Susan Okereke: speaker, podcaster and maths teacher

A wide-ranging conversation covering engagement, curriculum, classroom culture, and preparing students for maths beyond school

Moving beyond quick fixes in FE maths

Emma Bell explores new government guidance and what it reveals about effective practice in post-16 maths

Beyond the maths classroom: how trusts can support teacher professionalism

What role can trust leaders play in supporting maths teachers to flourish professionally?

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

Securing Foundations at Year 7

Support students who need additional help to make good progress in KS3 and beyond

Welcome to the NCETM in 2023/24

Whether you’re a new teacher, or coming back to begin another year, we are here to support you with all your maths CPD this year and beyond

Number and Place Value | Year 4

National Curriculum resources for Number and Place Value – Year 4

Welcome to the NCETM in 2024/25

Whether you’re stepping into teaching for the first time or returning with years of experience, we’re here to support your journey with all the maths CPD you need this year and beyond

Fractions | Year 3

National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 3

Fractions | Year 4

National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 4

Fractions | Year 5

National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 5

Number and Place Value | Year 1

National Curriculum resources for Number and Place Value – Year 1

Numbers 10 to 100

Unit 1 – 4 weeks

NCETM Newsletter - April 2021

Funded CPD opportunities from the Maths Hubs Network for 2021/22, and more

NCETM Director says all post-16 providers should consider offering Core Maths

February’s issue of the NCETM Secondary Round-up is out

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Understanding and manipulating multiplicative relationships

Unit 6 – 5 weeks

Fractions

Unit 8 – 7 weeks

Connecting multiplication and division, and the distributive law

Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.10

Should more girls be taking A level Maths?

A new initiative, Maths4Girls, aims to increase A level Maths take-up among girls

Secondary teaching for mastery CPD opportunities now available

Fully funded professional development opportunities are available from September 2019

Secondary CPD and resources from Maths Hubs and the NCETM summarised

Discover what’s right for you, your department and your colleagues

Secondary Round-up - February 2022

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - June 2022

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

What is a Maths School?

How can students in your school benefit?

Composition of numbers: 20–100

Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.9

Composition and calculation: tenths

Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.23

Early maths concepts: doubles

Exploring the foundations of doubles in Reception and KS1

NCETM congratulates students and teachers on GCSE Mathematics results

Primary Round-up - September 2023

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - May 2026

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

What is a Work Group?

Find out what Work Groups are and how they work

Professional Development Lead Programmes

Accreditation for those who lead professional development for teachers of maths

Aligning curriculum reform and assessment with teaching for mastery in primary maths

Charlie Stripp and Debbie Morgan respond to a recent TES article by Peter Foulds and David Thomas regarding the primary curriculum and potential reform

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

Post-16 GCSE and FSQ Mastery Specialists

Become a Mastery Specialist in Further Education

Teacher Professionalism: a conversation with Professor Dame Alison Peacock

We speak to Professor Dame Alison Peacock, of the Chartered College of Teaching, in an important conversation about teacher professionalism and professional development

Teaching maths in Year 6

How to prioritise and secure learning, develop fluency and ensure Year 6 pupils are ready for SATs and secondary school

Spaces available on Mastering Number Programme from September 2022

The nationwide project for primary schools continues in 2022/23

New CPD opportunities for KS3 teachers

Support your Year 7s and develop students’ multiplicative reasoning skills

Maths Hubs CPD for 2024/25 now available

Over 30 projects offer professional development for schools and teachers

Primary Round-up - March 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Maths CPD leadership programmes now recruiting for 2026/27

Teachers in all phases are invited to apply for programmes to lead professional development and school-wide development

Embedding multiplicative understanding through Mastering Number at KS2

How a Preston primary school is transforming pupil confidence, fluency and enjoyment of maths from Reception to KS2 through Mastering Number

Composition and calculation: hundredths and thousandths

Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.24

Using number lines in Key Stage 2

We explore how number lines can be used at KS2 to support children to develop a greater understanding of the linear number system and prepare them for secondary maths

Core Maths: Then, Now and Next

Reflecting on a decade of Core Maths and what comes next, with Professor Paul Glaister CBE

International Women's Day from a mathematical angle

What are you planning with your class to highlight the day?

Supporting Students to Achieve a L2 Qualification in Maths

Develop teaching approaches across secondary and post-16 to support students working towards GCSE resit or Functional Skills

Multiplicative Reasoning

A model for professional development, giving teachers the tools and resources to develop multiplicative reasoning skills in KS3 students

Useful tips for tackling multiplicative thinking

Embedding multiplicative thinking across the primary maths curriculum

One school’s success with Core Maths

Seven Core Maths classes prove the value of the qualification for students

Five essential reads: our top three most popular features of 2024/25 (and two you might have missed!)

