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Ratio and Proportion | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Ratio and Proportion – Year 6
Early Years
The materials in this section are designed to support Reception teachers (those working with 4-5 year olds)
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
Numberblocks at home
Resources to accompany the CBeebies Numberblocks series, designed for parents to use at home with children
Inside the Secondary Non-specialist Teachers SKTM Programme
A fully-funded CPD opportunity designed to support non-specialist teachers of maths
Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community
A CPD community designed specifically for secondary heads of maths
Multi-Academy Trust Maths Lead Community
A CPD community designed to support those leading maths across multiple schools
Secondary maths HoDs – new leadership CPD opportunity
A new Maths Hubs project has been designed specifically for secondary HoDs
New videos to support Secondary PD Materials
Two new classroom-based videos designed to support teachers using our Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Secondary ITE professional development materials
Six professional development units designed for ITE tutors to use with secondary trainee maths teachers
Primary ITE professional development materials
Six professional development units designed for ITE tutors to use with primary trainee teachers exploring maths
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
Algebraic Thinking
Materials for exploring algebra with KS3 students
Primary Assessment Materials
Questions, tasks and activities supporting teaching for mastery.
Training materials for DfE Mathematics guidance
A ready-to-use PowerPoint designed for whole school development, and videos to introduce the guidance
The teaching units
The Multiplicative Reasoning teaching units
Professional Development Lead Programmes
Become an NCETM accredited PD Lead
Checkpoints
Diagnostic maths activities to help teachers develop their assessment of students' prior learning for KS3
Geometry - position and direction | Year 5
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - position and direction – Year 5
Geometry - position and direction | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - position and direction – Year 6
Remote teaching: the digital revolution?
Two tech-enthusiastic teachers discuss what’s been learned by remote teaching, and what still limits learning
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Variation
Variation can be used to support pupils to develop a deep understanding of the maths they are learning
Developing a comprehensive maths curriculum
Developing a school curriculum for mathematics, scheme of work and calculation policy
Geometry - position and direction | Year 1
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - position and direction – Year 1
Post-16 GCSE and FSQ Mastery Specialists
Become a Mastery Specialist in Further Education
The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Mathematical Thinking
Why is mathematical thinking so important in the secondary classroom?
How post-16 Mastery Specialists are leading system change
Based on the underpinning principles of teaching for mastery, the Trailblazers explore ways to develop provision in FE mathematics teaching
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
Departmental Workshops
Collaborative CPD sessions for maths departments or other groups of secondary teachers
Going for gold standard
Why upcoming EEF-funded trials are an important part of Maths Hubs activity
Video showing Maths Hubs teaching for mastery work in secondary schools
A short video illustrates teaching for mastery in secondary classrooms
School Development Lead Programme
Support for maths leaders whose role is to lead change in a school or group of schools other than their own
NCETM Newsletter - March 2023
Recruiting now for maths professional development leadership opportunities in 2023/24. Apply by the end of March!
