpoints seminars, primary spring term curriculum prioritisation materials, and more
- Newsletter
- 12/11/2021
Primary Round-up - November 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 10/11/2021
Exploring the composition of number
What is composition of number? Why is it important? And how can we help children to develop an understanding?
- Article
- 21/10/2021
Secondary Round-up - October 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 20/10/2021
Autumn issue of Bespoke out now
We’ve just published the latest issue of Bespoke, which brings up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 20/10/2021
Teaching maths in a special school
A maths lead tells us how she teaches maths to pupils with varied needs, and supports her colleagues and other local teachers to do the same
- Podcast
- 15/10/2021
NCETM Newsletter - October 2021
New KS3 Guidance from the DfE, NCETM Director's new blog post, new discussions on our podcast, and more
- Newsletter
- 14/10/2021
Key Stage 3: never more crucial than now
How NCETM resources and Maths Hubs CPD programmes can help repair any damage to learning caused by the pandemic
- From the Director
- 08/10/2021
Primary Round-up - October 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 08/10/2021
Cardinality and number sense
What is cardinality? Why is it important? And how can we help children develop an understanding?
- Article
- 08/10/2021
Embedding mastery in a primary school
Two teachers tell their stories, and explain how mastery is being introduced across a Maths Hub area
- Podcast
- 06/10/2021
Secondary CPD and resources from Maths Hubs and the NCETM summarised
Discover what’s right for you, your department and your colleagues
- News
- 05/10/2021
Using Checkpoints in the Year 7 classroom
We talk to a Year 7 teacher and one of the authors of our newest secondary classroom resource
- Podcast
- 29/09/2021
Secondary Round-up - September 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- 28/09/2021
New DfE guidance on teaching Key Stage 3 maths
The knowledge and understanding most important for the first three years of secondary school, broken down into a coherent sequence
- News
- 22/09/2021
Just started teaching maths? What you need to know
Are you a trainee, new to teaching maths or working with teachers early in their careers? Discover resources we have for you
- Article
- 17/09/2021
NCETM Newsletter - September 2021
Mastering Number Programme underway, new primary and secondary resources for 2021/22, Maths Hubs funded opportunities for you in 2021/22, and more
- Newsletter
- 10/09/2021
Primary Round-up - September 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 06/09/2021
Maths education books – reviewed and distilled
Lisa Coe tells us what she gets from reading ‘edu-books’ and what the summaries on her blog can offer time-poor teachers
- Podcast
- 03/09/2021
Use our new Checkpoints activities in Year 7!
A secure understanding of Key Stage 2 maths is crucial for new Year 7s to progress at secondary school
- From the Director
- 27/08/2021
New diagnostic classroom resources to find out what your Year 7s can do
Addressing two years of disrupted schooling, Checkpoints activities will help you to formatively assess understanding of key topics
- Article
- 26/08/2021
Starting out with a new maths class
Three experienced secondary teachers give tips on how to get off on the right foot with a new maths class at the start of a new year
- Podcast
- 19/08/2021
Resources and CPD for the new school year
Autumn term support for maths teaching available from the NCETM and Maths Hubs
- Article
- 16/07/2021
Secondary Round-up - July 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 13/07/2021
Primary curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
We've recently published a substantial curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
- News
- 09/07/2021
Primary Round-up July 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 09/07/2021
Resources and features from the NCETM in 2020/21
What you might have missed and what’s coming up…
- Article
- 08/07/2021
Remote teaching: the digital revolution?
Two tech-enthusiastic teachers discuss what’s been learned by remote teaching, and what still limits learning
- Podcast
- 06/07/2021
Mastering number: a new programme for early primary pupils
A nationwide project for 2021/22 aimed at teachers and pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
- News
- 30/06/2021
Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2021/22 now available
30 projects offer schools and teachers a variety of professional development options
- News
- 28/06/2021
Checkpoints – new diagnostic classroom activities for Year 7
A year’s worth of resources and professional development are being produced to support secondary maths teachers
- News
- 25/06/2021
Secondary Round-up - June 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 24/06/2021
Online CPD: the unexpected gains
We speak to three Maths Hubs about how they moved their CPD offer online, what they learned, and what’s next
- Article
- 23/06/2021
Teaching pie charts
How to help students do the calculations needed to construct a very familiar representation
- Article
- 18/06/2021
NCETM Newsletter - June 2021
Forthcoming support for shaping primary and secondary maths teaching, Mastering Number trials, Maths Hubs opportunities for 2021/22, and more
- Newsletter
- 11/06/2021
Primary Round-up June 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 27/05/2021
Secondary Round-up - May 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 21/05/2021
NCETM Newsletter - May 2021
Register for our new Mastering Number programme, Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2021/22, a new podcast episode, and more
- Newsletter
- 18/05/2021
Our Tuesday Twitter-based chats
Two regular #mathscpdchat hosts explain what they, and others, get out of these weekly conversations
- Podcast
- 17/05/2021
Primary Round-up May 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 17/05/2021
What maths shall we do with Year 6 this term?
