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Special Schools Teaching for Mastery
2026 - 2027 Projects
Empowering teachers, leaders and learners in SEND setting through tailored professional development, collaboration and specialist expertise.
We believe every learner deserves access to rich, meaningful mathematical experiences at London Thames Maths Hub, we are committed to ensuring that our programmes and network reflect the diversity of SEND settings across our region. We work closely with teachers and leaders in special schools to co-design support that is practical and inclusive.
What we offer:
Regional Special School Teaching for Mastery Community
This community is for both Primary and Secondary teachers in special schools. Participation is optional and free. This community is for special schools already participating in Maths Hub Programmes such as Teaching for Mastery, Securing Foundation at Year 7, or Secondary Teaching for Mastery.
Teachers come together at two online twilight sessions to share approaches and learn from colleagues working in similar settings, there is also the opportunity to gain access to shared regional and national expertise.
If you would like to sign up to the community click here to register your interest: 
Primary Teaching for Mastery Introductory
This two-year programme is designed for primary schools that wish to develop teaching for mastery approach and want to build a strong foundation for long-term change. Each school will nominate a Maths Lead and One participants to participate in Work Group sessions. The Lead participant will attend six sessions within the year.
Work group will focus on:
- The Five Catalysts for Change
- The Five big ideas in Teaching for Mastery
- The Essence of mathematics teaching for mastery
- The EEF Implementation Guide
- The latest Ofsted maths subject report
Primary Teaching for Mastery
Primary Teaching for Mastery Year Group is ongoing and schools participate year on year. This Work Group is intended for all schools who have participated in a TfM Work Group for at least two years. All schools in this Work Group will continue to work alongside other schools to embed and refine teaching for mastery approaches in their school to benefit all pupils. This group will develop their understanding and leadership practice through collaborating with others and engaging in core activities such as observing teaching for mastery in live lessons. There will also be the opportunity for schools to choose from a list of focused themes for implementation of particular aspects of teaching for mastery, which are either resourced or are part of a Work Group’s involvement in Research & Innovation.
Secondary Teaching for Mastery
Secondary Teaching for Mastery is a flexible framework to support the 'enabler of change' in schools through structured opportunities for collaboration within and between departments. There will be one or more themes within these work groups appropriate for local context and needs.
In this work group participants and school departments will:
- Have a deep understanding of practices aligned to those in the NCETM's Essence of Mathematics TFM
- Understand the value of collaboration in creating a coherent curriculum in a culture of professional learning
- Have a clear understanding of the leadership and management support required to enable them to effectively develop teaching for mastery approaches within their own departments
- Understand the principles and practices behind the creation of a coherent and connected curriculum which promotes teaching for mastery
- Understand the benefits of collaborative professional development.
Participants for this work group are ideally teachers in schools who have previously engaged in Secondary TFM, schools with secondary mastery specialist or those who have previously engaged with previous Development, Embedding or Sustaining Model.