Time

Unit 11 – 1 week

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Time

Unit 11 – 1 week

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Time

Unit 11 – 1 week

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Time

Unit 11 – 2 weeks

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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

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Teaching through the pandemic 3 – Simon Ball

A teacher at a sixth form college explains how he teaches students in class and at home at the same time!

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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

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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

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Maths education books – reviewed and distilled

Lisa Coe tells us what she gets from reading ‘edu-books’ and what the summaries on her blog can offer time-poor teachers

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Statistics | Year 4

National Curriculum resources for Statistics – Year 4

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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

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Measurement | Year 1

National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 1

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Measurement | Year 2

National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 2

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Statistics | Year 5

National Curriculum resources for Statistics – Year 5

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Planning collaboratively and learning together as a department

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

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Number and Place Value | Year 4

National Curriculum resources for Number and Place Value – Year 4

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Measurement | Year 3

National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 3

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Measurement | Year 5

National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 5

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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

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Ongoing professional development of maths teachers should be taken more seriously

NCETM Director calls for all maths teachers, and all primary teachers, to be given a protected amount of subject-specific professional development time

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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

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Secondary Assessment Materials

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

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Measurement | Year 4

National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 4

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Measurement | Year 6

National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 6

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Ratio and Proportion and Rates of Change | KS3

National Curriculum resources for Ratio and Proportion and Rates of Change – KS3

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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

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Number | KS3

National Curriculum resources for Number – Key Stage 3

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Area and scaling

Unit 5 – 5 weeks

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Converting units

Unit 9 - 2 weeks

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Whole-school approach to learning times tables

How groups of primary schools have been introducing a twin-track approach to times-tables learning

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Numberblocks – Series 3

Series 3, all episodes

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7 times table and patterns

Unit 5 - 2 weeks

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3, 6, 9 times tables

Unit 4 – 4 weeks

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2, 4, 8 times tables

Unit 6 – 3 weeks

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Numberblocks at home

Resources to accompany the CBeebies Numberblocks series, designed for parents to use at home with children

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Mixed-age split-class teaching

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

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A practical way to improve lesson planning in secondary school maths teaching?

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

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Teaching the hardest topics in GCSE maths

Two teachers from South Yorkshire, who lead Work Groups, tell us why teachers should get involved with ‘Challenging Topics at GCSE’

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Questioning Marking?

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

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Glenfall Community Primary School

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

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Multiplication and Division | Year 3

National Curriculum resources for Multiplication and Division – Year 3

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Primary Round-up - November 2020

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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April’s Primary Round-up is now out!

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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Debbie Morgan receives CBE

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

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NCETM Newsletter - January 2021

Resources to support learning, teachers helping teachers, maths-teaching discussions, online conferences and more

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NCETM Newsletter - March 2024

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

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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

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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?

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Chetwynd Primary Academy

An interview with Lorraine Tonks, Principal of Chetwynd Primary Academy

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Five ways to use our Planning to teach videos and resources

Explore ideas for lockdown learning, remote teaching and online CPD

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Numberblocks – Series 1

Series 1, all episodes

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NCETM Newsletter: July 2019

Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available

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Core Maths: not just more maths

An interview with a teacher who’s taught Core Maths since its launch in 2014

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Embedding mastery in a primary school

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

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Our Primary Round-up for July is out!

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

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Secondary teaching for mastery CPD opportunities now available

Fully funded professional development opportunities are available from September 2019

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NCETM News and Round-ups - December 2020

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

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NCETM Newsletter - May 2022

Over 30 fully-funded projects across all phases are on offer from Maths Hubs for 2022/23 - get involved!

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NCETM Newsletter - March 2023

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

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NCETM Newsletter - May 2023

Over 30 fully-funded projects across all phases are on offer from Maths Hubs for 2023/24 - get involved!

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Primary and Secondary Round-ups - July 2023

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

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Primary and Secondary Round-ups - July 2024

Maths Hubs CPD for 2024/25, podcast, Checkpoints, summer reading and more

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NCETM Newsletter - April 2025

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

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Primary and Secondary Round-ups - July 2025

Professional development opportunities for 2025/26, features and articles you may have missed, a new podcast discussion about teacher professionalism, and more

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A video overview on teaching for mastery at primary

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

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Measures

Comparing different aspects such as length, weight and volume, as a preliminary to using units to compare later

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A coherent journey through maths

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

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Spotlight on LLMEs – Primary SKTM

Hear from a Cohort Lead on the Primary SKTM

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Secondary heads on benefits of working with a Maths Hub

Our latest podcast with two London-based secondary heads

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Wath CE Primary School

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

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Coleridge Primary School

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

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Sir Robert Woodard Academy

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

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The Essence of Mathematics Teaching for Mastery

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

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School leader considerations

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

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The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Fluency

Is fluency just about recalling facts?

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Taking on the role of maths lead in a primary school

Ten tips for newcomers to the position

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Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Developing A Level Pedagogy

A Post-16 Work Group Lead explains what's involved

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Checkpoints

Diagnostic maths activities to help teachers develop their assessment of students' prior learning for KS3

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Year 4 curriculum map

The whole of Year 4, split into units

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Year 5 curriculum map

The whole of Year 5, split into units

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Year 6 curriculum map

The whole of Year 6, split into units

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Year 2 curriculum map

The whole of Year 2, split into units

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Year 1 curriculum map

The whole of Year 1, split into units

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Year 3 curriculum map

The whole of Year 3, split into units

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Five activities that make maths department meetings worthwhile

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

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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

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Number and Place Value | Year 1

National Curriculum resources for Number and Place Value – Year 1

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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

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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

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Lessons from GCSE maths exams in summer 2022

The three main exam boards in England give feedback on where students did well, and not so well, in the first real exams since before the pandemic

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Recruitment open for primary teachers to take mastery forward

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

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Primary Round-up - June 2020

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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Primary Round-up May 2021

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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Primary Round-up - October 2023

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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Primary Round-up - September 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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Primary Round-up - March 2025

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

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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

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Sheldon School

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

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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

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