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Mastering Number success in a special school setting
At Rocklands School in Lichfield, children with complex learning needs are being supported to develop confidence and fluency in maths with the Mastering Number Programme
'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
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
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?
Building consistency and equity in maths provision across a trust
How partnership with its local Maths Hub is improving outcomes for pupils at Sycamore Trust in Greater Manchester
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
What really happens in an education research trial?
An inside look at the journey of two important Maths Hubs trials
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
Videos
Videos showing how mastery and the Maths Hubs Programme are making a difference
Case studies supporting teaching for mastery
Mastery case studies: aspects of teaching for mastery under the spotlight
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
Maths Hubs Programme Annual Report 2024/25 published
A report on another full year of the Maths Hubs Programme, capturing activity and impact from Early Years to Post-16.
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
RISE webinar explores effective early maths practice
Shining a spotlight on Early Years practice that lays strong foundations
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
Mixed-age mastery in Early Years and Key Stage 1
One small rural coastal primary shares a practical approach to mixed-age maths using flexible teaching and continuous provision
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
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
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
Building maths leadership through trust and Maths Hub collaboration
We explore how leaders in a large trust work with their local Maths Hubs to strengthen maths teaching and improve outcomes for teachers and pupils
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
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
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
Mastering Number success in a special school setting
At Rocklands School in Lichfield, children with complex learning needs are being supported to develop confidence and fluency in maths with the Mastering Number Programme
'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
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
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
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
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?
Building consistency and equity in maths provision across a trust
How partnership with its local Maths Hub is improving outcomes for pupils at Sycamore Trust in Greater Manchester
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
What really happens in an education research trial?
An inside look at the journey of two important Maths Hubs trials
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
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
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
Maths Hubs Programme Annual Report 2024/25 published
A report on another full year of the Maths Hubs Programme, capturing activity and impact from Early Years to Post-16.
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?
RISE webinar explores effective early maths practice
Shining a spotlight on Early Years practice that lays strong foundations
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
Mixed-age mastery in Early Years and Key Stage 1
One small rural coastal primary shares a practical approach to mixed-age maths using flexible teaching and continuous provision
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
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
Building maths leadership through trust and Maths Hub collaboration
We explore how leaders in a large trust work with their local Maths Hubs to strengthen maths teaching and improve outcomes for teachers and pupils
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
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
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
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
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
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