Primary Mastery Specialist Programme

Mastery Specialists are classroom-based practitioners who develop expertise in mastery and in leading maths-specific professional development

Post-16 GCSE and FSQ Mastery Specialists

Become a Mastery Specialist in Further Education

Secondary Teaching for Mastery

Support for departments embedding teaching for mastery across Key Stages 3 and 4

Primary Teaching for Mastery

Collaborative professional development for schools to ensure that a teaching for mastery approach is implemented with fidelity

Primary Teaching for Mastery (Introductory)

Support for schools beginning their journey implementing teaching for mastery with fidelity

Secondary Mastery Specialist Programme

Professional development to enable you to introduce and embed teaching for mastery across your department

Secondary Mastery Specialists

Two Secondary Mastery Specialists explain the benefits of mastery to them, their departments, and their students

Post-16 GCSE/FSQ Mastery Specialist Programme (Embedding the Impact)

For Post-16 Mastery Specialists looking to deepen and refine their practice

Case studies supporting teaching for mastery

Mastery case studies: aspects of teaching for mastery under the spotlight

Mastery Explained

Evidence, exemplification and illustration to explain the mastery approach

Mastery Impact

Find out how schools like yours are making teaching for mastery work

Mastery Materials

Materials to help teachers develop a mastery approach in their classrooms and schools

Mastery Myth-busting

We dispel some of the common myths about teaching for mastery

Embedding mastery in a primary school

Two teachers tell their stories, and explain how mastery is being introduced across a Maths Hub area

Resources for teachers using the mastery materials

Supplementary content to support use of the Secondary Mastery PD Materials

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

A video overview on teaching for mastery at primary

Debbie Morgan, NCETM Director for Primary, gives a presentation to teachers on teaching for mastery

The Essence of Mathematics Teaching for Mastery

Underpinning principles, lesson design, and how mastery works in the classroom

Primary Mastery Professional Development

Primary materials that will assist you in your professional development and enable you to deliver teaching for mastery with confidence

Mastery brings ‘priceless’ benefits to secondary school

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

Spotlight on LLMEs – Primary Mastery Specialist

We discover what it’s like to take part in the Primary Mastery Specialist Programme

Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery

The fundamental characteristics that underpin teaching for mastery in all school and college phases

How a mastery approach is helping EAL pupils

Embracing teaching for mastery has enabled EAL pupils to engage fully in maths lessons, says headteacher

Creating a collaborative culture with teaching for mastery

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

Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Primary Mastery

Hear from a Year 6 teacher who leads local Teaching for Mastery Work Groups

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

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

Mixed-age Curriculum

Teaching for mastery in mixed-age settings

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

Secondary Mastery Professional Development

Materials that will assist you in your professional development and support you in teaching for mastery with confidence

Textbooks

High quality textbooks can support teaching for mastery

What mastery has done for our school

Jenny Laurie, deputy head and maths teacher at a central London secondary school, talks about being one of the very earliest to adopt a teaching for mastery approach in maths

Videos

Videos showing how mastery and the Maths Hubs Programme are making a difference

Supporting Research, Evidence and Argument

Key texts for the key components of teaching for mastery

Spotlight on LLMEs - Post-16 GCSE and FSQ Mastery Specialist Programme

Hear from a Mastery Specialist as he shares the impact of this fully-funded programme on post-16 maths teaching at Andover College

Regional Special Schools Teaching for Mastery Community

Collaborative support for teachers developing maths teaching in special school settings

Mastery in Secondary School Maths

Two teachers discuss introducing teaching for mastery to secondary schools

The essence of teaching for mastery

Guiding principles that underpin NCETM and Maths Hubs work, in maths teaching at every school and college phase

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

Working with the materials

Teachers describe how they have used the Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials in their own schools and classrooms

Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery

Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw

Oracy

The role of oracy in the context of teaching for mastery

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

How mastery works in a secondary school maths department

How a secondary school maths department works together to ensure all maths lessons in Years 7 and 8 are consistent in approach

Recruitment open for primary teachers to take mastery forward

The NCETM’s Primary Mastery Specialist programme is now accepting applications for 2019/20

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

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 Work Groups now recruiting

Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Groups now recruiting

What are the benefits of being a Primary Mastery Specialist?

Leanne Casey tells us about her experiences of becoming a Mastery Specialist

One primary school’s teaching for mastery journey

A discussion with the head of a Birmingham primary school which embraced teaching for mastery in 2016

Fractions

Spine 3 of the Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials

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

Multiplication and Division

Spine 2 of the Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials

Video showing Maths Hubs teaching for mastery work in secondary schools

A short video illustrates teaching for mastery in secondary classrooms

Number, Addition and Subtraction

Spine 1 of the Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials

Mixed age planning and teaching for mastery

A Work Group looks at ways to manage maths curriculum objectives with two or more year groups in one class

Oracy in mathematics framework

Oracy exemplified in the Essence of Mathematics Teaching for Mastery

Fractions Primary Mastery PD Materials now available

The first batch of Spine 3: Fractions mastery professional development materials can be downloaded

Secondary Mastery Specialists – are you ready to return?