Mixed-age mastery – how and why it works
One North Yorkshire primary school has made teaching for mastery work in four classes which span seven year groups
The non-specialist in the secondary maths department
A Maths Hubs programme that helps ‘train-up’ teachers whose first subject isn’t maths
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Secondary Early Career Teachers
Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy
Regional ITT Providers Community
A professional learning community for ITT providers and Maths Hub leadership
Making an impact with Core Maths
We find out why one of the country’s largest post-16 colleges has introduced Core Maths
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
Probability and Statistics | Key Stage 3
National Curriculum resources for Probability and Statistics – Key Stage 3
Research study modules
Ten study modules enabling you to access, understand and engage with academic research articles
Adapting maths teaching for the Covid-19 period
Guidance for secondary schools – updated November 2020
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 3
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 3
Spotlight on LLMEs – Developing Core Maths Pedagogy
Hear from a maths teacher about the professional development she leads for her local Maths Hub
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Primary Teaching Assistants
Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Primary Teachers
Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy
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
New Numberblocks resources for home learning now available
PowerPoints to accompany the CBeebies series have been adapted for parents and carers to use
Primary Round-up June 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
NCETM Newsletter - March 2022
NCETM Checkpoints, research and innovation in the Maths Hubs Network, and our weekly Twitter-based chats
Primary curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
We've recently published a substantial curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
Maths curriculum resources available from Oak National Academy
Developed by MEI, Oak’s materials are for both primary and secondary schools
Mastery Specialists in GCSE Resit and Functional Skills
The NCETM plans a new programme to train specialists in teaching maths up to Level 2 to post-16 students
Ofsted report into maths teaching published
Ofsted has published a report into how maths is taught, along with its recommendations about the subject
Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Primary Mastery
Hear from a Year 6 teacher who leads local Teaching for Mastery Work Groups
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 4
Algebra | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Algebra – Year 6
Numberblocks support materials
Materials to support Early Years and Year 1 teachers
Shaping the Year 7 curriculum: building on Year 6
Ready-to-use training materials, ideal for use in planning effective curriculum transition from primary
Five activities that make maths department meetings worthwhile
What secondary teachers said they love about the regular meetings with colleagues in their department
PISA results for mathematics – how can they help us?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
Our Primary Round-up for July is out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
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
Primary Round-up - June 2022
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
See the impact of Mastering Number
Step into the classroom to see how this fully-funded programme is changing the way early maths is taught
Unlock your potential: new Maths Hubs CPD for 2025/26
Over 30 fully-funded professional development opportunities for schools and teachers at every stage
A model for professional development
A suggested programme of professional development (PD) using the materials in this section
Measurement | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 4
What Maths Hubs are doing
Find out what professional and school development opportunities are being run across the Maths Hubs Network
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Primary Early Career Teachers
Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy
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
Recruitment open for maths professional development leadership opportunities
Teachers in all phases are invited to apply for programmes to lead CPD and school-wide development
Maths CPD leadership programmes now recruiting for 2025/26
Teachers in all phases are invited to apply for programmes to lead professional development and school-wide development
Primary Mastery Professional Development
Primary materials that will assist you in your professional development and enable you to deliver teaching for mastery with confidence
Higher-level Maths Achievement
Support for schools to raise attainment and progression in maths for disadvantaged students
Support for secondary teachers
Teaching and curriculum guidance for secondary teachers planning students' learning and their own CPD
Multiplication and Division | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Multiplication and Division – Year 6
Mathematical Prompts for Deeper Thinking videos
Videos showing a teacher working with small groups of students from her Year 8 class
Shape
Unit 7 – 2 weeks
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
No need to differentiate in primary school maths lessons
Debbie Morgan explains why all children should be included in all aspects of a primary maths lesson
Mastery Myth-busting
We dispel some of the common myths about teaching for mastery
Algebra | Key Stage 3
National Curriculum resources for Algebra – Key Stage 3
Resources for teachers using the mastery materials
Supplementary content to support use of the Secondary Mastery PD Materials
Curriculum prioritisation in primary maths
What maths to teach for the rest of 2020/21
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
Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in FE GCSE Resit/FSQ Maths
Charlie Stripp and Emma Bell explore how curriculum and assessment reform could transform the maths experience of post-16 learners
Using the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials
A maths lead tells his school's story
The PE teacher in the maths department
How Maths Hubs are helping secondary school maths departments 'train up' non-specialists to teach maths
Fractions Primary Mastery PD Materials now available
The first batch of Spine 3: Fractions mastery professional development materials can be downloaded
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
CPD opportunity available for non-specialists teaching secondary maths
