Primary Teaching for Mastery
Teaching for Mastery Development
The Teaching for Mastery Programme is a fully funded professional development opportunity designed to support teachers like you to develop best practice in maths in your school. It is suitable for schools interested in implementing a teaching for mastery approach to maths.
What's Involved?
Two teachers from each participating school join a Work Group, consisting of six or seven local primary schools. Each Work Group is led by a trained primary Mastery Specialist.
Work Groups (sometimes known as Teacher Research Groups, or TRGs) meet regularly to plan, observe and discuss teaching for mastery. In between meetings, teachers explore mastery approaches in their own classrooms and across their school. Work Groups run for a year initially, with many continuing beyond the first year as mastery is embedded in participants’ schools.
Support is provided from a local classroom-based Mastery Specialist who leads the group. This model of professional development involves hands-on learning and peer-to-peer support. It is evidence-based and designed to support substantial long-term change.
Funding
The Primary Teaching for Mastery Development Work Groups project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.
The Teaching for Mastery Pathway
Primary Teaching for Mastery Opportunities
Primary Teaching for Mastery (Introductory)
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Summary
This two-year programme is designed for primary schools that are new to teaching for mastery and want to build a strong foundation for long-term change .Each school will nominate two participants to attend six Work Group sessions, led by an experienced Mastery Specialist. Participants will work with their school leaders to begin developing and implementing a shared vision for maths, with a focus on improving pupil understanding, promoting positive attitudes to maths, and developing consistent, high-quality teaching practices across the school.
Time Commitment: 6 sessions
Suitable for: Primary
Primary Teaching
for Mastery
Applications have now closed
Applications have now closed
Summary
This programme is for primary schools that have previously taken part in a Teaching for Mastery Work Group and want to continue to deepen and embed their approach. Each school will continue working with a small group of local schools, supported by a Mastery Specialist. Across the year, participants will collaborate to explore effective leadership, observe live teaching for mastery, implement aspects such as lesson design, and refine systems to maximise pupil impact.This programme is for primary schools in England that have previously participated in a Development, Embedding or Sustaining Work Group.
Time Commitment: TBC
Suitable for: Primary
Primary Mastery
Specialists
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.
Applications should be submitted by 5pm on 14 March 2025.
Applications have now closed
Applications have now closed