If you trained as a Mastery Specialist but haven’t led any Maths Hubs work for a while, why not get back in touch?

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

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

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

Mindset: why is it so important in teaching for mastery?

Liam Colclough, a headteacher in Sheffield, is convinced that to introduce teaching for mastery effectively, a shift in mindset is required

Making the most of our new secondary mastery materials

An interview with three of the people behind the recently published Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials

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

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

Funded opportunities in teaching for mastery for secondary school maths departments

Two options for schools to strengthen maths teaching in KS3 over the next two years and beyond

A teaching for mastery workshop

A workshop taster from a event run for primary teachers in Cheshire

School sees better results through teaching for mastery

Embracing teaching for mastery in maths has seen pupils’ love for the subject contribute to some exceptional end of year outcomes for all year groups

Why mastery makes us optimistic about our next GCSE results

Article by Jenny Laurie, Deputy Head at The St Marylebone CE School, London

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

School leader interviews

Extended interviews with school leaders who have introduced teaching for mastery

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

Find Out in Five - the Secondary Mastery Specialist Programme

Hear how this programme develops teaching expertise, strengthens departments and supports coherent maths practice across schools and trusts

Primary teaching for mastery report

Five thousand schools engaging

An Introduction to the Five Big Ideas at Secondary

In an introduction to our series on the Five Big Ideas at Secondary, we explore the principles that underpin teaching for mastery

The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Coherence

Why is coherence one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery?

Maths, Mindsets and Mastery

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

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

Understanding Dyscalculia

How teaching for mastery approaches can support students with dyscalculia to engage positively with maths

Introducing the Trailblazers

NCETM Director for Post-16 GCSE/FSQ, Emma Bell, shares details of a new cohort of Mastery Specialists

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

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?

A Tale of Two Schools

We visit two very different primary schools, and learn about their reasons for choosing teaching for mastery and its impact

Secondary teaching for mastery CPD opportunities now available

Fully funded professional development opportunities are available from September 2019

A coherent journey through maths

At a small, rural primary school, pupils in mixed-age classes benefit from teaching for mastery approaches

Recruitment now open for Secondary Mastery Specialists

Around a hundred teachers are needed, spread across England

NCETM Primary Mastery Professional Development Materials

A discussion with the two lead editors of the PD materials

Two London heads on engaging with teaching for mastery

Two secondary headteachers describe how they make engaging in professional development activities a matter of policy

Mastery in mathematics: What it is and why we should be doing it

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Fluency

Why is fluency one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery? And what does it mean for secondary maths teachers?

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

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

Teaching for mastery at secondary: is it compatible with putting students in sets?

A visit to two lessons at Tomlinscote School in Frimley, Surrey

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

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

NCETM primary mastery professional development materials now complete

Building depth, confidence and collaboration through the Secondary Mastery Specialist Programme

A teacher shares how the programme has influenced her practice, her department, and her students

How can teaching for mastery work in a mixed age class?

A group of schools in Northamptonshire have been addressing this issue, with encouraging results

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

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

Teaching mathematics for mastery at secondary school

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

Insights from experienced teachers

Pairs of teachers explore small sections of the mastery materials in depth

Primary Mastery Specialist teacher wins award to help children build up a stronger ‘working memory’

A teacher from St George’s Primary School, Wirral, has won a SHINE award

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

NCETM Newsletter - April 2025

Exciting new collaboration with the Education Endowment Foundation, last chance to apply for two mastery specialist programmes, and more

Teaching through the pandemic 5 – Kate Jackson

A Year 4 teacher and Mastery Specialist explains how she teaches maths lessons outside and encourages other teachers to have a go

Operating on number

Theme 2 comprises two core concepts: arithmetic procedures; solving linear equations.

Oracy in mathematics – a new framework

Associate Deputy Director for Secondary, Jane Hawkins, shares a new framework for oracy in mathematics which presents the foundational principles of oracy in a teaching for mastery context

Maths vocabulary

A primary maths lead in an area of high social and economic deprivation explains how a mastery approach to teaching precise mathematical vocabulary is giving pupils in her school a voice

Geometry

Theme 6 comprises four core concepts: geometrical properties; perimeter, area and volume; transforming shapes; constructions.

Sequences and graphs

Theme 4 comprises two core concepts: sequences; graphical representations.

Multiplicative reasoning

Theme 3 comprises two core concepts: understanding multiplicative relationships; trigonometry.

Statistics and probability

Theme 5 comprises three core concepts: statistical representations and measure; statistical analysis; probability.