From fluency and Ofsted to mathematical talk and non-specialist support, we share some popular features from the past year we think you’ll enjoy

Strengthening Secondary Maths: Reflections from my first weeks as Director for Secondary Mathematics

Nicola Trubridge reflects on key issues in secondary maths, including what the EEF’s new research study on student grouping reveals about what matters most for students

Find Out in Five – the Further Education Mastery Specialist Programme

Discover how this programme introduces mastery to FE classrooms, and brings together teachers of GCSE resit and Functional Skills Maths

Thank-you to all teachers of maths

Despite unprecedented challenges, teachers have kept maths education on track

Spotlight on LLMEs - The School Development Lead Programme

Caroline Small shares her experience of the School Development Lead Programme and how it is developing her leadership across her school and trust

Statistics | Year 5

National Curriculum resources for Statistics – Year 5

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

Trusts working with Maths Hubs

Understand how MATs can work in partnership with Maths Hubs

Early Years

The materials in this section are designed to support Reception teachers (those working with 4-5 year olds)

Number and Place Value | Year 5

National Curriculum resources for Number and Place Value – Year 5

Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 1)

Charlie Stripp and Carol Knights suggest ways in which the curriculum and assessment of secondary mathematics might be improved

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (SKTM)

For secondary non-specialists: a new Maths Hubs CPD programme for 2021/22

Why become a Secondary Mastery Specialist

A summary of our February 2026 Week in Focus across social media

The end of an era: we say goodbye and thank you to two remarkable women

Celebrating a legacy of collaboration, service and excellence in maths education

Myth busting

NCETM Myth busting

The importance of Core Maths and the support available

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

Introducing multiplicative thinking

Building in small steps to ensure all children develop understanding early on in primary school

'They can see it straight away': the impact of Mastering Number

Successful implementation of Mastering Number has brought huge benefits to pupils in a mixed-age class

Maths education: the present, the future, and how to get there

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Representation and Structure

What do representations look like in the secondary classroom?

Rebalancing the equation: the maths gender gap and why it matters

Charlie Stripp explores the gender gap in maths attainment between boys and girls, and why it matters for girls’ future opportunities, social equity and the nation’s overall potential

Creating a collaborative culture with teaching for mastery

Discover how Secondary Mastery Specialists are transforming maths teaching in an inner-city London girls’ school

The Bar Model

A representation used to expose mathematical structure

Teacher collaboration supports mixed-attainment classes

A London school models one possible way to make the transition

Using calculators in Years 6 and 7

When should Year 6 and 7 teachers get the calculators out? And how might they use them?

A grey area: the importance of colour in representations

An article by Emma Hill, a maths subject leader and Year 3/4 teacher

Two bits of good maths news

Year 11s getting better than their predecessors while A level and Core Maths remains popular

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

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

Learning fractions shouldn’t be difficult

How a well-sequenced curriculum can unlock understanding for all children

Mastery brings ‘priceless’ benefits to secondary school

A secondary head explains how adopting a mastery approach has transformed teaching and learning in maths

Maths to age 18, why everyone should welcome it, and what we can do to help make it happen

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

Spotlight on LLMEs – Primary SKTM

Hear from a Cohort Lead on the Primary SKTM

University maths entrance tests

How they can support maths teaching for all A level Maths students

Mastery Myth-busting

We dispel some of the common myths about teaching for mastery

The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Mathematical Thinking

Why is mathematical thinking so important in the secondary classroom?

Becoming an LLME – what do I need to know?

A summary of our February 2025 Week in Focus across social media

Spotlight on LLMEs – Early Years SKTM Programme

Hear from Helen Hackett about what it’s like to lead an Early Years Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (SKTM) Programme cohort for her local Maths Hub

Get ready for exam season

Let us show you the best features and materials as you prepare your classes for SATs, GCSEs and A levels

Reflecting on the proposed new Level 1 maths qualifications for 16- to 19-year-olds

Why coherence, secure understanding and progression should underpin a new Level 1 maths qualification

Don’t abandon counters just because it’s secondary school

At Trinity Academy in Halifax all teachers are now using place value counters with students across the ability range

Post-16 Professional Development and Resources

Opportunities for developing teachers and maths departments and resources to support all post-16 maths teaching

Mixed-age mastery – making it work in KS2

A primary school in Harrogate has developed a two-year rolling programme that creates more curriculum time

Using a high quality textbook to support teaching for mastery

We visit the classroom of Hannah Gray, a primary teacher involved in trialling new Singapore-style textbooks, designed to support a mastery approach

Number and Place Value | Year 3

National Curriculum resources for Number and Place Value – Year 3

Fractions | Year 2

National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 2

Gap tasks: maximising the impact of Work Groups

We visit Gorse Hill Primary School Work Group in Swindon, and find out how gap tasks are driving powerful changes in pedagogy

Maths, Mindsets and Mastery

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp