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I Can’t Do Maths - Part 1
Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair
I Can’t Do Maths - Part 2
Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair
Lessons from GCSE maths exams in summer 2022
The three main exam boards in England give feedback on where students did well, and not so well, in the first real exams since before the pandemic
Core Maths: not just more maths
An interview with a teacher who’s taught Core Maths since its launch in 2014
Secondary Round-up - January 2024
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
Primary Round-up - February 2024
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Secondary Round-up - February 2024
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
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!
Debbie Morgan receives CBE at Windsor Castle
The NCETM’s Primary Director attends investiture performed by Princess Anne
Learning in Lockdown 8 – Melissa Molnar
A Year 1 teacher talks about leading maths across her school and the wider school partnership
Recruitment now open for Secondary Mastery Specialists
Around a hundred teachers are needed, spread across England
Second year of the Mastering Number Programme: applications still open
Places for up to two thousand primary schools have been funded by the DfE – contact your Maths Hub to apply
Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 now recruiting
Funded places for up to two thousand primary schools available – contact your Maths Hub to apply
Press
Information for press
TIMSS 2023 results published
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) confirms that England has maintained its high global performance in mathematics
A coherent journey through maths
At a small, rural primary school, pupils in mixed-age classes benefit from teaching for mastery approaches
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
NCETM Newsletter - October 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
Counting on a good read: maths books we love for World Book Day
To celebrate World Book Day we share some of our favourite books about maths for all ages
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
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
The research mathematician and his A level teacher
Douglas Coates talks about his career in maths research and reflects, with his ex-teacher, on learning A level maths
Recruitment now open for Primary Mastery Specialists
The NCETM’s Primary Mastery Specialist Programme is now accepting applications for 2020/21
Primary teaching for mastery report
Five thousand schools engaging
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
Meet the team
Find out more about current NCETM team members with their areas of responsibility. If you want to get in touch with someone at the NCETM, email info@ncetm.org.uk with full details of your query and we will direct it to the right person
The essence of teaching for mastery
Guiding principles that underpin NCETM and Maths Hubs work, in maths teaching at every school and college phase
Maths associations and why it’s good to be a member
Why you should join a maths education professional association
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
Debbie Morgan receives CBE
The NCETM’s Primary Director is included in Queen’s Birthday Honours
New Year honour for the NCETM’s John Westwell
John Westwell, the NCETM’s Director for System Leadership, awarded an MBE for services to education
Why mastery makes us optimistic about our next GCSE results
Article by Jenny Laurie, Deputy Head at The St Marylebone CE School, London
Taking on the role of maths lead in a primary school
Ten tips for newcomers to the position
Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Developing A Level Pedagogy
A Post-16 Work Group Lead explains what's involved
Time
Unit 11 – 1 week
Ten years of the Maths Hubs Programme
A celebration of the achievements made across ten years by England’s 40 Maths Hubs, supporting teachers and schools to improve maths teaching and learning
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
NCETM Newsletter - February 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
Background to the Maths Hubs Programme
How did it start and how does it run?
School leaders
Information for school leaders about free professional development
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
Why Mastery Readiness isn't just 'mastery-lite'!
The Mastery Readiness Programme enables schools to put in place structures, systems and positive mathematical culture so they can successfully engage in teaching for mastery
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’
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
Introducing the Trailblazers
NCETM Director for Post-16 GCSE/FSQ, Emma Bell, shares details of a new cohort of Mastery Specialists
Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Primary Mastery
Hear from a Year 6 teacher who leads local Teaching for Mastery Work Groups
A Year 3 lesson on multiplication
A set of video clips from 2014/15 centred on one lesson, focusing on the 6-times-table
Statistics | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Statistics – Year 6
NCETM Newsletter - December 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
NCETM Newsletter - June 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
NCETM Newsletter - March 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
How can schools and colleges offer Core Maths?
How a variety of colleges and schools are managing the logistics of offering Core Maths
Introducing multiplicative thinking
Building in small steps to ensure all children develop understanding early on in primary school
Using calculators in Years 6 and 7
When should Year 6 and 7 teachers get the calculators out? And how might they use them?
Maths Podcasts: CPD direct to your ears
Podcast listening is on the up and can play a role in maths CPD
Charlie’s Angles: Guest Blog by Debbie Morgan
The NCETM Director for Primary tells the story of her involvement with the creation of Numberblocks
PISA results for mathematics – how can they help us?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
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
Mastery brings ‘priceless’ benefits to secondary school
A secondary head explains how adopting a mastery approach has transformed teaching and learning in maths
Reflections on the Ofsted maths subject report
Charlie Stripp shares his thoughts on ‘Coordinating mathematical success’
Smoothing the KS2 to KS3 maths transition
Find out how one school harnessed the mastery approach used in its feeder schools to support new Year 7 students
Time
Unit 11 – 1 week
Time
Unit 11 – 1 week
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
Reflections on the uptake of AS/A level Maths, AS/A level Further Maths and Core Maths
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Mastery and the mixed-age conundrum
At Richard Taylor Primary School, a clever combination of whole- and split-class teaching has led to pupils excelling in maths
Ratio and Proportion and Rates of Change | KS3
National Curriculum resources for Ratio and Proportion and Rates of Change – KS3
How student attainment in maths has weathered the COVID storm: lessons from TIMSS 2023
The NCETM Director and the Director for Evaluation and Impact reflect on the latest international maths comparison tests and how this informs developments in the NCETM and the Maths Hubs Network
Primary Archive
An archive of all Primary Round-ups and Magazines
Supporting Research, Evidence and Argument
Key texts for the key components of teaching for mastery
GCSE re-sits: grasping the nettle
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
The importance of Core Maths and the support available
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
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
Teaching ordinality – more than just first, second and third
Ordinality, put simply, is where numbers come in the number system and their relationship to each other. But there’s more to it than that…
Using the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials
A maths lead tells his school's story
NCETM primary resources, support and teacher CPD for 2022/23
A guided tour around what’s on offer for new and experienced primary teachers at the start of the new school year. Updated September 2023
Spotlight on LLMEs – Research and Innovation Work Groups (RIWGs)
Hear from the co-leads of the RIWG for Oracy
Looking back on ten years of Maths Hubs
Charlie Stripp reflects on ten years of the Maths Hubs Programme
Spotlight on LLMEs – Primary Mastery Specialist
We discover what it’s like to take part in the Primary Mastery Specialist Programme
We need to talk (about maths)
The Oracy Commission Report’s recommendations and how this could impact on maths teaching and learning
Going for gold standard
Why upcoming EEF-funded trials are an important part of Maths Hubs activity
The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Representation and Structure
What do representations look like in the secondary classroom?
How Mastering Number supports EAL and disadvantaged pupils
One Lancashire primary school has seen pupil confidence flourish as numeracy skills are embedded from Reception
Targeted Support in Maths – one school’s story
How bespoke support enabled a primary school to achieve its best ever maths SATs results
Shape and Space
Understanding what happens when shapes move, or combine with other shapes, helps develop wider mathematical thinking
The Bar Model
A representation used to expose mathematical structure
Why we employed a primary teacher for maths in our secondary school
How one school employed a primary teacher to help introduce mastery
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
England-China teacher exchange 2016/17: Seeing Shanghai teaching at first hand
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
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
Teaching for mastery: isn’t it just 'good teaching'?
Emma Patman, a Year 4 teacher, explains how her teaching has been transformed by her exposure to teaching for mastery pedagogy
Measures
Comparing different aspects such as length, weight and volume, as a preliminary to using units to compare later
Measurement | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 2
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships
Secondary Archive
An archive of all Secondary Round-ups and Magazines
I Can’t Do Maths - Part 3
Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair
I Can’t Do Maths - Part 1
Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair
I Can’t Do Maths - Part 2
Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair
Lessons from GCSE maths exams in summer 2022
The three main exam boards in England give feedback on where students did well, and not so well, in the first real exams since before the pandemic
Core Maths: not just more maths
An interview with a teacher who’s taught Core Maths since its launch in 2014
Secondary Round-up - January 2024
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
Primary Round-up - February 2024
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Secondary Round-up - February 2024
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
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!
Debbie Morgan receives CBE at Windsor Castle
The NCETM’s Primary Director attends investiture performed by Princess Anne
Learning in Lockdown 8 – Melissa Molnar
A Year 1 teacher talks about leading maths across her school and the wider school partnership
Recruitment now open for Secondary Mastery Specialists
Around a hundred teachers are needed, spread across England
Second year of the Mastering Number Programme: applications still open
Places for up to two thousand primary schools have been funded by the DfE – contact your Maths Hub to apply
Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 now recruiting
Funded places for up to two thousand primary schools available – contact your Maths Hub to apply
TIMSS 2023 results published
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) confirms that England has maintained its high global performance in mathematics
NCETM Newsletter - October 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
Counting on a good read: maths books we love for World Book Day
To celebrate World Book Day we share some of our favourite books about maths for all ages
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
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
The research mathematician and his A level teacher
Douglas Coates talks about his career in maths research and reflects, with his ex-teacher, on learning A level maths
Recruitment now open for Primary Mastery Specialists
The NCETM’s Primary Mastery Specialist Programme is now accepting applications for 2020/21
Primary teaching for mastery report
Five thousand schools engaging
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
The essence of teaching for mastery
Guiding principles that underpin NCETM and Maths Hubs work, in maths teaching at every school and college phase
Maths associations and why it’s good to be a member
Why you should join a maths education professional association
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
Debbie Morgan receives CBE
The NCETM’s Primary Director is included in Queen’s Birthday Honours
New Year honour for the NCETM’s John Westwell
John Westwell, the NCETM’s Director for System Leadership, awarded an MBE for services to education
Why mastery makes us optimistic about our next GCSE results
Article by Jenny Laurie, Deputy Head at The St Marylebone CE School, London
Taking on the role of maths lead in a primary school
Ten tips for newcomers to the position
Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Developing A Level Pedagogy
A Post-16 Work Group Lead explains what's involved
Ten years of the Maths Hubs Programme
A celebration of the achievements made across ten years by England’s 40 Maths Hubs, supporting teachers and schools to improve maths teaching and learning
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
NCETM Newsletter - February 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
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
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’
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
Introducing the Trailblazers
NCETM Director for Post-16 GCSE/FSQ, Emma Bell, shares details of a new cohort of Mastery Specialists
Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Primary Mastery
Hear from a Year 6 teacher who leads local Teaching for Mastery Work Groups
NCETM Newsletter - December 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
NCETM Newsletter - June 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
NCETM Newsletter - March 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
How can schools and colleges offer Core Maths?