Mastery materials supporting secondary maths teacher training

Secondary ITE Professional Development materials now available

Primary Assessment Materials

Questions, tasks and activities supporting teaching for mastery.

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

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

School leaders

Information for school leaders about free professional development

Sandown Primary School

An interview with senior leaders from Sandown Primary School

Walford Primary School

An interview with Louise George, headteacher of Walford Primary School

Horsmonden Primary School

An interview with Tracy Thomas, headteacher of Horsmonden Primary School

Why we employed a primary teacher for maths in our secondary school

How one school employed a primary teacher to help introduce mastery

Sheldon School

An interview with Neil Spurdell and Nicola Scott, senior leaders from Sheldon School in Chippenham, Wiltshire

Guest blog by Jane Jones HMI, Ofsted

What are the implications for Ofsted evaluation if the mastery principle is followed rigorously?

Coleridge Primary School

An interview with Ben Strange and Louise Foulkes, deputy and assistant heads of Coleridge Primary School

Wath CE Primary School

An interview with headteacher Paul Beevor, Wath CE Primary School, near Rotherham

Primary maths teaching in Shanghai: an exchange teacher’s view

A Mastery Specialist gives her impressions of maths teaching in a primary school in Shanghai

Chetwynd Primary Academy

An interview with Lorraine Tonks, Principal of Chetwynd Primary Academy

Sir Robert Woodard Academy

An interview with Kieran Scanlon and Natasha Corrigan, senior leaders from Sir Robert Woodard Academy, Lancing, Sussex

Why and how to use the ‘ping pong’ teaching style

Primary Mastery Specialists Faye Glendinning and Sam Shutkever take us through the gritty detail of their episodic lesson planning

Secondary maths teaching in Shanghai: two teachers reflect

Two Mastery Specialist teachers give their impressions of maths teaching in a secondary school in Shanghai

‘Taking the ceiling off learning’ with Mastering Number

Building number sense and fluency in Reception and Key Stage 1

Glenfall Community Primary School

An interview with Anthony Mitchell, headteacher of Glenfall Community Primary School

Two east London heads

Heads of two neighbouring east London secondary schools explain how their schools have benefited from engagement with their local Maths Hub

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

TRGs: Collaborative professional development in action

Green shoots of Teacher Research Groups (TRGs) are slowly spreading their fronds of mastery exploration across the country

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

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

Debbie Morgan receives CBE

The NCETM’s Primary Director is included in Queen’s Birthday Honours

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

Mixed-age split-class teaching

In this model, year groups are taught separately within a mixed-age class

Mixed-age whole-class teaching

In this approach, all pupils in the class are taught together, following a carefully-sequenced two-year rolling programme

Mathematical Prompts for Deeper Thinking videos

Videos showing a teacher working with small groups of students from her Year 8 class

New videos to support Secondary PD Materials

Two new classroom-based videos designed to support teachers using our Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials

NCETM Newsletter - May 2020

Support for maths learning and teaching during school closures, Primary and Secondary Mastery Specialist recruitment, and other opportunities for 2020/21

The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Mathematical Thinking

Why is mathematical thinking so important in the secondary classroom?

Starting the school year with confidence

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

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

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

The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Fluency

Is fluency just about recalling facts?

Five ways to use number lines in secondary maths

Practical tips from a secondary maths teacher

How maths textbooks are making a comeback

Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery

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

Planning and sequencing for curriculum prioritisation

A maths lead explains how our resource has given her teachers an easy route into the mastery materials as well as excellent pedagogical development

Teaching maths in a special school

A maths lead tells us how she teaches maths to pupils with varied needs, and supports her colleagues and other local teachers to do the same

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

Geometry

Theme 11

Statistics and probability

Theme 10

Curriculum Prioritisation for mixed-age whole-class teaching

Mixed-age whole-class teaching, planned over two years

CPD for non-specialists that strengthens maths departments

How do Maths Hubs support teachers whose main subject isn’t maths?

A new school year: support for secondary maths teachers new and old

Resources available on the NCETM website and CPD opportunities through Maths Hubs – all free for secondary maths departments

The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Mathematical Thinking

What does Mathematical Thinking really mean in the primary classroom?

School leader considerations

Prompts and reflections to support school leaders in thinking through what’s right for their context

United Learning: a model for trusts working with Maths Hubs

How one trust has paved the way for its schools to benefit from the Maths Hubs Programme

Debbie Morgan discusses differentiation

NCETM’s Director for Primary tells us why she thinks teachers no longer need to provide different work for different children

Spotlight on LLMEs – Primary Teaching Assistants

Hear from a Cohort Lead on the Primary Teaching Assistants Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics Programme

The structure of the number system

Theme 1 comprises four core concepts: place value, estimation and rounding; properties of number; ordering and comparing; simplifying and manipulating expressions, equations and formulae.

Proportional reasoning

Theme 8 comprises two core concepts: working with direct and inverse proportion; understanding graphical representations of proportionality.

