These Work Groups are for schools that have previously participated in a Primary Teaching for Mastery project. Participating schools will continue to work alongside other schools to embed and refine teaching for mastery approaches in their school to benefit all pupils.

What is Involved?

These Work Groups have a clear focus on sustained practice within school and are centred around key core leadership sessions with opportunities to attend collaborative school visits. 

The Work Groups are aimed at Headteachers and Maths Leads within schools.  Engagement is all workshops is essential to ensure practice is embedded in school settings.

Additional Pathway opportunities are open to those schools actively engaging within a Teaching for Mastery Work Group.  These pathways are available to all teachers and will focus on particular themes of teaching for mastery. We will launch the pathways for 2026/2027 during the Autumn Leadership Conference, any school who has committed to a leadership Work Group will be invited to participate.

In 2025/2026 we offered - 

• Oracy in Mathematics
• Mathematical Jounaling
• SEND in mainstream 
• Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 refresh
• Mastering Number at KS2 refresh
• Mastering Number in Year 3
• Collaborative Planning at KS1
• Collaborative Planning at KS2
• New Maths Leads
• New teachers to Teaching for Mastery 
• Teaching Maths in a Special Needs setting

What will you learn?

You and your school will enhance your mathematical subject knowledge, emphasising key areas of maths.  Plan, teach and reflect on lessons with a mastery approach as well as understand the school-wide structures which enable staff to develop mastery approaches.  Along with your school leaders, will establish systems to support ongoing professional learning within school

Next Steps

If you are already engaged in a Teaching for Mastery Work Group in 2025/2026, DO NOT COMPLETE THE FORM .  The Operations Team will be in contact with you to provide information, you do not need to reapply.

If you want to re-engage with Teaching for Mastery, please complete the form below and/or contact the team who will be happy to have a talk you through the changes and answer any questions you have.