A Maths Hubs programme helps teachers with subject knowledge and pedagogy
Primary Round-up - January 2024
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
New activity for the Maths Hubs Programme
Mastery Specialists will be recruited to lead activity in future years, and a new CPD project will run
Secondary Round-up - May 2025
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
Textbooks
High quality textbooks can support teaching for mastery
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Secondary Teaching Assistants
Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy
Support with 2020 DfE guidance
KS1 and KS2 resources for primary and secondary teachers in interpreting and using the DfE primary guidance
New KS4 professional development materials now available
Explore a new set of materials focusing on sequences, functions and graphs
Performance measures and early-entry GCSE
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Developing A Level Pedagogy
A Post-16 Work Group Lead explains what's involved
Multiplicative Reasoning
A model for professional development, giving teachers the tools and resources to develop multiplicative reasoning skills in KS3 students
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
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
Mastery Explained
Evidence, exemplification and illustration to explain the mastery approach
Primary Mastery Specialist Programme
Mastery Specialists are classroom-based practitioners who develop expertise in mastery and in leading maths-specific professional development
Developing Core Maths Pedagogy
Develop improved teaching approaches for Core Maths
Developing A Level Pedagogy
Develop improved teaching approaches for A level Mathematics
Primary Teaching for Mastery
Collaborative professional development for schools to ensure that a teaching for mastery approach is implemented with fidelity
Supporting Students to Achieve a L2 Qualification in Maths
Develop teaching approaches across secondary and post-16 to support students to achieve a Level 2 qualification
Extra in-school maths support
Information and advice to help schools seeking maths support from the National Tutoring Programme
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 6
New funding for Core Maths
Why this is so important and how you can ensure your school or college can take advantage of it
Taking on the role of maths lead in a primary school
Ten tips for newcomers to the position
Position and direction
Unit 12 – 1 week
Research and innovation in the Maths Hubs Network
How smaller CPD projects refine, innovate and improve the Maths Hubs Programme and give teachers an opportunity to pursue special interests
Targeted Support in Maths – one school’s story
How bespoke support enabled a primary school to achieve its best ever maths SATs results
Geometry - position and direction | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - position and direction – Year 4
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
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
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
Primary Teaching for Mastery (Introductory)
Support for schools beginning their journey implementing teaching for mastery with fidelity
About the NCETM
How we support anyone who teaches maths
Case studies
These case studies offer insight into two commonly-used approaches to mixed-age teaching: mixed-age split-class teaching and mixed-age whole-class teaching
Using calculators in Years 6 and 7
When should Year 6 and 7 teachers get the calculators out? And how might they use them?
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
Primary teaching for mastery report
Five thousand schools engaging
Primary maths curriculum prioritisation materials available
Evaluation documents and a guidance video help schools decide on this year’s curriculum focus
New CPD opportunities for KS3 teachers
Support your Year 7s and develop students’ multiplicative reasoning skills
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
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Early Years Teachers
Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy
Securing Foundations at Year 7
Discover ways to help students who need additional support to make good progress in KS3 and beyond
Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning at KS3
Strengthen understanding and confidence in a key area of the KS3 (Year 7 and Year 8) maths curriculum
Support for primary teachers
Teaching and curriculum guidance for primary teachers
Mastery in mathematics: What it is and why we should be doing it
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
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
Addition and Subtraction | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Addition and Subtraction – Year 6
The essence of teaching for mastery
Guiding principles that underpin NCETM and Maths Hubs work, in maths teaching at every school and college phase
Money
Unit 9 – 1 week
Position and direction
Unit 10 – 1 week
Reasoning Skills
Developing opportunities and ensuring progression in the development of reasoning skills
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (Secondary Non-specialist Teachers) Programme
Highly-regarded professional development offering secondary non-specialist maths teachers valuable CPD focusing on subject knowledge and pedagogy
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
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
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
Debbie Morgan receives CBE
The NCETM’s Primary Director is included in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2021/22 now available
30 projects offer schools and teachers a variety of professional development options
Curriculum Prioritisation for mixed-age whole-class teaching
Mixed-age whole-class teaching, planned over two years
Background to the Maths Hubs Programme
How did it start and how does it run?
Multiplication and Division
Spine 2 of the Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Fractions
Spine 3 of the Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Addition and Subtraction | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Addition and Subtraction – Year 4
Raising the status of professional development
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Professional Development – the key to making teaching ‘a career worth having’
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Lessons from this summer's maths exam results
How secondary schools can continue to recover from the downward trends caused by the pandemic
Professional development for primary teaching assistants
Ensuring impact, effectiveness and pupil progress
CPD for non-specialists that strengthens maths departments
How do Maths Hubs support teachers whose main subject isn’t maths?