We’ve gathered suggestions about preparing pupils for transition in this disrupted year
- Article
- 30/04/2021
Secondary Round-up - April 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 30/04/2021
Secondary maths HoDs – new leadership CPD opportunity
A new Maths Hubs project has been designed specifically for secondary HoDs
- News
- 30/04/2021
Twilight curriculum recovery sessions for secondary maths departments
Six pairs of live presentations for secondary teachers
- News
- 29/04/2021
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (SKTM)
For secondary non-specialists: a new Maths Hubs CPD programme for 2021/22
- Article
- 23/04/2021
Funded opportunities in teaching for mastery for secondary school maths departments
Two options for schools to strengthen maths teaching in KS3 over the next two years and beyond
- News
- 23/04/2021
NCETM Newsletter - April 2021
Funded CPD opportunities from the Maths Hubs Network for 2021/22, and more
- Newsletter
- 23/04/2021
Getting maths back on track in Years 10 to 13
Tailored support for teachers and students from the Advanced Maths Support Programme
- From the Director
- 21/04/2021
May issue of Bespoke out now
We’ve just published the latest issue of Bespoke, which brings up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 21/04/2021
CPD opportunity available for non-specialists teaching secondary maths
A new Maths Hubs programme helps teachers with subject knowledge and pedagogy
- News
- 20/04/2021
Primary Round-up April 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 25/03/2021
Secondary Round-up - March 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 24/03/2021
How are schools determining maths grades this year?
We ask around a few schools and MATs
- Article
- 23/03/2021
Five activities that make maths department meetings worthwhile
What secondary teachers said they love about the regular meetings with colleagues in their department
- Article
- 19/03/2021
NCETM Newsletter - March 2021
Primary maths prioritisation, qualifications and curriculum updates, Maths Hubs planning for 2021/22, Numberblocks at home, and more
- Newsletter
- 12/03/2021
Primary Round-up March 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 11/03/2021
Primary maths curriculum prioritisation materials available
Evaluation documents and a guidance video help schools decide on this year’s curriculum focus
- News
- 04/03/2021
Whole-school approach to learning times tables
How groups of primary schools have been introducing a twin-track approach to times-tables learning
- Article
- 26/02/2021
Secondary Round-up - February 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 24/02/2021
New Numberblocks resources for home learning now available
PowerPoints to accompany the CBeebies series have been adapted for parents and carers to use
- News
- 22/02/2021
NCETM Newsletter - February 2021
New Numberblocks materials to support home learning, recent podcast episodes, and how teachers are overcoming the current hurdles
- Newsletter
- 12/02/2021
Primary Round-up February 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 12/02/2021
NCETM primary video lessons for remote learning in 2021
Even if you’re not setting maths to be accessed independently, our videos can support your remote provision
- Article
- 11/02/2021
Remote teaching returns 2 – Steph Elliot
A Year 6 teacher from Newcastle gives us a window on her primary school’s ‘blended’ approach to providing remote learning
- Podcast
- 10/02/2021
Solent Maths Hub – new Lead School wanted
Opportunity to take on system leadership role now available
- News
- 03/02/2021
Should more girls be taking A level Maths?
A new initiative, Maths4Girls, aims to increase A level Maths take-up among girls
- Podcast
- 29/01/2021
Teaching maths online in the pandemic
Sources of support and accounts of how teachers are overcoming the hurdles
- From the Director
- 27/01/2021
Five ways to use our Planning to teach videos and resources
Explore ideas for lockdown learning, remote teaching and online CPD
- Article
- 22/01/2021
Secondary Round-up January 2021
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 21/01/2021
Remote teaching returns 1 – Kyle Evans and Kathryn Darwin
Brand new to live online teaching, or almost a year in? Two teachers from both ends of the spectrum discuss what works
- Podcast
- 15/01/2021
NCETM Newsletter - January 2021
Resources to support learning, teachers helping teachers, maths-teaching discussions, online conferences and more
- Newsletter
- 14/01/2021
Teachers helping teachers, wherever they are
How the latest lockdown has led to an outpouring of no-strings generosity across the maths education landscape
- Article
- 08/01/2021
Primary Round-up January 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 07/01/2021
Twitter discussions about teaching maths in all phases
Join our Tuesday evening chats or read summaries on our website
- Article
- 05/01/2021
Five reasons to visit the NCETM Q&C Twitter account
Secondary maths teachers will find up-to-date qualifications and curriculum info all in one place
- Article
- 15/12/2020
Thank-you to all teachers of maths
Despite unprecedented challenges, teachers have kept maths education on track
- From the Director
- 14/12/2020
NCETM News and Round-ups - December 2020
Our final communication of the year amalgamates the Primary and Secondary Round-ups and our National Newsletter
- Newsletter
- 14/12/2020
Winter 2020 issue of Bespoke out now
We’ve just published the latest issue of Bespoke, which brings up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 10/12/2020
Teaching through the pandemic 6 – James Cresswell
A secondary teacher discusses how he’s managed the change to teaching all-attainment groups in Key Stage 3
- Podcast
- 03/12/2020
Representations in our primary video lessons
Mathematical structure, manipulatives and myth-busting
- Article
- 01/12/2020
Teaching through the pandemic 5 – Kate Jackson
A Year 4 teacher and Mastery Specialist explains how she teaches maths lessons outside and encourages other teachers to have a go
- Podcast
- 27/11/2020
Secondary Round-up November 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 26/11/2020
Teaching maths in the pandemic
How our podcast guests have been adapting their teaching to get round Covid restrictions
- Article
- 25/11/2020
Which KS3 topic are you teaching next?
