How does maths teaching in a primary school in Shanghai look and feel to an experienced observing teacher from an English school? A Mastery Specialist from Leicestershire, who was among a group of teachers from Maths Hubs who visited Shanghai during school year 2018/19, gives her impressions.

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Afshah Deen, Primary Mastery Specialist and Year 2 teacher at Parkland Primary School, Wigston, Leicestershire

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• 03:29 – Afshah’s overview of the experience

Information on where showcase lessons are being held in late January 2019.

How does maths teaching in a secondary school in Shanghai look and feel to experienced observing teachers from secondary schools in England? Two Mastery Specialist teachers from North West England, who were among a group of teachers from Maths Hubs who visited Shanghai during school year 2018/19, give their impressions.

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Jayne Watts, teacher at Alsager School and Secondary Teaching for Mastery Lead for North Mids and Peaks Maths Hub

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• 03:46 – Most striking things in the classroom

Information on where showcase lessons are being held in late January 2019.

How do you become a Mastery Specialist? What are the personal and professional benefits? How can you have impact in your own school? And what happens when your skills take you even further? Leanne Casey tells us about her experiences.

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Leanne Casey, Primary Mastery Specialist and Deputy Head at St. Michael’s CE Primary School in Bedworth, Coventry (a two-form entry primary school)

This podcast complements the Mastery Specialist information on the Maths Hubs website.

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• 00:45 – How Leanne became a Mastery Specialist

If you are interested in becoming a Mastery Specialist, contact your local Maths Hub. They will tell you when the next recruitment window opens, and how to apply.

How do young children (Reception age and below) develop their early mathematical thinking? How do those teaching them help the children build a platform of understanding? And where does maths fit in to the wider picture of childhood development? Two experts in the field explain.

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Dr Sue Gifford, Mathematics Education Department, Roehampton University

This podcast complements the information on Early Years maths on the NCETM website.

07:48 - Comparison

You may also be interested in this article on subitising, from a recent issue of the NCETM Primary Magazine.

Information on Maths Hubs work in the area of Early Years maths.

Two secondary teachers, one a head of department, explain how participating in a Maths Hub Work Group on mathematical thinking both helped their own teaching and sowed seeds of improvement in their departments.

Taking part in the discussion are:

• Satveer Bahia, from Platanos College, working with London Thames Maths Hub (@Mathshub_LT)

For information about all Maths Hubs projects and Work Groups, and to find contacts details for a Maths Hub near you, go to www.mathshubs.org.uk.

This article from a recent NCETM Secondary magazine gives more information and accounts about what a Maths Hubs Work Group entails. 

Representatives from England’s three main exam boards share their thoughts with us on the questions they set, how students (and questions!) performed, what they learned from social media and much more.

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Taking part in the discussion are:

• Andrew Taylor (AQA)

An interview with a teacher who’s taught Core Maths since its launch in 2014, and who now has a national role shaping professional development for the growing numbers of teachers following in his footsteps.

Show notes:  Taking part in the discussion are:

• Tom Rainbow, Maths teacher, Ivybridge Community College, Devon, and Core Maths Professional Development Lead for the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP).

• At time of writing, the Further Mathematics Support Programme website remains operational, but preparations are underway for the launch of the new Advanced Mathematics Support Programme website, which will carry information about Core Maths support from the AMSP.

Listen to three secondary maths teachers discuss the best CPD they have taken part in. What really works and why, and how do they think CPD can contribute to career progression?

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Taking part in the discussion are:

• Kathryn Darwin (@arithmaticks), Second in Mathematics Faculty at The Mirfield Free Grammar in Mirfield, West Yorkshire

The Mirfield Free Grammar is an 11-18 non-selective comprehensive school of approximately 1,500 students. Ridgewood School is an 11-18 non-selective comprehensive school of approximately 1,400 students.

Find out more about the CPD opportunities on offer for you and your colleagues, including secondary teaching for mastery 2018-19, through the Maths Hubs.

A discussion with the head of a Birmingham primary school, in an area of educational under-achievement, which, working closely with its local Maths Hub, embraced teaching for mastery in 2016.

Show notes:  Taking part in the discussion are:

• Helen Hastilow, headteacher of Slade Primary School in Birmingham

Find out how your school could work on teaching for mastery within the Maths Hubs programme here. The Maths Hub serving Birmingham is Central Maths Hub.

A discussion with the two lead editors of the PD materials, to help teachers and schools implement a teaching for mastery approach, being produced by the NCETM and Maths Hubs.

Show notes:  Taking part in the discussion are:

• Debbie Morgan, NCETM Director for Primary

The mastery professional development materials at the centre of this discussion can be found here on the NCETM website. Background information about the NCETM’s work in the area of teaching for mastery can be found here. You may also be interested in the primary maths mastery assessment materials, also produced by NCETM working with teachers in Maths Hubs.