Sequences, functions and graphs

Theme 9 comprises five core concepts: exploring linear equations and inequalities; exploring non-linear sequences; exploring quadratic equations; inequalities and graphs; sequences, functions and graphs; exploring trigonometric functions

NCETM primary video lessons for remote learning in 2021

Even if you’re not setting maths to be accessed independently, our videos can support your remote provision

Using and applying numerical structure

Theme 7 comprises two core concepts: using structure to calculate and estimate; using structure to transform and evaluate expressions.

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

6.3 Transforming shapes

Core concept 6.3 introduces translation, rotation, reflection and enlargement. It explores the degrees of freedom available, in terms of what does and doesn’t vary for each one.

3.1 Understanding multiplicative relationships

Core concept 3.1 explores fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion (direct and inverse) as contexts in which multiplicative relationships are used.

6.1 Geometrical properties

Core concept 6.1 covers angle facts and the geometry of intersecting lines, similarity and congruence, and Pythagoras’ theorem.

2.1 Arithmetic procedures

Core concept 2.1 offers guidance on developing understanding of the mathematical structures that underpin standard procedures for calculation with decimals, fractions and directed numbers.

5.3 Probability

Core concept 5.3 introduces probability as a way to quantify, explore and explain likelihood and coincidence, and to reason about uncertainty.

1.1 Place value, estimation and rounding

Core concept 1.1 covers the structure of our place-value system (particularly as it relates to decimals) and rounding numbers to a required number of decimal places or significant figures.

2.2 Solving linear equations

Core concept 2.2 explores how linear equations are effectively the formulation of a series of operations on unknown numbers and how solving them involves undoing these operations.

6.2 Perimeter, area and volume

Core concept 6.2 covers how the formulae for perimeter, area and volume are derived and connected, and the importance of reasoning mathematically to solve a range of problems.

1.3 Ordering and comparing

Core concept 1.3 covers the conversion of decimals to fractions (and vice versa), ordering positive and negative integers, fractions and decimals, and the expression of numbers in standard form.

5.2 Statistical analysis

Core concept 5.2 explores making informed choices about which statistical analysis and representation to use for different types of data, as well as the effect on interpretation.

3.2 Trigonometry

Core concept 3.2 introduces trigonometric functions through the unit circle. Ideas of similarity, scale factor and multiplicative relationships are integrated to explore problem-solving.

6.4 Constructions

Core concept 6.4 explores: triangles of given lengths; a perpendicular bisector of a line segment; a perpendicular to a given line through a given point; an angle bisector.

1.2 Properties of number

Core concept 1.2 focuses on factors, multiples and primes, exploring various representations to support understanding of highest common factors and lowest common multiples.

4.1 Sequences

Core concept 4.1 covers sequences through exploration of the mathematical structure. It also introduces the idea of the nth term of a linear sequence.

4.2 Graphical representations

Core concept 4.2 introduces x- and y-coordinates as input and output of a function. It explores linear and quadratic functions, and how linear graphs can solve simultaneous equations.

1.4 Simplifying and manipulating expressions, equations and formulae

Core concept 1.4 concerns the generalisation of number structures, the use of algebraic symbols, and techniques for their manipulation. The rearranging of formulae is also explored.

5.1 Statistical representations and measures

Core concept 5.1 covers measures of central tendency, work with grouped data and measures of spread, as well as the construction of scatter graphs and pie charts.

7.1 Using structure to calculate and estimate

Core concept 7.1 focuses on understanding different representations of number and using the structure of the number system to make appropriate estimations.

7.2 Using structure to transform and evaluate expressions

Core concept 7.2 deepens understanding of fractions, indices and surds, and explores generalised expressions which underpin algebraic proof.

8.1 Working with direct and inverse proportion

Core concept 8.1 focuses on students’ maturing understanding of multiplicative relationships and extending this understanding to explore proportional relationships.

8.2 Understanding graphical representations of proportionality

Core concept 8.2 focuses on multiplicative structure, particularly recognising and describing the characteristics of a multiplicative relationship from its graphical representation.

9.1 Exploring linear equations and inequalities

Core concept 9.1 uses both graphical and algebraic representations to deepen students’ understanding of linear functions, including inequalities and simultaneous equations

9.2 Exploring non-linear sequences

Core concept 9.2 extends students’ understanding of sequences to look more deeply at non-linear sequences

9.3 Exploring quadratic equations, inequalities and graphs

Core concept 9.3 extends students’ understanding of graphs, to include quadratic equations and inequalities

9.4 Exploring Functions

Core concept 9.4 explores what it means to think and reason functionally, with an emphasis on graphical representations, exponential relationships, and transformations of functions

9.5 Exploring trigonometric functions

Core concept 9.5 builds on students’ existing knowledge to explore trigonometric functions in depth

