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July 03, 2023

Maths vocabulary

19 minutes

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.

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Show notes

Taking part in the discussion:

Julia Thomson, Communications Manager at the NCETM

Victoria Moore, maths lead and Year 5 teacher, Usworth Colliery Primary School.

Episode chapters

00:06 – Introductions and school context

02:10 – How the school’s approach to teaching maths vocabulary has changed

03:40 – The purpose of using ambitious, higher-level maths vocabulary

05:32 – The approach to vocabulary across the school

07:00 – How staff have adapted to using higher-level maths vocabulary

09:59 – The impact on pupils

13:12 – Benefits of teaching maths vocabulary for higher attainers

16:00 – Explicit teaching of mathematical vocabulary

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