New videos, PowerPoint slides and guidance documents provide ideas and resources for teaching KS3 topics
- Article
- 20/11/2020
NCETM Newsletter - November 2020
New primary ITE resources, secondary guidance, teaching through the pandemic, Core Maths, and more
- Newsletter
- 13/11/2020
Primary Round-up - November 2020
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 11/11/2020
Core Maths five years on
What does the course offer post-16 students that don’t do Maths A level, and how can schools/colleges offer it?
- Podcast
- 05/11/2020
Teaching through the pandemic 4 – Nikki Bailey
A deputy head talks about using active learning in maths across Key Stages 1 and 2, and the benefits this has had for children after a long period of home learning
- Podcast
- 23/10/2020
Secondary Round-up October 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 21/10/2020
Understanding students’ mathematical wrong turns
What two secondary teachers learnt from carefully listening to students’ responses to mathematical prompts
- Article
- 21/10/2020
Two bits of good maths news
Year 11s getting better than their predecessors while A level and Core Maths remains popular
- From the Director
- 21/10/2020
Teaching through the pandemic 3 – Simon Ball
A teacher at a sixth form college explains how he teaches students in class and at home at the same time!
- Podcast
- 16/10/2020
NCETM Newsletter - October 2020
Classroom teaching under Covid-19 restrictions, CPD sessions for secondary maths departments, and more
- Newsletter
- 13/10/2020
Teaching through the pandemic 2 – Gemma Scott
A secondary head of maths talks about formative and summative assessment strategies under Covid-19 restrictions
- Podcast
- 10/10/2020
Debbie Morgan receives CBE
The NCETM’s Primary Director is included in Queen’s Birthday Honours
- News
- 09/10/2020
Primary Round-up - October 2020
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 08/10/2020
Teaching through the pandemic 1 – Martyn Yeo
A Year 4 teacher talks about his enthusiasm for using manipulatives and how he’s adapted for Covid-19 restrictions
- Podcast
- 25/09/2020
Secondary Round-up - September 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 18/09/2020
Primary Round-up - September 2020
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 11/09/2020
NCETM Newsletter - September 2020
Covid recovery: new resources, and thoughts on 'catch-up'
- Newsletter
- 10/09/2020
How can the NCETM help secondary teachers with Covid recovery?
Guidance, training materials and videos that unpick the teaching of specific topics.