Planning to teach secondary maths

Videos and resources for teaching Key Stage 3 maths topics

Falinge Park High School

An interview with Paula O'Reilly, Sarah-Jane York and Sylwia Glazewska, Falinge Park High School

Five tips for using number lines in Key Stage 1

We look at five ways number lines can be used in KS1 to explore and reason with numbers

Spotlight on LLMEs – Early Years SKTM

Hear from a Cohort Lead on the Early Years Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics Programme

Secondary ITE professional development materials

Six professional development units designed for ITE tutors to use with secondary trainee maths teachers

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

Secondary ITE tutors’ conferences now booking

Booking is now open for our secondary ITE tutor conferences

Funded professional development opportunities for 2020/21

Expression of interest form open for both primary and secondary teachers

Primary ITE professional development materials

Six professional development units designed for ITE tutors to use with primary trainee teachers exploring maths

Secondary professional development materials published for KS3

Issue 16 of Bespoke out now

Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme

Issue 17 of Bespoke out now

Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme

NCETM Newsletter - March 2023

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

Primary Round-up - May 2023

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - October 2025

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - November 2025

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Previous Reception experiences and counting within 100

Unit 1 – 7 weeks

Adding and subtracting across 10

Unit 1 – 2 weeks

Calculating using knowledge of structures (1)

Unit 1 – 6 weeks

Decimal fractions

Unit 1 – 5 weeks

Review of column addition and subtraction

Unit 1 – 3 weeks

Numbers 10 to 100

Unit 1 – 4 weeks

Multiples of 1,000

Unit 2 – 2 weeks

Comparison of quantities and part–whole relationships

Unit 2 – 3 weeks

Calculations within 20

Unit 2 – 3 weeks

Numbers to 10,000

Unit 2 – 5 weeks

Money

Unit 2 – 2 weeks

Fluently add and subtract within 10

Unit 3 – 1 week

Numbers up to 10,000,000

Unit 3 – 4 weeks

Negative numbers

Unit 3 – 2 weeks

Numbers 0 to 5

Unit 3 – 2 weeks

Addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers (1)

Unit 4 – 2 weeks

Perimeter

Unit 3 – 2 weeks

Multiplication and division

Unit 5 – 4 weeks

3, 6, 9 times tables

Unit 4 – 4 weeks

Short multiplication and short division

Unit 4 – 6 weeks

Introduction to multiplication

Unit 5 – 7 weeks

Numbers 0 to 10

Unit 5 – 3 weeks

Numbers to 1,000

Unit 2 – 10 weeks

Manipulating the additive relationship and securing mental calculation

Unit 4 – 4 weeks

Column addition

Unit 5 – 2 weeks

Understanding and manipulating multiplicative relationships

Unit 6 – 5 weeks

Area and scaling

Unit 5 – 5 weeks

Addition and subtraction facts within 10

Unit 7 – 3 weeks

Introduction to division structures

Unit 6 – 2 weeks

2, 4, 8 times tables

Unit 6 – 3 weeks

Calculating with decimal fractions

Unit 6 – 3 weeks

Area, perimeter, position and direction

Unit 6 – 2 weeks

7 times table and patterns

Unit 5 - 2 weeks

Additive structures

Unit 6 – 4 weeks

Column subtraction

Unit 7 – 1 week

Factors, multiples and primes

Unit 7 – 4 weeks

Fractions and percentages

Unit 7 – 6 weeks

Addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers (2)

Unit 8 – 3 weeks

Ratio and proportion

Unit 9 – 2 weeks

Calculating using knowledge of structures (2)

Unit 10 – 1 week

Solving problems with two unknowns

Unit 11 – 2 weeks

Order of operations

Unit 12 – 1 week

Mean average

Unit 13 – 1 week

Fractions

Unit 8 – 7 weeks

Converting units

Unit 9 - 2 weeks

Review of fractions

Unit 8 – 1 week

Fractions greater than 1

Unit 9 – 5 weeks

Division with remainders

Unit 12 – 2 weeks

Unit fractions

Unit 8 – 5 weeks

Non-unit fractions

Unit 9 – 4 weeks

Fractions

Unit 10 – 2 weeks

Multiplication and division – doubling, halving, quotitive and partitive division

Unit 13 – 3 weeks

Numbers 0 to 20

Unit 8 – 4 weeks

Unitising and coin recognition

Unit 9 – 5 weeks

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

Benefits of getting involved as a participating school or LLME

Issue 13 of Bespoke out now

Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme

Our Secondary Round-up for September is out

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

April’s Primary Round-up is now out!

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Our July Secondary Round-up is out!