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
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
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
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
Ideas for collaboration in secondary maths teaching
Work with your colleagues to plan lessons and develop your own knowledge and pedagogy
Teaching that adds up: how mastery can support financial literacy
Bringing a teaching for mastery lens to Oak’s financial education resources across the primary and secondary phases
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
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Mathematical Thinking
What does Mathematical Thinking really mean in the primary classroom?
Shape and Space
Understanding what happens when shapes move, or combine with other shapes, helps develop wider mathematical thinking
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
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.
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
Sense of measure – capacity, volume, mass
Unit 14 – 2 weeks
Trusts working with Maths Hubs
Understand how MATs can work in partnership with Maths Hubs
Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery
The fundamental characteristics that underpin teaching for mastery in all school and college phases
Primary Archive
An archive of all Primary Round-ups and Magazines
Number, Addition and Subtraction
Spine 1 of the Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Understanding multiplicative relationships
Do your students know that, for any two numbers, there’s always a unique third number that links them multiplicatively?
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
Working together to improve GCSE Maths outcomes in Stoke
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Five ways to use our Planning to teach videos and resources
Explore ideas for lockdown learning, remote teaching and online CPD
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (SKTM)
For secondary non-specialists: a new Maths Hubs CPD programme for 2021/22
Resources and CPD for the new school year
Autumn term support for maths teaching available from the NCETM and Maths Hubs
Introducing the Trailblazers
NCETM Director for Post-16 GCSE/FSQ, Emma Bell, shares details of a new cohort of Mastery Specialists
A coherent journey through maths
At a small, rural primary school, pupils in mixed-age classes benefit from teaching for mastery approaches
Fractions | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 4
How one secondary school is using Checkpoints at KS3
We visit a school in Lancashire pioneering their use
‘Exploding Checkpoints’ – co-planning a KS3 curriculum
Discover how the maths department at one Cornwall school went back to the drawing board to develop a new KS3 curriculum
Leading the change: a headteacher’s journey with teaching for mastery
What happens when a school fully embraces Maths Hubs professional development?
Bridging the gap: ensuring that all students can succeed in KS3 maths
How one North East secondary school is 'Securing Foundations at Year 7', with a new Maths Hubs project aimed at supporting all students to thrive in the maths classroom
Nine reasons to work with your local Maths Hub
Why get involved with the Maths Hubs Programme? Find out how it can benefit you and your school
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
Making mastery work in KS2 mixed-age classes
How a new two-year rolling programme strengthens curriculum coherence and deepens content coverage for all pupils
The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Representation and Structure
What do representations look like in the secondary classroom?
NCETM Newsletter - October 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
Top tips for teaching GCSE resit
Useful pointers from teachers in a Maths Hub GCSE resit Work Group
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
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
How can the NCETM help secondary teachers with Covid recovery?
Guidance, training materials and videos that unpick the teaching of specific topics.
Two bits of good maths news
Year 11s getting better than their predecessors while A level and Core Maths remains popular
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
Whole-school approach to learning times tables
How groups of primary schools have been introducing a twin-track approach to times-tables learning
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
Exploring the composition of number
What is composition of number? Why is it important? And how can we help children to develop an understanding?
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
Learning fractions shouldn’t be difficult
How a well-sequenced curriculum can unlock understanding for all children
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
Becoming an LLME – what do I need to know?
A summary of our February 2025 Week in Focus across social media
Mastering Number: Building strong foundations in early maths
Why number sense, fluency and flexibility are the building blocks young children need for future success in maths.
Measurement | Year 5
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 5
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 1
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 1
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 5
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 5
England-China teacher exchange 2016/17: Seeing Shanghai teaching at first hand
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Coherence
Why is Coherence one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery? And what does it mean for primary maths teachers?
Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 2)
Charlie Stripp and Carol Knights continue their two-part discussion with a focus on how secondary maths assessment could be improved
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
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 2
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships
How can schools and colleges offer Core Maths?
How a variety of colleges and schools are managing the logistics of offering Core Maths
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?
Introducing multiplicative thinking
Building in small steps to ensure all children develop understanding early on in primary school
A headteacher’s guide to Maths Hubs
Don’t let your school miss out: everything you need to know about Maths Hubs and fully-funded CPD
The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Coherence
Why is coherence one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery?