- Article
- 10/09/2020
Get involved with your Maths Hub this year
There’s a range of ways for teachers and schools to engage with their local Maths Hub
- Article
- 09/09/2020
Two pleas to maths teachers at the start of the school year
The NCETM’s Director, Charlie Stripp, has warned of the dangers of putting pressure on pupils to ‘catch-up’
- From the Director
- 07/09/2020
Covid recovery primary maths resources
Training materials, PowerPoints, videos and more are here to help primary schools plan maths teaching for the new school year
- Article
- 31/07/2020
How variation has changed my teaching
Article by Jayne Webster, who teaches maths at Denbigh School in Milton Keynes
- Teacher Voice
- 14/07/2020
Learning in Lockdown Episode 10 - Hisham Alhassan
A secondary teacher talks about how success with KS5 online lessons has allowed his school to delay Y12 students' return
- Podcast
- 10/07/2020
NCETM News and Round-ups - July 2020
Our final communication of the school year amalgamates the Primary and Secondary Round-ups and our National Newsletter
- Newsletter
- 08/07/2020
Latest issue of Bespoke out now
We’ve just published the latest issue of Bespoke, which brings up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 01/07/2020
Learning in Lockdown 9 – Deb Friis
A maths teacher at an 11-16 school in West Sussex, explains how Year 10's first few weeks back worked
- Podcast
- 26/06/2020
Secondary Round-up - June 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 24/06/2020
Learning in Lockdown 8 – Melissa Molnar
A Year 1 teacher talks about leading maths across her school and the wider school partnership
- Podcast
- 19/06/2020
NCETM Newsletter - June 2020
Learning in lockdown: support for teaching and learning from the NCETM, including new primary video lessons, plus support available from elsewhere, and more
- Newsletter
- 18/06/2020
Maths Hubs opportunities for 2020/21 now available
New projects offer something for your own professional development or to develop maths teaching across your department or school
- News
- 16/06/2020
All NCETM website Communities to close
Find out about the implications and possible actions you may need to take
- News
- 12/06/2020
Primary Round-up - June 2020
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 11/06/2020
Learning in Lockdown 7 – Laura Behan
An Early Years teacher talks about working in the EYFS bubble as the rest of her school opens up to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6
- Podcast
- 26/05/2020
New videos to support Secondary PD Materials
Two new classroom-based videos designed to support teachers using our Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
- News
- 26/05/2020
Learning in Lockdown 6 – Craig Tilstone
A Year 6 teacher talks about the difficulty of engagement in remote learning in an area with a low socio-economic profile
- Podcast
- 22/05/2020
The next batch of primary maths video lessons is now available
Nearly 90 lessons now available
- News
- 21/05/2020
Learning in Lockdown 5 – Nick Edwards
A secondary Director of Maths reflects on how his experience of supporting students through the Grenfell tragedy has informed his current approach to teaching
- Podcast
- 15/05/2020
NCETM Newsletter - May 2020
Support for maths learning and teaching during school closures, Primary and Secondary Mastery Specialist recruitment, and other opportunities for 2020/21
- Newsletter
- 15/05/2020
Learning in Lockdown 4 – Dan Poulson
A secondary head of maths talks about remote learning and planning for life after COVID-19
- Podcast
- 14/05/2020
Recruitment now open for Primary Mastery Specialists
The NCETM’s Primary Mastery Specialist Programme is now accepting applications for 2020/21
- News
- 14/05/2020
Learning in Lockdown 3 - Laurie Luscombe
A secondary maths teacher shares his thoughts on remote teaching, student engagement, and how students' home life impacts on learning
- Podcast
- 13/05/2020
Recruitment now open for Secondary Mastery Specialists
Around a hundred teachers are needed, spread across England
- News
- 13/05/2020
Learning in Lockdown 2 – Jo Brown
A Year 5 teacher talks about how her pupils have engaged and what lessons she will take forward
- Podcast
- 07/05/2020
Three new Maths Hubs launched
Three new Maths Hubs in England have come into existence, bringing the total in the Maths Hubs Network to 40
- News
- 07/05/2020
Learning in Lockdown 1 – Kathryn Darwin
A second in department shares her experiences of the new challenges that learning in lockdown has created, and how she and her school are overcoming them
- Podcast
- 01/05/2020
Secondary Round-up - May 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 30/04/2020
Maths leadership CPD opportunities
Applications now open for two separate professional development programmes
- News
- 24/04/2020
NCETM Newsletter - April 2020
Learning in lockdown: support for teaching and learning from the NCETM, including new primary video lessons, plus support available from elsewhere, and more
- Newsletter
- 21/04/2020
Primary Round-up - April 2020
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 20/04/2020
Online support for parents and teachers during school closures
Find out about online support for parents and teachers being offered by the NCETM during school closures
- News
- 03/04/2020
NCETM Newsletter - Easter 2020
Coronavirus: End of term message
- Newsletter
- 13/03/2020
Our Primary Round-up for March is out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 12/03/2020
Secondary heads on benefits of working with a Maths Hub
Our latest podcast with two London-based secondary heads
- News
- 12/03/2020
Two London heads on engaging with teaching for mastery
Two secondary headteachers describe how they make engaging in professional development activities a matter of policy
- Podcast
- 10/03/2020
Six resources for teaching and learning times tables
How do your pupils learn times tables? From digestible research to interesting resources, these ideas will help you reflect
- Article
- 28/02/2020
We've just published February's Secondary Round-up
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 27/02/2020
How can schools and colleges offer Core Maths?
How a variety of colleges and schools are managing the logistics of offering Core Maths
- Article
- 26/02/2020
Funded professional development opportunities for 2020/21
Expression of interest form open for both primary and secondary teachers
- News
- 25/02/2020
NCETM Newsletter - February 2020
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 17/02/2020
Shanghai teacher visit update
Exchange visit to schools in England has regrettably been postponed due to the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak in China
- News
- 14/02/2020
Our Primary Round-up for February is out
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 12/02/2020
Multiplying by 10 – is it OK to just put a zero?