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Using the NCETM Professional Development Materials for departmental learning

We visit a school using the materials to structure INSET and department time for professional development

NCETM Newsletter - March 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

Secondary heads on benefits of working with a Maths Hub

Our latest podcast with two London-based secondary heads

Secondary Round-up - September 2023

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - September 2025

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Regional ITT Providers Community

A professional learning community for ITT providers and Maths Hub leadership

Spotlights on local leaders of mathematics education (LLMEs)

What are LLMEs, and how have they taken on the role? In our ‘Spotlights’ series, we speak to LLMEs across the country, in all phases, to learn more

The June issue of our Secondary Round-up is out!

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Latest issue of Bespoke out now

Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme

November's Secondary Round-up is out

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

October's Primary Round-up is out

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - May 2022

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

NCETM Newsletter - December 2022

Maths Hubs Programme report, new blog post from director, Checkpoints video, maths grants and more

Primary Round-up - February 2023

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - February 2023

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Shanghai style lesson observation

How an English primary teacher had his maths lesson observed while in Shanghai

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

The latest issue of the NCETM Secondary Round-up is out!

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

The latest issue of the Primary Round-up is out!

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Federations and MATs engaging with Maths Hubs

Two examples of multi-academy trusts (MATs) successfully engaging with Maths Hubs and seeing maths performance rise

NCETM Newsletter - November 2022

New lead schools sought for two Maths Hubs, research and innovation, and more

NCETM Newsletter - December 2024

Latest TIMSS results, 2025/26 PD leadership opportunities, curriculum and assessment reform, and more

Summer holiday reading 2019

A round-up of our recent features, which might stimulate your thinking for September

NCETM Newsletter - January 2019

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2019

England-China teacher exchange 2016/17: Seeing Shanghai teaching at first hand

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

NCETM News and Round-ups - July 2020

Our final communication of the school year amalgamates the Primary and Secondary Round-ups and our National Newsletter

NCETM Newsletter - October 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

Primary Round-up - November 2020

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - May 2023

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - January 2024

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - May 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - September 2024

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - May 2025

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - June 2025

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

KS3 key ideas exemplified

A series of 52 PowerPoints containing activities and professional development stimuli based on key ideas from the core concepts explored in the KS3 PD materials

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Secondary Early Career Teachers

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy

Multi-Academy Trust Maths Lead Community

A CPD community designed to support those leading maths across multiple schools

Our Primary Round-up for September is out!

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

The April issue of the NCETM Secondary Round-up is out!

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Our June Primary Round-up is out!

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

January's Primary Round-up is out!

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up June 2021

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

NCETM Newsletter - October 2023

New 60-second update, the NCETM Maths Podcast, Oak resources, subject association news

NCETM Newsletter - April 2024

New KS3 projects, CPD for 2024/25, work with us, and more

Recognise, compose, decompose and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes

Unit 4 – 3 weeks

Right angles

Unit 3 – 2 weeks

Draw, compose and decompose shapes

Unit 4 – 2 weeks

Coordinates

Unit 7 – 2 weeks

Angles

Unit 10 - 3 weeks

Symmetry in 2D shapes

Unit 10 – 2 weeks

Parallel and perpendicular sides in polygons

Unit 10 – 2 weeks

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

Maths Hubs professional development opportunities for 2019/20 now available

The full range of CPD opportunities available through Maths Hubs has been published

Observing lessons as part of the England-China exchange programme: new podcasts and videos

How does maths teaching in Shanghai schools look and feel to experienced observing teachers from England?

Twilight curriculum recovery sessions for secondary maths departments

Six pairs of live presentations for secondary teachers

Secondary maths HoDs – new leadership CPD opportunity

A new Maths Hubs project has been designed specifically for secondary HoDs

New CPD opportunities for KS3 teachers

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

Targeted Support in Mathematics (Intensive)

Support for leaders to implement change and maximise the impact of Maths Hubs professional development

ECT Expertise in Teaching Maths Modules

CPD modules for Early Career Teachers (ECTs)

Support for primary teachers

Teaching and curriculum guidance for primary teachers

Myth busting

NCETM Myth busting

Representations in our primary video lessons

Mathematical structure, manipulatives and myth-busting

Planning collaboratively and learning together as a department

How a secondary maths department includes everyone in the planning process and fosters shared learning

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

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 - November 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

NCETM Newsletter - September 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

Local Leaders of Mathematics Education

In every Maths Hub area, there’s a group of experienced teachers and education professionals who lead all the school and professional development work run by the hub.

Multiplying by 10 – is it OK to just put a zero?

Find out what our Professional Development Materials say about how children should be taught to multiply by 10

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

NCETM Newsletter - February 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

Our Primary Round-up for July is out!

