Supporting Maths Development for Early Career Teachers
Online Work Group

​FREE
​Support with mathematical subject knowledge and mastery pedagogy.

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It is of no doubt that teaching is a rewarding career but at times it can be challenging. This has been especially true recently due to the unavoidable disruptions that schools have faced over the past year. Early career teachers may have found it difficult to keep up, as their training and CPD has undoubtedly been affected by the recent pandemic.

This Work Group aims to support early career teachers with their mathematical subject knowledge and mastery pedagogy and will provide an opportunity to work collaboratively over the year. It will provide much CPD that was missed during lockdown for RQTs and reassure and support NQTs who will not have been able to do pre-visits to school or finish their initial teacher training.
 
 
Suitable for: 

• Early career teachers in Key Stage 1 and 2 (E.g. NQTs and RQTs).
• School-based mentors of such teachers. 

​Aims:

• To support a recovery curriculum in light of Covid-19.
• To enhance mathematical subject knowledge for early career teachers
• To develop understanding of the principles of Teaching for Mastery.
• To use the DfE “Mathematics guidance: key stages 1 and 2” to support planning and intervention.

 
Programme:
The Work Group will be adapted over the year to meet the needs of the participants but will look to include the following:

• Familiarisation with the key ideas of Teaching for Mastery
• Developing subject knowledge in the areas of maths developed in the DfE Mathematics guidance.
• Awareness of how to incorporate and adapt existing schemes of work / textbooks
• How to plan a block of work in mathematics.
• Understanding of how key representations and language structures can model and secure mathematical thinking.
• Use of NCETM materials to support DfE guidance and how their use can support planning for learning and intervention
• Understanding of how to adapt teaching in light of assessment information and to provide for a range of need in the classroom.
• How to plan effectively for other adults in the classroom.
• There will also be intersessional gap tasks, including collaborative planning of a block of work.

Work Group Sessions:
Launch Session 
Online
Monday 14th December 2020 (3.30 - 4.30pm)
Overview of the Work Group. 
Gather feedback from participants. 
Familiarisation to the 5 Big Ideas. 
Battling Maths Mastery myths. 

Session 1
Online
Monday 1st February 2021  (1.30 - 4pm)
Representations and CPA approaches. 
Subject Knowledge - Fact Fluency 

Session 2 
Place/Venue TBC
Monday 1st March 2021 (1.30 - 4pm)
Using Resources from the NCETM and DfE Materials. 
Subject Knowledge - Number and Place Value 

Session 3 
Place/Venue TBC
Monday 29th March 2021 (1.30 - 4pm)
Planning 
Subject Knowledge - Addition and Subtraction 

Session 4 
Place/Venue TBC
Monday 26th April 2021 (9.30am - 12pm) 
The Learning Journey which includes observing a lesson. 
Subject Knowledge - Multiplication and Division

Session 5   
Place/Venue TBC
Monday 24th May 2021 (1.30 - 4pm)
Support in the classroom - how to manage other adults, the needs of all pupils and use AfL effectively. 

Plenary Session 
Place/Venue TBC
Monday 21st June 2021 (3.30 - 4.30pm )
Self Assessment and Evaluation