Taking part in the discussion are:

Nikki Bailey: deputy head, SENCO and Year 1 teacher from Oldfield Primary School, Chester.

Gwen Tresidder: NCETM Communications Manager

During the conversation, Nikki mentions Teach Active, the active learning resource package used by her school.

A definition of 'active learning' along with further reading suggestions can be found on the Wikipedia page.

Simon Ball teaches A level and GCSE resit at a sixth form college in central Manchester. The college are reducing numbers of students on site by only having half year groups in at a time.  Since September Simon has been teaching half his class online while the other half engage with the lesson from home. He talks to us about this juggling act, what works well, the pitfalls and also some unexpected benefits. 

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Simon Ball: Teacher of A level maths, A level statistics and GCSE maths resit and Level 2 Maths Curriculum Lead. 

Simon tweets as @ballyzero. He is a regular contributor and occasional host to our #mathscpdchat on Twitter on Tuesday evenings.

Gemma Scott is Director of Maths at a large 11-18 comprehensive school in east Yorkshire. Restrictions to reduce virus transmission in schools limit teachers’ opportunity to assess student progress in many of the usual ways. Circulating the classroom to help individuals, and marking books, for example, are subject to new restrictions in most schools. Gemma discusses how her department have approached this, and what they are using in place of their usual assessment practices.

Taking part in the discussion are:

Gemma Scott: Director of Maths at an east Yorkshire 11-18 comprehensive school.

Gwen Tresidder: NCETM Communications Manager

Gemma tweets as @DirectorMaths and writes a blog: An honest account of life as a Director of Learning.

Martyn Yeo teaches Year 4 at a primary school in Warwickshire. In this episode, he discusses the benefits of using manipulatives for teaching maths, and how restrictions on sharing equipment means that he has had to adapt. He discusses the use of online versions of his favourite manipulatives and other ways he has adjusted his usual approach.

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Martyn Yeo: Year 4 teacher and wider curriculum lead, from Goodyers End School in Warwickshire

Martyn tweets as @martynyeouk. His YouTube channel, a collection of useful videos for maths teaching is Mr Yeo’s Maths Mastery. Martyn also leads CPD Work Groups for the new Origin Maths Hub. 

• MathsBot online manipulatives tools

Hisham Alhassan is a secondary maths teacher and Key Stage 5 coordinator at a school in Oxfordshire. In this episode, he discusses the school’s decision not to bring Year 12 students back into the building, some tactics he has deployed for engaging participation during online lessons, and his increased involvement in the maths education CPD community during school closure. Taking on a new role as director of maths in September, he explains how he is planning to approach Covid recovery in a school he doesn’t yet know. 

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Hisham Alhassan: Maths teacher and KS5 coordinator from Wheatley Park School in Oxfordshire

Hisham tweets as @AlhassanMaths. He writes a blog, Adventures in maths teaching, most recently reflecting on online teaching, attending his first maths conference (online) and on being a BAME educator.

During the conversation, Hishim mentioned:

• Diagnostic Questions

Deb Friis is a secondary maths teacher and Research Associate at a research school in Sussex. She also co-leads on secondary mastery for the Sussex Maths Hub. In this interview she talks about what it’s like to be back teaching Y10 students, how research has informed her maths department’s priorities during this period, and their early thoughts about September. She also talks about the difficulties of the GCSE grading process this year.

We hope that this interview, with others in the series, will generate ideas and allow listeners to reflect on what works best for their own situations.

Taking part in the discussion, recorded on 29 June 2020, are:

• Deb Friis: Maths teacher and Research Associate at Durrington High School, Sussex

• 00:06 – Intro and how Deb found lockdown

Deb tweets as @runningstitch 

During the podcast, Deb mentions:

Hegarty Maths

Loom video messaging service

EEF best evidence on supporting students to learn remotely

Back to teaching Year 10 this summer – Deb’s blog post

Google learning platform (schools can now apply for funding to set up the Google learning platform or the Microsoft equivalent)

Research into impact of Christchurch earthquakes on attainment

EEF best evidence on impact of school closures on the attainment gap

Melissa Molnar is a Canadian teacher who moved to London for experience and never quite left! She teaches Year 1 (though is currently in an EYFS bubble) and leads maths across her school and the larger school partnership. Melissa talks about her thinking behind planning the partnership’s home learning curriculum, the recovery curriculum and about her involvement in creating the NCETM Primary Lesson videos, and how she has used them since.

We hope that this interview, with others in the series, will generate ideas and allow listeners to reflect on what works best for their own situations.

Taking part in the discussion, recorded on 22 June 2020, are:

• Melissa Molnar, Y1 teacher and Maths Lead in Greenwich, London.

• 00:06 – How home learning started

Melissa tweets as @WoodhillMaths.

During the podcast, Melissa mentions:

Home learning packs from her school

NCETM primary lesson videos

Laura Behan talks about working in the EYFS keyworker bubble as the rest of her school opens up to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6. We hear about how the school has organised staff, children and the buildings, and how they are providing learning from home and support for the rest of the pupils.

We hope that this interview, and others, will generate ideas and allow listeners to reflect on what works best for their own situations.

Taking part in the discussion, recorded on 10 June 2020, are:

• Laura Behan, Year 2 teacher and Maths Lead at a primary school in Greater Manchester

00:06 - Introduction to Laura's school

03:41 - How the phased re-opening started

05:14 - How bubbles work

08:21 - How much social distancing in bubbles

11:51 - What work has been sent home

13:06 - Evidence of pupils' lost learning

15:16 - Thoughts about start of autumn term

16:41 - Advice for schools still to start re-opening

Laura tweets as @LauraBehan21. She runs a teacher resource website and blog, Teacher Tips, tweeting as @TeacherTipsUK .

During the podcast, Laura mentions:

Learning By Questions

White Rose Maths

NCETM primary lesson videos

Craig Tilstone talks about the difficulty of engagement in remote learning in an area with a low socio-economic profile. He talks about the decisions made and steps taken that have improved engagement in maths learning. And he gives an insight into the juggling act of doing all this while schooling his own children from home!

We hope that this interview, and others, will generate ideas and allow listeners to reflect on their own practice, remembering that different contexts require different approaches.

Taking part in the discussion, recorded on 20 May, are:

• Craig Tilstone, Maths Lead, SLE and Year 6 teacher at a Nottinghamshire primary school

• 00:06 – Introduction, and Craig’s new working week

Craig tweets as @CraigTilstone

During the podcast, Craig mentions:

White Rose Home Learning resources

Maths No Problem textbook scheme

During April and May 2020 the regular Tuesday night Twitter-based #mathscpdchat frequently discusses teachers’ approaches to remote teaching. Accounts of all these conversation can be found at: https://www.ncetm.org.uk/mathscpdchat.

Nick Edwards reflects on how his experience of supporting students through the Grenfell tragedy informed his school’s decision to provide regular video lessons for classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hope that this interview, and others, will generate ideas and allow listeners to reflect on their own practice, remembering that different contexts require different approaches.

Taking part in the discussion, recorded on 19 May, are:

• Nick Edwards: Director of Maths working in a secondary school in West London

• 00:06 – Introduction, and Nick’s new working week

During the podcast, Nick mentions:

Google learning platform (schools can now apply for funding to set up the Google learning platform or the Microsoft equivalent) and

Hegarty Maths.