Find out what our Professional Development Materials say about how children should be taught to multiply by 10
- Article
- 11/02/2020
Using the NCETM Professional Development Materials for departmental learning
We visit a school using the materials to structure INSET and department time for professional development
- Article
- 07/02/2020
Six images to help plan primary maths lessons
Six images that might prompt deeper thought when designing maths lessons from Year 1 to Year 6
- Article
- 28/01/2020
Mixed age planning and teaching for mastery
A Work Group looks at ways to manage maths curriculum objectives with two or more year groups in one class
- Article
- 27/01/2020
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
- Article
- 24/01/2020
Algebra out and reading online maps in!
Proposed new maths GCSE resit exam
- News
- 22/01/2020
January's Secondary Round-up is out
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 17/01/2020
NCETM Newsletter - January 2020
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 17/01/2020
Ten calculations A level students should do on a calculator
The AMSP's Tom Button looks at which calculations A level students should be doing on a calculator
- Article
- 15/01/2020
Ongoing professional development of maths teachers should be taken more seriously
NCETM Director calls for all maths teachers, and all primary teachers, to be given a protected amount of subject-specific professional development time
- News
- 15/01/2020
Professional Development – the key to making teaching ‘a career worth having’
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 14/01/2020
Raising the status of professional development
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 13/01/2020
Ten minute read: Q&A with Eugenia Cheng
'Is there a relationship between maths, gender and learning? How might it be characterised?' Dr Eugenia Cheng shares her ideas.
- Article
- 10/01/2020
January's Primary Round-up is out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 13/12/2019
NCETM Newsletter - December 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 10/12/2019
Eight GCSE maths questions that surprised exam boards
What makes a good (or bad) GCSE question?
- Article
- 05/12/2019
A maths book isn't just for Christmas
Six maths books out in 2019 that might help you enhance your teaching
- Article
- 04/12/2019
Latest issue of Bespoke out now
Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 03/12/2019
Completing the square
What is the square that is being completed? Algebra tiles can be moved around to represent this manipulation - particularly with students familiar with area models of multiplication from KS3.
- Article
- 02/12/2019
Numberblocks wins a BAFTA!
The CBeebies television series, Numberblocks, has won a BAFTA award.
- News
- 29/11/2019
November's Secondary Round-up is out
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 27/11/2019
Why mastery makes us optimistic about our next GCSE results
Article by Jenny Laurie, Deputy Head at The St Marylebone CE School, London
- Teacher Voice
- 27/11/2019
What mastery has done for our school
Jenny Laurie, deputy head and maths teacher at a central London secondary school, talks about being one of the very earliest to adopt a teaching for mastery approach in maths
- Podcast
- 22/11/2019
NCETM Newsletter - November 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 19/11/2019
A grey area: the importance of colour in representations
An article by Emma Hill, a maths subject leader and Year 3 / 4 teacher
- Teacher Voice
- 15/11/2019
November's Primary Round-up is out
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 12/11/2019
Mastery materials supporting secondary maths teacher training
Secondary ITE Professional Development materials now available
- News
- 07/11/2019
Eugenia Cheng rethinks gender around maths
‘Is there a relationship between maths, gender and learning? How might it be characterised?’ Dr Eugenia Cheng shares her ideas.
- Podcast
- 06/11/2019
What is unitising, and why is it important?
This article follows the concept of unitising through Years 1-6, also demonstrating effective curriculum sequencing
- Article
- 25/10/2019
October's Secondary Round-up is out
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 18/10/2019
NCETM Newsletter - October 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 18/10/2019
An audience with the exam boards: the new A level and GCSE 9-1
Representatives from England’s three main exam boards share their thoughts on how students got on with the the new A level and GCSE 9-1
- Podcast
- 11/10/2019
Primary teaching for mastery report
Five thousand schools engaging
- News
- 11/10/2019
October's Primary Round-up is out
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 10/10/2019
Managing maths in mixed-age classes
We talk to two teachers with years of experience teaching mixed-age classes, who are running Work Groups in their local hubs
- Podcast
- 08/10/2019
Secondary ITE tutors’ conferences now booking
Booking is now open for our secondary ITE tutor conferences
- News
- 27/09/2019
Our Secondary Round-up for September is out
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 27/09/2019
Understanding multiplicative relationships
Do your students know that, for any two numbers, there’s always a unique third number that links them multiplicatively?
