Mastering Number - Embedding the Impact

Support for schools that have already engaged in Mastering Number at Reception and KS1

'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

Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 now recruiting

Funded places for up to two thousand primary schools available – contact your Maths Hub to apply

Spaces available on Mastering Number Programme from September 2022

The nationwide project for primary schools continues in 2022/23

Mastering Number at Reception and KS1

Supporting pupils to develop good number sense

Mastering Number at KS2

Supporting pupils to develop good number sense in multiplicative relationships

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

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

How Mastering Number supports EAL and disadvantaged pupils

One Lancashire primary school has seen pupil confidence flourish as numeracy skills are embedded from Reception

‘Taking the ceiling off learning’ with Mastering Number

Building number sense and fluency in Reception and Key Stage 1

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.

NCETM Newsletter - December 2023

New Director's blog post, Mastering Number recruitment coming soon, and more

EEF trial of the Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 Programme

Information for schools, including FAQs

NCETM Newsletter - June 2021

Forthcoming support for shaping primary and secondary maths teaching, Mastering Number trials, Maths Hubs opportunities for 2021/22, and more

NCETM Newsletter - January 2024

New video update, maths CPD leadership opportunities, Mastering Number recruitment, and more

NCETM Newsletter - March 2024

Last chance to apply for professional development leadership opportunities and Mastering Number for 2024/25, and more

NCETM Newsletter - September 2021

Mastering Number Programme underway, new primary and secondary resources for 2021/22, Maths Hubs funded opportunities for you in 2021/22, and more

NCETM Newsletter - May 2021

Register for our new Mastering Number programme, Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2021/22, a new podcast episode, and more

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…

How early primary maths influences school-wide teaching

Two Northumberland teachers on what they've learnt from a focus on the basic maths building blocks in Reception and KS1

Evaluating Maths Hubs' impact with the EEF

The NCETM’s Dr Jen Shearman, Dr Paul Rowlandson and Sue Evans discuss the upcoming EEF-funded trials of two important Maths Hubs programmes in 2025/26

Exploring the composition of number

What is composition of number? Why is it important? And how can we help children to develop an understanding?

Equity for all pupils: Blackpool schools open their classrooms

We share how schools in one of Britain’s most economically-challenged areas are working with their local Maths Hub to ensure all pupils can succeed

The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Mathematical Thinking

What does Mathematical Thinking really mean in the primary classroom?

Primary Round-up June 2021

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Evaluating our programmes in 2025/26

An overview of how the NCETM is working with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) in 2025/26

Primary Round-up - January 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - March 2025

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - May 2025

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up July 2021

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Expansion of the Maths Hubs Programme announced

New professional development opportunities and support for schools

Early maths concepts: doubles

Exploring the foundations of doubles in Reception and KS1

Primary Round-up - June 2023

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Autumn issue of Bespoke out now

We’ve just published the latest issue of Bespoke, which brings up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme

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

Primary Round-up - February 2023

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - September 2021

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - May 2022

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - June 2022

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

NCETM Newsletter - March 2023

Recruiting now for maths professional development leadership opportunities in 2023/24. Apply by the end of March!

How to put the Ofsted maths report into practice

Key recommendations from the Ofsted report and suggestions for implementing them in your school

Hear from a headteacher: top reasons to work with a Maths Hub

Benefits of getting involved as a participating school or LLME

Primary Round-up - June 2025

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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

Cardinality and number sense

What is cardinality? Why is it important? And how can we help children develop an understanding?

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

Home

Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2021/22 now available

30 projects offer schools and teachers a variety of professional development options

The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Fluency

Is fluency just about recalling facts?

Spotlight on LLMEs – Primary SKTM

Hear from a Cohort Lead on the Primary SKTM

Going for gold standard

Why upcoming EEF-funded trials are an important part of Maths Hubs activity

The Five Big Ideas at Primary - Representation and Structure

Discover how to use Representation and Structure – one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery – to improve maths teaching

Resources and CPD for the new school year

Autumn term support for maths teaching available from the NCETM and Maths Hubs

Leading the change: a headteacher’s journey with teaching for mastery

What happens when a school fully embraces Maths Hubs professional development?

Resources and features from the NCETM in 2020/21

What you might have missed and what’s coming up…

Exploring comparison in Early Years

What is comparison? And how can we help children develop a secure understanding of this mathematical concept?

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

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

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

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

Targeted Support in Maths – one school’s story

How bespoke support enabled a primary school to achieve its best ever maths SATs results

Spotlight on LLMEs – Research and Innovation Work Groups (RIWGs)

Hear from the co-leads of the RIWG for Oracy

We need to talk (about maths)

The Oracy Commission Report’s recommendations and how this could impact on maths teaching and learning

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

School leaders

Information for school leaders about free professional development

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

Supporting Research, Evidence and Argument

Key texts for the key components of teaching for mastery