Secondary Round-up - September 2025

In this month's Secondary Round-up:

• Securing Foundations at Year 7: exploring a year of impact - Carol Knights shares how this programme is transforming outcomes in Year 7 (especially for FSM students!).
• Can you solve this KS3 question? - watch Charlie Stripp tackle KS3 reasoning problems and join Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning at KS3 - closing soon!
• New: Oracy in mathematics framework - discover how purposeful talk deepens understanding, and access the new framework to support every student
• Support for Early Career Teachers - find professional development opportunities – from flexible modules to collaborative CPD – designed for ECTs and completely free!
• Developing deep understanding - we break down Ofsted’s recommendations for mathematical progression and highlight CPD to help nurture deep understanding
• Starting the school year with confidence - catch up on September’s Week in Focus: bite-sized insights to help you start the year equipped and supported
• Stats in the Wild – new resources from the RSS - free resources linking maths and ecology, with activities for 11–16s and a student infographic competition.

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