- Article
- 26/09/2019
Making the most of our new secondary mastery materials
An interview with three of the people behind the recently published Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
- Podcast
- 20/09/2019
NCETM Newsletter - September 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 13/09/2019
Our Primary Round-up for September is out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 06/09/2019
How the NCETM's mastery materials are making an impact
How our Professional Development materials can help you consolidate your subject knowledge, plan your maths lessons effectively and be assured that your pupils will grasp concepts with confidence
- Article
- 26/07/2019
Summer holiday reading 2019
A round-up of our recent features, which might stimulate your thinking for September
- Article
- 25/07/2019
Primary Mastery Specialist teacher wins award to help children build up a stronger ‘working memory’
A teacher from St George’s Primary School, Wirral, has won a SHINE award
- News
- 19/07/2019
Our July Secondary Round-up is out!
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 18/07/2019
How mastery works in a secondary school maths department
How a secondary school maths department works together to ensure all maths lessons in Years 7 and 8 are consistent in approach
- Podcast
- 12/07/2019
NCETM Newsletter: July 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 11/07/2019
Issue 17 of Bespoke out now
Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 09/07/2019
Making the most of maths competitions
Maths competitions can be a great way to broaden students’ mathematical horizon – get the dates in the school diary early!
- Article
- 05/07/2019
Our Primary Round-up for July is out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 02/07/2019
What have you missed? What’s coming up?
A summary of our publications in 2018/19, and a look ahead to what's coming in 2019/20
- Article
- 28/06/2019
The June issue of our Secondary Round-up is out!
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 26/06/2019
Top tips for teaching GCSE resit
Useful pointers from teachers in a Maths Hub GCSE resit Work Group
- Article
- 26/06/2019
Available now! Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Read about our comprehensive Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials, what they are, who they are for, and how they can be used
- Article
- 24/06/2019
Maths Podcasts: CPD direct to your ears
Podcast listening is on the up and can play a role in maths CPD
- Article
- 21/06/2019
NCETM Newsletter - June 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 21/06/2019
Fractions Primary Mastery PD Materials now available
The first batch of Spine 3: Fractions mastery professional development materials can be downloaded
- News
- 19/06/2019
Maths Hub renamed to honour Alan Turing
Lady Nicola Turing, wife of Alan Turing’s nephew Sir Dermot Turing, officially launched the newly named Turing NW Maths Hub
- News
- 14/06/2019
Our June Primary Round-up is out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 11/06/2019
Maths Hubs professional development opportunities for 2019/20 now available
The full range of CPD opportunities available through Maths Hubs has been published
- News
- 11/06/2019
The answer is only the beginning
A look at two of this year’s KS2 SATs questions, analysing the demands made on pupils and the mathematical thinking required
- Article
- 10/06/2019
Professional development opportunities for leaders of maths education available now
Teachers who want to achieve or enhance maths leadership accreditations can now apply for two separate professional development programmes
- News
- 10/06/2019
Behind the scenes of the Mastery Readiness programme
Headteacher, Sarah Hawes and maths lead, Tracey Baruah explain their enthusiasm for what the Mastery Readiness Programme is offering the children in their school
- Podcast
- 24/05/2019
The May issue of the NCETM Secondary Round-up is out!
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 23/05/2019
Maths Hub in North West named after Alan Turing
Agreement reached for North West Two Maths Hub to be named after the famous mathematician and World War Two codebreaker
- News
- 21/05/2019
NCETM Newsletter - May 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 20/05/2019
T levels: what maths teachers need to know
What maths teachers need to know about the post-16 qualifications that will stand alongside A levels and apprenticeships
- Article
- 16/05/2019
Issue 16 of Bespoke out now
Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 13/05/2019
Our May Primary Round-up is now out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 10/05/2019
An unexpected angle to teaching congruent triangles
Secondary teacher, Ben Waine, tells how a student insight uncovered special cases when two sides and an angle (ASS/SSA) do provide conditions for congruency.
- Teacher Voice
- 02/05/2019
Using calculators in Years 6 and 7
When should Year 6 and 7 teachers get the calculators out? And how might they use them?
- Article
- 01/05/2019
How social media is changing my CPD
A primary school maths lead talks about what social media offers to inspire, support and challenge his ways of teaching maths
- Teacher Voice
- 01/05/2019
Improving children’s confidence in maths starts with parents
What one primary teacher has done to improve children's confidence by engaging parents in learning maths
- Article
- 30/04/2019
Recruitment open for primary teachers to take mastery forward
The NCETM’s Primary Mastery Specialist programme is now accepting applications for 2019/20
- News
- 26/04/2019
The April issue of the NCETM Secondary Round-up is out!