Measurement | Year 1
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 1
If it’s Friday, it must be GCSE re-sit
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Reflections on the uptake of AS/A level Maths, AS/A level Further Maths and Core Maths
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
Make sense of the Curriculum Prioritisation materials
Ever wondered where to begin with the Primary CP materials? This step-by-step guide will take you from website download to classroom activity
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
Measurement | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 2
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
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
Secondary Archive
An archive of all Secondary Round-ups and Magazines
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
Inside the Secondary Non-specialist Teachers SKTM Programme
A fully-funded CPD opportunity designed to support non-specialist teachers of maths
Secondary maths HoDs – new leadership CPD opportunity
A new Maths Hubs project has been designed specifically for secondary HoDs
New videos to support Secondary PD Materials
Two new classroom-based videos designed to support teachers using our Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Remote teaching: the digital revolution?
Two tech-enthusiastic teachers discuss what’s been learned by remote teaching, and what still limits learning
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Variation
Variation can be used to support pupils to develop a deep understanding of the maths they are learning
The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Mathematical Thinking
Why is mathematical thinking so important in the secondary classroom?
How post-16 Mastery Specialists are leading system change
Based on the underpinning principles of teaching for mastery, the Trailblazers explore ways to develop provision in FE mathematics teaching
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
Going for gold standard
Why upcoming EEF-funded trials are an important part of Maths Hubs activity
Video showing Maths Hubs teaching for mastery work in secondary schools
A short video illustrates teaching for mastery in secondary classrooms
NCETM Newsletter - March 2023
Recruiting now for maths professional development leadership opportunities in 2023/24. Apply by the end of March!
The non-specialist in the secondary maths department
A Maths Hubs programme that helps ‘train-up’ teachers whose first subject isn’t maths
Making an impact with Core Maths
We find out why one of the country’s largest post-16 colleges has introduced Core Maths
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
Spotlight on LLMEs – Developing Core Maths Pedagogy
Hear from a maths teacher about the professional development she leads for her local Maths Hub
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
New Numberblocks resources for home learning now available
PowerPoints to accompany the CBeebies series have been adapted for parents and carers to use
Primary Round-up June 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
NCETM Newsletter - March 2022
NCETM Checkpoints, research and innovation in the Maths Hubs Network, and our weekly Twitter-based chats
Primary curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
We've recently published a substantial curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
Maths curriculum resources available from Oak National Academy
Developed by MEI, Oak’s materials are for both primary and secondary schools
Mastery Specialists in GCSE Resit and Functional Skills
The NCETM plans a new programme to train specialists in teaching maths up to Level 2 to post-16 students
Ofsted report into maths teaching published
Ofsted has published a report into how maths is taught, along with its recommendations about the subject
Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Primary Mastery
Hear from a Year 6 teacher who leads local Teaching for Mastery Work Groups
Five activities that make maths department meetings worthwhile
What secondary teachers said they love about the regular meetings with colleagues in their department
PISA results for mathematics – how can they help us?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Our Primary Round-up for July is out!