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Latest 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

NCETM Newsletter - February 2020

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

Variation theory through the eyes of one secondary maths teacher

A secondary maths teacher explains how she’s incorporating elements of ‘variation theory’ into all aspects of her teaching

We've just published February's Secondary Round-up

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

January's Secondary Round-up is out

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

New issue of our Primary and Early Years Round-up published

October's Secondary Round-up is out

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - October 2020

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - February 2021

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - March 2021

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - May 2021

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - June 2021

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22

We've recently published a substantial curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22

Primary Round-up - October 2021

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Debbie Morgan receives CBE at Windsor Castle

The NCETM’s Primary Director attends investiture performed by Princess Anne

Secondary Round-up - February 2022

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - June 2022

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Expansion of the Maths Hubs Programme announced

New professional development opportunities and support for schools

Primary and Secondary Round-ups - July 2023

Maths Hubs CPD for 2023/24, podcast discussions, Ofsted maths teaching report and more

Maths curriculum resources available from Oak National Academy

Developed by MEI, Oak’s materials are for both primary and secondary schools

Unlock your potential: new Maths Hubs CPD for 2025/26

Over 30 fully-funded professional development opportunities for schools and teachers at every stage

Secondary Assessment Materials

Materials to support you and your colleagues in assessing students at KS3

Shape

Unit 7 – 2 weeks

DfE guidance on teaching maths at KS3

What the guidance consists of and how it aligns with other NCETM resources

The non-specialist in the secondary maths department

A Maths Hubs programme that helps ‘train-up’ teachers whose first subject isn’t maths

We need to talk (about maths)

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

Maths CPD: what works and why for teachers’ professional development

Three secondary maths teachers discuss the best CPD they have taken part in

Using number lines in secondary maths

Five suggested number lines for use in KS3 and KS4 maths lessons

Using algebra tiles at KS3

A secondary maths teacher explains the benefits of using algebra tiles, and shares some practical tips

Maths Hubs opportunities for 2020/21 now available

New projects offer something for your own professional development or to develop maths teaching across your department or school

Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2022/23 now available

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

Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2023/24 now available

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

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

Curriculum prioritisation in primary maths

A term-by-term framework to support planning and teaching

Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community

A CPD community designed specifically for secondary heads of maths

Mastering Number - Embedding the Impact

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

Extra in-school maths support

Information and advice to help schools seeking maths support from the National Tutoring Programme

Home

I Can’t Do Maths - Part 2

Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair

Problem-solving schools

Making reasoning and problem-solving a coherent part of the maths curriculum

NCETM Newsletter - May 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

‘Not working in ability groups has been a revelation’

Becoming an LLME – what do I need to know?

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

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 – Variation

What do we mean by variation in the secondary classroom?

Background to the Maths Hubs Programme

How did it start and how does it run?

A Year 3 lesson on multiplication

A set of video clips from 2014/15 centred on one lesson, focusing on the 6-times-table

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

What is unitising, and why is it important?

This article follows the concept of unitising through Years 1-6, also demonstrating effective curriculum sequencing

What have you missed? What’s coming up?

A summary of our publications in 2018/19, and a look ahead to what's coming in 2019/20

Research and innovation thriving in the Maths Hubs Programme

Scores of local projects around the country are contributing refinements to Maths Hubs' work in numerous areas

NCETM Newsletter - January 2020

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

Primary Round-up - April 2020

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Shanghai teacher visit update

Exchange visit to schools in England has regrettably been postponed due to the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak in China

CPD opportunity available for non-specialists teaching secondary maths

A Maths Hubs programme helps teachers with subject knowledge and pedagogy

Secondary Round-up - April 2021

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

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

Primary Round-up - February 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - March 2024

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - June 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - October 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - November 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - November 2024

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - January 2025

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - March 2025

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - May 2025

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - June 2025

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

NCETM Newsletter - September 2025

Last chance to join Securing Foundations at Year 7 in 2025/26, Oracy framework, new ECT expertise modules, start the new year with confidence, and more

A Year 6 lesson on line graphs

A lesson from 2015/16 led by James Berry, subject leader and deputy head at Chesterton Primary School in Wandsworth

Key Stage 1 number, addition and subtraction video lessons

Video lessons on number, addition and subtraction for children in Years 1 and 2

A Year 4 lesson on place value with decimal numbers

A lesson from 2015/16 led by Clare Christie, maths subject leader for the Ashley Down Schools Federation in Bristol

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

Upper Key Stage 2 - Number, Addition and Subtraction video lessons

Video lessons on number, addition and subtraction for children in Years 5 and 6

Upper Key Stage 2 - Fractions video lessons

Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 5 and 6

Upper Key Stage 2 - Linking fractions, decimals and percentages video lessons

Video lessons on linking fractions, decimals and percentages for children in Years 5 and 6

Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 1 video lessons

Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4

Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 1 video lessons

Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2

Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 2 video lessons

Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4

Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 3 video lessons

Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4

Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 2 video lessons

Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2

Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 3 video lessons

Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2

Secondary Subject Knowledge Audit

Assess your confidence in teaching the content of the KS3 maths curriculum

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Primary Teaching Assistants

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Primary Early Career Teachers

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Secondary Teaching Assistants

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and pedagogy

Primary video lessons

Developed for use during school closures, these videos will also be useful for Covid recovery

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.

