How can a maths department and mentor best support their maths ECT?

Sarah Williams is one of 2021/22’s maths Early Career Teachers (ECTs), and Scott Gibson is her mentor, with two decades of experience teaching maths. We talk to them about how department collaborative planning procedures and open, approachable mentoring have made Sarah’s first year in teaching ‘fantastic’!

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Sarah Williams, maths ECT at David Nieper Academy

• 01:06 – Introducing Sarah, Scott and their school

Planning collaboratively and learning together as a department | NCETM (an article written in June 2022 about collaborative planning at David Nieper Academy, mentioned in the conversation)

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Secondary Early Career Teachers | NCETM Details of a maths-specific CPD project run in Maths Hubs around the country, specifically for ECTs

Early career framework A framework of standards to help early career teachers succeed at the start of their careers