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
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
Primary Round-up - June 2022
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
See the impact of Mastering Number
Step into the classroom to see how this fully-funded programme is changing the way early maths is taught
Unlock your potential: new Maths Hubs CPD for 2025/26
Over 30 fully-funded professional development opportunities for schools and teachers at every stage
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
Recruitment open for maths professional development leadership opportunities
Teachers in all phases are invited to apply for programmes to lead CPD and school-wide development
Maths CPD leadership programmes now recruiting for 2025/26
Teachers in all phases are invited to apply for programmes to lead professional development and school-wide development
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
No need to differentiate in primary school maths lessons
Debbie Morgan explains why all children should be included in all aspects of a primary maths lesson
Mastery Myth-busting
We dispel some of the common myths about teaching for mastery
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
Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in FE GCSE Resit/FSQ Maths
Charlie Stripp and Emma Bell explore how curriculum and assessment reform could transform the maths experience of post-16 learners
Using the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials
A maths lead tells his school's story
The PE teacher in the maths department
How Maths Hubs are helping secondary school maths departments 'train up' non-specialists to teach maths
Fractions Primary Mastery PD Materials now available
The first batch of Spine 3: Fractions mastery professional development materials can be downloaded
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
CPD opportunity available for non-specialists teaching secondary maths
A Maths Hubs programme helps teachers with subject knowledge and pedagogy
Primary Round-up - January 2024
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
New activity for the Maths Hubs Programme
Mastery Specialists will be recruited to lead activity in future years, and a new CPD project will run
Secondary Round-up - May 2025
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
New KS4 professional development materials now available
Explore a new set of materials focusing on sequences, functions and graphs
Performance measures and early-entry GCSE
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Developing A Level Pedagogy
A Post-16 Work Group Lead explains what's involved
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
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
New funding for Core Maths
Why this is so important and how you can ensure your school or college can take advantage of it
Taking on the role of maths lead in a primary school
Ten tips for newcomers to the position
Research and innovation in the Maths Hubs Network
How smaller CPD projects refine, innovate and improve the Maths Hubs Programme and give teachers an opportunity to pursue special interests
Targeted Support in Maths – one school’s story
How bespoke support enabled a primary school to achieve its best ever maths SATs results
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
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
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
Using calculators in Years 6 and 7
When should Year 6 and 7 teachers get the calculators out? And how might they use them?
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
Primary teaching for mastery report
Five thousand schools engaging
Primary maths curriculum prioritisation materials available
Evaluation documents and a guidance video help schools decide on this year’s curriculum focus
New CPD opportunities for KS3 teachers
Support your Year 7s and develop students’ multiplicative reasoning skills
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
Mastery in mathematics: What it is and why we should be doing it
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
The essence of teaching for mastery
Guiding principles that underpin NCETM and Maths Hubs work, in maths teaching at every school and college phase
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
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
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
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
Debbie Morgan receives CBE
The NCETM’s Primary Director is included in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2021/22 now available
30 projects offer schools and teachers a variety of professional development options
Raising the status of professional development
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Professional Development – the key to making teaching ‘a career worth having’
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Lessons from this summer's maths exam results
How secondary schools can continue to recover from the downward trends caused by the pandemic
Professional development for primary teaching assistants
Ensuring impact, effectiveness and pupil progress
CPD for non-specialists that strengthens maths departments
How do Maths Hubs support teachers whose main subject isn’t maths?
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
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
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
Ideas for collaboration in secondary maths teaching
Work with your colleagues to plan lessons and develop your own knowledge and pedagogy
Teaching that adds up: how mastery can support financial literacy
Bringing a teaching for mastery lens to Oak’s financial education resources across the primary and secondary phases
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
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Mathematical Thinking
What does Mathematical Thinking really mean in the primary classroom?
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
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.
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
Understanding multiplicative relationships
Do your students know that, for any two numbers, there’s always a unique third number that links them multiplicatively?
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
Working together to improve GCSE Maths outcomes in Stoke
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Five ways to use our Planning to teach videos and resources
Explore ideas for lockdown learning, remote teaching and online CPD
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (SKTM)
For secondary non-specialists: a new Maths Hubs CPD programme for 2021/22
Resources and CPD for the new school year
Autumn term support for maths teaching available from the NCETM and Maths Hubs
Introducing the Trailblazers
NCETM Director for Post-16 GCSE/FSQ, Emma Bell, shares details of a new cohort of Mastery Specialists
How one secondary school is using Checkpoints at KS3
We visit a school in Lancashire pioneering their use
‘Exploding Checkpoints’ – co-planning a KS3 curriculum
Discover how the maths department at one Cornwall school went back to the drawing board to develop a new KS3 curriculum
Leading the change: a headteacher’s journey with teaching for mastery
What happens when a school fully embraces Maths Hubs professional development?
Bridging the gap: ensuring that all students can succeed in KS3 maths
How one North East secondary school is 'Securing Foundations at Year 7', with a new Maths Hubs project aimed at supporting all students to thrive in the maths classroom
Nine reasons to work with your local Maths Hub
Why get involved with the Maths Hubs Programme? Find out how it can benefit you and your school
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
Making mastery work in KS2 mixed-age classes
How a new two-year rolling programme strengthens curriculum coherence and deepens content coverage for all pupils
The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Representation and Structure
What do representations look like in the secondary classroom?