Teaching through the pandemic 1 – Martyn Yeo

A Year 4 teacher talks about his enthusiasm for using manipulatives and how he’s adapted for Covid-19 restrictions

The PE teacher in the maths department

How Maths Hubs are helping secondary school maths departments 'train up' non-specialists to teach maths

Training to teach maths with Teach First

Two ECTs share their experiences

NCETM Newsletter: July 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

Maths Hubs CPD opportunities for 2021/22 now available

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

TIMSS 2023 results published

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) confirms that England has maintained its high global performance in mathematics

Early Career Teachers (ECTs)

Information about free professional development for ECTs, including the Expertise in Teaching Maths Modules

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

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

Targeted Support in Maths – one school’s story

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

Teaching telling the time: a non-standard approach

After two decades of teaching ‘telling the time’, Kristen Weiss discovers a way to help children better understand the complexities

Ideas for collaboration in secondary maths teaching

Work with your colleagues to plan lessons and develop your own knowledge and pedagogy

Oracy, inclusion and inspection: a shared language for equity in mathematics

Charlie Stripp and Jane Hawkins explore how oracy supports inclusion, equity and deep mathematical understanding

Post-16 Professional Development and Resources

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

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

Primary Archive

An archive of all Primary Round-ups and Magazines

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

Lessons from this summer's maths exam results

How secondary schools can continue to recover from the downward trends caused by the pandemic

About the NCETM

How we support anyone who teaches maths

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

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

Resources and CPD for the new school year

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

Spaces available on Mastering Number Programme from September 2022

The nationwide project for primary schools continues in 2022/23

Maths Hubs CPD for 2024/25 now available

Over 30 projects offer professional development for schools and teachers

Meeting the needs of all without ability setting

Removing setting from maths teaching in a three-form entry primary school

Primary Subject Knowledge Audit

Assess your confidence in teaching the content of the KS1 and KS2 maths curriculum

Developing A Level Pedagogy

Develop improved teaching approaches for A level Mathematics

Research and Innovation Work Groups

Opportunities to explore and research how maths is learned and best taught

Mastering Number at KS2

Supporting pupils to develop good number sense in multiplicative relationships

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

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

Number bonds to 10 using bead strings: a lightbulb moment

Stevie Devlin reflects on what he saw in a Year 1 lesson.

Five activities that make maths department meetings worthwhile

What secondary teachers said they love about the regular meetings with colleagues in their department

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

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

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

Hear from the co-leads of the RIWG for Oracy

The power of partnership: system leaders in MATs and Maths Hubs are transforming maths education

Maths Hubs work with trusts within and across hub boundaries, benefiting thousands of pupils and hundreds of teachers

Learning in Lockdown 9 – Deb Friis

A maths teacher at an 11-16 school in West Sussex, explains how Year 10's first few weeks back worked

Books that help maths teaching

Five teachers describe books that have helped in their maths teaching

Introduction to the DfE KS3 Maths Guidance

An interview with the main author and an early user

From GCSE Maths resit to primary school maths lead

A teacher explains what it’s like to lose all your confidence for maths… and then recover it

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 3

Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair

If it’s Friday, it must be GCSE re-sit

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

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 - December 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

Maths Podcasts: CPD direct to your ears

Podcast listening is on the up and can play a role in maths CPD

How can the NCETM help secondary teachers with Covid recovery?

Guidance, training materials and videos that unpick the teaching of specific topics.

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

NCETM Newsletter - April 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

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

What is a Work Group?

Find out what Work Groups are and how they work

Numberblocks support materials

Materials to support Early Years and Year 1 teachers

Position and direction

Unit 12 – 1 week

Managing maths in mixed-age classes

We talk to two teachers with years of experience teaching mixed-age classes, who are running Work Groups in their local hubs

We need to talk: exploring the Oracy Commission Report

We speak to Geoff Barton to explore the Oracy Commission Report: We need to talk, and its significance for maths teaching

Using the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials

A maths lead tells his school's story

Three calculations to encourage and support fluency

Prompts for teachers to draw out mathematical thinking in KS2 or KS3 pupils

Looking back on ten years of Maths Hubs

Charlie Stripp reflects on ten years of the Maths Hubs Programme

The Five Big Ideas at Secondary – Representation and Structure

What do representations look like in the secondary classroom?

Teacher collaboration supports mixed-attainment classes

A London school models one possible way to make the transition

Secondary Archive

An archive of all Secondary Round-ups and Magazines

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

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

Trusts working with Maths Hubs

Understand how MATs can work in partnership with Maths Hubs

Statistics

Unit 8 – 1 week

Money

Unit 9 – 1 week

Position and direction

Unit 10 – 1 week

Understanding multiplicative relationships

Do your students know that, for any two numbers, there’s always a unique third number that links them multiplicatively?