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 23/04/2019
NCETM Newsletter - April 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 12/04/2019
April’s Primary Round-up is now out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 12/04/2019
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
- Article
- 11/04/2019
Why we employed a primary teacher for maths in our secondary school
How one school employed a primary teacher to help introduce mastery
- Article
- 09/04/2019
Variation theory through the eyes of one secondary maths teacher
A secondary maths teacher explains how she’s incorporating elements of ‘variation theory’ into all aspects of her teaching
- News
- 02/04/2019
Maths teachers needed by exam boards for summer marking
Two of the main awarding bodies in England have vacancies for maths teachers to mark papers
- News
- 02/04/2019
Schools sought to lead three new Maths Hubs
Department for Education (DfE) is looking for schools or colleges to take the lead role in three new Maths Hubs
- News
- 28/03/2019
Improving maths in multi-academy trusts by engaging with Maths Hubs
A profile of two multi-academy trusts (MATs) reaping the rewards of participation in Maths Hubs teaching for mastery work
- Article
- 26/03/2019
Teaching telling the time: a non-standard approach
After two decades of teaching ‘telling the time’, Kristen Weiss discovers a way to help children better understand the complexities
- Teacher Voice
- 25/03/2019
The latest issue of the NCETM Secondary Round-up is out!
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 22/03/2019
An effective model for collaborative planning in maths
At Southfields Academy collaborative planning sessions have led to improved lesson quality, reduced planning time, and better staff retention
- Article
- 19/03/2019
Ten resources for GCSE maths revision lessons
A selection of sites and resources that will help with your lesson and homework planning this revision season
- Article
- 18/03/2019
Teaching the hardest topics in GCSE maths
Two teachers from South Yorkshire, who lead Work Groups, tell us why teachers should get involved with ‘Challenging Topics at GCSE’
- Podcast
- 15/03/2019
NCETM Newsletter - March 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 15/03/2019
How to get students taking Core Maths
We visited USP College in Essex to find out their six steps to effective enrolment in Core Maths
- Article
- 13/03/2019
The latest issue of the Primary Round-up is out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 06/03/2019
International Women's Day from a mathematical angle
What are you planning with your class to highlight the day?
- News
- 06/03/2019
Secondary teaching for mastery CPD opportunities now available
Fully funded professional development opportunities are available from September 2019
- News
- 06/03/2019
Why and how to use the ‘ping pong’ teaching style
Primary Mastery Specialists Faye Glendinning and Sam Shutkever take us through the gritty detail of their episodic lesson planning
- Podcast
- 01/03/2019
World Book Day through a maths lens
What’s your class doing? Have you considered celebrating the day mathematically using maths story picture books?
- News
- 01/03/2019
Language and maths: teaching EAL pupils
Gabriel Flores, teaching in Bangkok, found out how numbers and fractions are expressed in Thai, and used this to understand how his EAL pupils grasp mathematical structure
- Teacher Voice
- 01/03/2019
Using maths storybooks to engage children
Mini ‘stories’ can be an effective way to reveal mathematical structure and are a common feature in some of the best maths textbooks
- Article
- 22/02/2019
February’s issue of the NCETM Secondary Round-up is out
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
- Newsletter
- 15/02/2019
NCETM Newsletter - February 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
- Newsletter
- 13/02/2019
Raising girls' participation in maths
Rachel Beddoes explains what the barriers are for girls, and what teachers and schools can do to overcome these
- Podcast
- 30/01/2019
Number bonds to 10 using bead strings: a lightbulb moment
Stevie Devlin reflects on what he saw in a Year 1 lesson.
- Teacher Voice
- 28/01/2019
Multiplication and Division Primary Mastery PD Materials now available
The first batch of Spine 2: Multiplication and Division mastery professional development materials is now available
- News
- 25/01/2019
New email round-up launched for secondary teachers
We have just launched the Secondary Round-up
- News
- 23/01/2019
Five resources for planning your post-mock exam lessons
We’ve picked out some sites to help you make the most of your Year 11s’ mock exams and analyse their results
- Article
- 21/01/2019
Why might the word ‘ratio’ cause confusion for students learning trigonometry?
After watching how a Shanghai teacher approaches it, Gwen Tresidder reassesses her own understanding
- Article
- 18/01/2019
NCETM Newsletter - January 2019
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2019
- Newsletter
- 11/01/2019
New email round-up launched for primary and Early Years teachers
Our new Round-up brings you some of the best content from our website and across the world of primary and Early Years maths teaching
- News
- 10/01/2019
Observing lessons as part of the England-China exchange programme: new podcasts and videos
How does maths teaching in Shanghai schools look and feel to experienced observing teachers from England?
