Primary Work Groups and Events
2023-2024 Projects
Primary Teaching for Mastery Development - 1 space left!
Summary
This Development Work Group is part of the continuing programme to develop teaching for mastery in maths in primary schools.
Schools who participated in the Development Work Group will then join the Embedding Work Group for their second year. This will allow them to continue building on their existing subject knowledge and scaling up teaching for mastery approaches. Each Work Group is led by a trained primary Mastery Specialist and meet regularly to plan, observe and discuss teaching for mastery.
Dates - TBC
Time Commitment: 6 half day TRGs and 3 school visits
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Primary Teaching for Mastery Embedding - 1 space left!
Summary
This Embedding project is part of the continuing programme to embed teaching for mastery in maths in primary schools.
Schools who participated in the Development Work Group will join this Embedding Work Group for their second year. This will allow them to continue building on their existing subject knowledge and scaling up teaching for mastery approaches. Each Work Group is led by a trained primary Mastery Specialist and meet regularly to plan, observe and discuss teaching for mastery.
Dates - TBC
Time Commitment: 6 half day TRGs and 1 school visit
Primary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining
Summary
This project is for schools who have been through development and embedding to continue their journey. This Work Group will provide the opportunity for schools to sustain, improve and refine primary teaching for mastery in maths in their schools. Each Work Group is led by a trained primary Mastery Specialist and meet regularly to plan, observe and discuss teaching for mastery.
Dates - TBC
Time Commitment: equivalent of 6 half day sessions
Specialist Knowledge
SKTM Early Years Teachers Programme
Summary
This programme supports Early Years teachers in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics to Reception pupils, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support pupils in maths in the classroom.
This programme is now full
Dates
Time Commitment: Four days face-to-face
Day 1 of 4 - Thursday 18th January 2024 (9.30-3.30)
Day 2 of 4 - Wednesday 7th February 2024 (9.30-3.30)
Day 3 of 4 - Thursday 7th March 2024 (9.30-3.30)
Day 4 of 4 - Wednesday 27th March 2024 (9.30-3.30)
SKTM Primary Teachers Programme
Summary
This programme supports primary teachers in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, building on the primary maths National Curriculum to develop distinct pedagogical decision-making which impacts on classroom practice.
Dates - TBC
Time Commitment: equivalent of up to 4 days of sessions
SKTM Primary Early Career Teachers - Phase 1
Summary
This project is designed to support primary early career teachers (teachers in their first or second year of teaching) in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support students in maths in the classroom.
Dates - TBC
If you wish to join the waiting list, please submit your applications.
Time Commitment: equivalent of up to 4 days of sessions
This programme is now full
SKTM Primary Early Career Teachers - Phase 2
Summary
This project is designed to support primary early career teachers (teachers in their second or third year of teaching and they will have engaged with Phase 1 before engaging with this phase) in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support students in maths in the classroom.
Dates - TBC
Time Commitment: equivalent of up to 4 days of sessions
Research & Innovation
New to Primary Teaching for Mastery Subject Leadership
Summary
This programme focuses on supporting Maths Leads - who are either new to the role or new to a school where teaching for mastery is being embedded. This will help Maths Leads in developing their role as agents for change in their schools.
Dates - TBC
Time Commitment: six half day sessions
2024 - 2025 Projects
Primary Mastery Specialist Programme
Summary
Mastery Specialists are classroom practitioners who have developed expertise in the mastery approach to teaching maths. Through rigorous and interactive training, they have become experts in introducing and embedding mastery. After first developing a mastery approach in their own classrooms, they progress to supporting colleagues in their own and other schools.
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Professional Development Lead Programme
Summary
If you have existing experience as a leader of professional development and wish to develop further in this role, this programme is for you. Your prior experience could be within your own setting/organisation or more widely, including work with your local hub. Experience and an ongoing commitment to lead professional development for teachers of maths is an essential requirement for recruitment to the programme.
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School Development Lead Programme
Summary
The programme is for teachers leading change in a school or group of schools other than their own, and will benefit those who have previous experience of developing leadership capacity in schools/groups of schools or who are new to the role.
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