NCETM Newsletter - October 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
Top tips for teaching GCSE resit
Useful pointers from teachers in a Maths Hub GCSE resit Work Group
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
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
How can the NCETM help secondary teachers with Covid recovery?
Guidance, training materials and videos that unpick the teaching of specific topics.
Two bits of good maths news
Year 11s getting better than their predecessors while A level and Core Maths remains popular
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
Whole-school approach to learning times tables
How groups of primary schools have been introducing a twin-track approach to times-tables learning
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
Exploring the composition of number
What is composition of number? Why is it important? And how can we help children to develop an understanding?
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
Learning fractions shouldn’t be difficult
How a well-sequenced curriculum can unlock understanding for all children
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
Becoming an LLME – what do I need to know?
A summary of our February 2025 Week in Focus across social media
Mastering Number: Building strong foundations in early maths
Why number sense, fluency and flexibility are the building blocks young children need for future success in maths.
England-China teacher exchange 2016/17: Seeing Shanghai teaching at first hand
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Coherence
Why is Coherence one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery? And what does it mean for primary maths teachers?
Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 2)
Charlie Stripp and Carol Knights continue their two-part discussion with a focus on how secondary maths assessment could be improved
How can schools and colleges offer Core Maths?
How a variety of colleges and schools are managing the logistics of offering Core Maths
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?
Introducing multiplicative thinking
Building in small steps to ensure all children develop understanding early on in primary school
A headteacher’s guide to Maths Hubs
Don’t let your school miss out: everything you need to know about Maths Hubs and fully-funded CPD
The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Coherence
Why is coherence one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery?
If it’s Friday, it must be GCSE re-sit
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Reflections on the uptake of AS/A level Maths, AS/A level Further Maths and Core Maths
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
Make sense of the Curriculum Prioritisation materials
Ever wondered where to begin with the Primary CP materials? This step-by-step guide will take you from website download to classroom activity
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
Numberblocks at home
Resources to accompany the CBeebies Numberblocks series, designed for parents to use at home with children
Secondary ITE professional development materials
Six professional development units designed for ITE tutors to use with secondary trainee maths teachers
Primary ITE professional development materials
Six professional development units designed for ITE tutors to use with primary trainee teachers exploring maths
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
Algebraic Thinking
Materials for exploring algebra with KS3 students
Primary Assessment Materials
Questions, tasks and activities supporting teaching for mastery.
Training materials for DfE Mathematics guidance
A ready-to-use PowerPoint designed for whole school development, and videos to introduce the guidance
Checkpoints
Diagnostic maths activities to help teachers develop their assessment of students' prior learning for KS3
Departmental Workshops
Collaborative CPD sessions for maths departments or other groups of secondary teachers
Mixed-age mastery – how and why it works
One North Yorkshire primary school has made teaching for mastery work in four classes which span seven year groups
Research study modules
Ten study modules enabling you to access, understand and engage with academic research articles
Adapting maths teaching for the Covid-19 period
Guidance for secondary schools – updated November 2020
Numberblocks support materials
Materials to support Early Years and Year 1 teachers
Shaping the Year 7 curriculum: building on Year 6
Ready-to-use training materials, ideal for use in planning effective curriculum transition from primary
Mathematical Prompts for Deeper Thinking videos
Videos showing a teacher working with small groups of students from her Year 8 class
Shape
Unit 7 – 2 weeks
Resources for teachers using the mastery materials
Supplementary content to support use of the Secondary Mastery PD Materials
Curriculum prioritisation in primary maths
What maths to teach for the rest of 2020/21
Position and direction
Unit 12 – 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
Money
Unit 9 – 1 week
Position and direction
Unit 10 – 1 week
Reasoning Skills
Developing opportunities and ensuring progression in the development of reasoning skills
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
Shape and Space
Understanding what happens when shapes move, or combine with other shapes, helps develop wider mathematical thinking
Sense of measure – capacity, volume, mass
Unit 14 – 2 weeks
A coherent journey through maths
At a small, rural primary school, pupils in mixed-age classes benefit from teaching for mastery approaches
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
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships
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
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