- 10/01/2019
Secondary maths teaching in Shanghai: two teachers reflect
Two Mastery Specialist teachers give their impressions of maths teaching in a secondary school in Shanghai
- Podcast
- 10/01/2019
Primary maths teaching in Shanghai: an exchange teacher’s view
A Mastery Specialist gives her impressions of maths teaching in a primary school in Shanghai
- Podcast
- 08/01/2019
Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Groups now recruiting
Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Groups now recruiting
- News
- 18/12/2018
The importance of Core Maths and the support available
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 17/12/2018
How and why one Yorkshire school is teaching Core Maths
A head of maths and Maths Hub Lead talks about the benefits of the qualification
- Teacher Voice
- 11/12/2018
What are the benefits of being a Primary Mastery Specialist?
Leanne Casey tells us about her experiences of becoming a Mastery Specialist
- Podcast
- 23/11/2018
How Early Years children develop mathematical thinking
Two experts in the field explain how reception age and below develop their early mathematical thinking
- Podcast
- 06/11/2018
Maths competitions – use them to motivate all students, not just the ‘brightest’
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 30/10/2018
What is it like to be in a Maths Hub Work Group?
Two secondary teachers explain how participating in a Work Group on mathematical thinking helped their teaching
- Podcast
- 18/09/2018
GCSE Maths 9-1: How did it perform in its second summer?
Representatives from England’s three main exam boards share their thoughts
- Podcast
- 12/09/2018
September 2018 issue of Bespoke published
Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 18/07/2018
Core Maths: not just more maths
An interview with a teacher who’s taught Core Maths since its launch in 2014
- Podcast
- 29/06/2018
Maths CPD: what works and why for teachers’ professional development
Three secondary maths teachers discuss the best CPD they have taken part in
- Podcast
- 12/06/2018
One primary school’s teaching for mastery journey
A discussion with the head of a Birmingham primary school which embraced teaching for mastery in 2016
- Podcast
- 25/05/2018
NCETM Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials
A discussion with the two lead editors of the PD materials
- Podcast
- 22/05/2018
Issue 13 of Bespoke out now
Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 11/05/2018
Mastery in Secondary School Maths
Two teachers discuss introducing teaching for mastery to secondary schools
- 01/03/2018
Books that help maths teaching
Five teachers describe books that have helped in their maths teaching
- Podcast
- 01/02/2018
Continuity in fractions learning between Year 5 and Year 8
How learning about fractions builds across the four transition years from KS1 to KS2
- Podcast
- 16/01/2018
Issue 12 of Bespoke out now
Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 03/01/2018
Shanghai style lesson observation
How an English primary teacher had his maths lesson observed while in Shanghai
- Podcast
- 29/11/2017
The new maths GCSE: what the exam board markers found
What did the exam boards learn when they marked papers taken by around 600 000 Year 11 students in the summer?
- Podcast
- 14/11/2017
Entry requirement for A level maths
What GCSE grade should entitle a student to get on an A level maths course?
- Podcast
- 17/10/2017
Issue 11 of Bespoke out now
Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme
- Bespoke
- 19/09/2017
Reflections on the uptake of AS/A level Maths, AS/A level Further Maths and Core Maths
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 30/01/2017
A practical way to improve lesson planning in secondary school maths teaching?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 27/01/2017
Guest blog post by a Secondary School Head of Maths
An article by Hande Kiamil, Head of Maths at Mill Hill County High School, in the London Borough of Barne
- From the Director
- 23/01/2017
Charlie’s Angles: Guest Blog by Debbie Morgan
The NCETM Director for Primary tells the story of her involvement with the creation of Numberblocks
- From the Director
- 22/11/2016
England-China teacher exchange 2016/17: Seeing Shanghai teaching at first hand
- From the Director
- 19/10/2016
Questioning Marking?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 26/06/2016
If it’s Friday, it must be GCSE re-sit
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 06/05/2016
Working together to improve GCSE Maths outcomes in Stoke
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 18/02/2016
Teaching mathematics for mastery at secondary school
- From the Director
- 14/04/2015
How can we meet the needs of all pupils without differentiation of lesson content? How can we record progress without levels?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 12/11/2014
Guest blog by Jane Jones HMI, Ofsted
What are the implications for Ofsted evaluation if the mastery principle is followed rigorously?
- From the Director
- 03/10/2014
Mastery in mathematics: What it is and why we should be doing it
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 22/08/2014
Maths, Mindsets and Mastery
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 15/08/2014
Response to Jo Boaler’s view of maths in UK schools
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 08/05/2014
GCSE re-sits: grasping the nettle
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 12/03/2014
Shanghai Surprise!
- From the Director
- 03/01/2014
PISA results for mathematics – how can they help us?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 20/11/2013
The Joy of Cancelling!
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 22/10/2013
Performance measures and early-entry GCSE
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
- From the Director
- 01/01/0001
Federations and MATs engaging with Maths Hubs
Two examples of multi-academy trusts (MATs) successfully engaging with Maths Hubs and seeing maths performance rise
- News