How a variety of colleges and schools are managing the logistics of offering Core Maths
Introducing multiplicative thinking
Building in small steps to ensure all children develop understanding early on in primary school
Using calculators in Years 6 and 7
When should Year 6 and 7 teachers get the calculators out? And how might they use them?
Maths Podcasts: CPD direct to your ears
Podcast listening is on the up and can play a role in maths CPD
Charlie’s Angles: Guest Blog by Debbie Morgan
The NCETM Director for Primary tells the story of her involvement with the creation of Numberblocks
PISA results for mathematics – how can they help us?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
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
Mastery brings ‘priceless’ benefits to secondary school
A secondary head explains how adopting a mastery approach has transformed teaching and learning in maths
Reflections on the Ofsted maths subject report
Charlie Stripp shares his thoughts on ‘Coordinating mathematical success’
Smoothing the KS2 to KS3 maths transition
Find out how one school harnessed the mastery approach used in its feeder schools to support new Year 7 students
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
Reflections on the uptake of AS/A level Maths, AS/A level Further Maths and Core Maths
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
How student attainment in maths has weathered the COVID storm: lessons from TIMSS 2023
The NCETM Director and the Director for Evaluation and Impact reflect on the latest international maths comparison tests and how this informs developments in the NCETM and the Maths Hubs Network
GCSE re-sits: grasping the nettle
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
The importance of Core Maths and the support available
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
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
Teaching ordinality – more than just first, second and third
Ordinality, put simply, is where numbers come in the number system and their relationship to each other. But there’s more to it than that…
Using the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials
A maths lead tells his school's story
NCETM primary resources, support and teacher CPD for 2022/23
A guided tour around what’s on offer for new and experienced primary teachers at the start of the new school year. Updated September 2023
Spotlight on LLMEs – Research and Innovation Work Groups (RIWGs)
Hear from the co-leads of the RIWG for Oracy
Looking back on ten years of Maths Hubs
Charlie Stripp reflects on ten years of the Maths Hubs Programme
Spotlight on LLMEs – Primary Mastery Specialist
We discover what it’s like to take part in the Primary Mastery Specialist Programme
We need to talk (about maths)
The Oracy Commission Report’s recommendations and how this could impact on maths teaching and learning
Going for gold standard
Why upcoming EEF-funded trials are an important part of Maths Hubs activity
The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Representation and Structure
What do representations look like in the secondary classroom?
How Mastering Number supports EAL and disadvantaged pupils
One Lancashire primary school has seen pupil confidence flourish as numeracy skills are embedded from Reception
Targeted Support in Maths – one school’s story
How bespoke support enabled a primary school to achieve its best ever maths SATs results
Why we employed a primary teacher for maths in our secondary school
How one school employed a primary teacher to help introduce mastery
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
England-China teacher exchange 2016/17: Seeing Shanghai teaching at first hand
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
A coherent journey through maths
At a small, rural primary school, pupils in mixed-age classes benefit from teaching for mastery approaches
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
Time
Unit 11 – 1 week
Why Mastery Readiness isn't just 'mastery-lite'!
The Mastery Readiness Programme enables schools to put in place structures, systems and positive mathematical culture so they can successfully engage in teaching for mastery
A Year 3 lesson on multiplication
A set of video clips from 2014/15 centred on one lesson, focusing on the 6-times-table
Time
Unit 11 – 1 week
Time
Unit 11 – 1 week
Mastery and the mixed-age conundrum
At Richard Taylor Primary School, a clever combination of whole- and split-class teaching has led to pupils excelling in maths
Shape and Space
Understanding what happens when shapes move, or combine with other shapes, helps develop wider mathematical thinking
The Bar Model
A representation used to expose mathematical structure
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
Teaching for mastery: isn’t it just 'good teaching'?
Emma Patman, a Year 4 teacher, explains how her teaching has been transformed by her exposure to teaching for mastery pedagogy
Measures
Comparing different aspects such as length, weight and volume, as a preliminary to using units to compare later
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships