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Secondary Mastery Specialists

Two Secondary Mastery Specialists explain the benefits of mastery to them, their departments, and their students

Secondary Mastery Specialists
  • Published: 04/07/2023

Two Secondary Mastery Specialists explain the benefits of mastery to them, their departments, and their students.

A transcript (PDF) of this episode is available to download.

Show notes

Taking part in the discussion:

  • Beth Goodliff, Senior Communications Manager at the NCETM
  • Paula Kelly, Secondary Mastery Specialist, LLME, Maths PGCE tutor, and teacher at Fulford School in York
  • Tom Lumley, Secondary Mastery Specialist, LLME, SCITT tutor, and teacher at South Hunsley School in East Yorkshire.

Episode chapters

  • 00:17 – Introductions
  • 01:50 – The decision to become a Mastery Specialist
  • 02:33 – Benefits to you as a teacher and benefits to the department
  • 07:38 – Changes that have taken place in the maths department
  • 10:39 – How the department have been trained in teaching for mastery
  • 18:51 – Benefits to a school of having an LLME

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