Early-Years-_and_-Primary-Work-Groups (ID 1017)

• Primary Early Years Teachers
  Primary Early Years Teachers

  Who can take part?

  This project is for Early Years teachers who would like to develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths to Reception pupils. It may be particularly relevant for teachers that have moved phases or have not received maths-specific training.

  What is involved?

  This programme is designed to improve the subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge for all practitioners teaching and supporting the learning of early maths.

  There are two types of SKTM Early Years pathways: Pathway One: Number Patterns and Structures, and Pathway Two: Pattern, Shape, Space and Measures. Each pathway consists of the equivalent of four days, spread out over a minimum of two terms. Professional learning and practice development continue throughout, with participants implementing new ideas into their daily practice.

  What will you learn?

  • Your pupils will demonstrate a positive attitude towards maths, being willing to have a go, persevere, and share their mathematical ideas
  • You will explore and increase your use of a range of pedagogic approaches that will support pupils in engaging with and developing their maths
  • You will understand how maths opportunities can be developed across all areas and in everyday routines

  What is the cost?

  The SKTM Early Years Programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

  Click here to BOOK NOW for 2023/24

  Wiltshire Group with Jo Chandler:

  • Online Launch - 07 Dec 2023 - 15:30-17:00
  • 11 Jan 2024 - 09:30-16:00
  • 22 Feb 2024 - 09:30-16:00
  • 25 Apr 2024 - 09:30-16:00
  • 06 Jun 2024- 09:30-16:00

  Work Group will be held in SN15.

  The Reading/Wokingham Groups with Joe Burbank has already started.

  Newbury Group with Joe Burbank:

  • Online launch - 07 February 2024 - 09:30 - 11.30
  • 27 March 2024 - 10:00 - 15.30
  • 08 May 2024 - 10:00 - 15.30
  • 12 June 2024 - 10:00 - 15.30

  Work Group will be held at Falklands Primary School, Newbury.

• Primary Early Career Teachers
  Primary Early Career Teachers

  Who can take part?

  Phase 1 in this project is for those identified as Early Career Teachers – teachers in their first or second year of teaching.

  What is involved?

  Two maths-specific subject knowledge projects are available to support primary Early Career Teachers (ECTs) – one is for ECTs who have not yet participated in this project and one is for those who participated in 2022/23. Both projects offer high-quality subject knowledge and pedagogy maths support for ECTs, recognising the requirements of the ECF.

  This programme strikes a balance between developing teachers’ maths subject knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge, alongside classroom practice to support the learning of maths. Participants will attend the equivalent of up to four days of sessions, focusing between sessions on the use of tasks in the classroom.

  What will you learn?

  • Your pupils will be seen to elaborate when responding to questions, showing that their answer stems from a secure understanding
  • You will evaluate and adapt existing resources to enable them to be used to meet the needs of pupils
  • You will develop an understanding of approaches to assess pupils’ prior learning, so that learning sequences are planned to take this into account

  What is the cost?

  The SKTM Primary Early Career Teachers Programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

  Click here to BOOK NOW for 2023/24

  Berkshire Group:

  • 01 Dec 2023 - 09:30-15:00
  • 18 Mar 2024 - 09:30-15:00
  • 07 Jun 2024 - 09:30-15:00

  Swindon/Wiltshire Group:

  • 28 Nov 2023 - 09:30-15:00
  • 19 Mar 2024 - 09:30-15:00
  • 11 Jun 2024 - 09:30-15:00

• Primary Teaching Assistants
  Primary Teaching Assistants

  Who can take part?

  These programmes are designed for primary teaching assistants who are supporting maths, and who would like to develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths. This may be particularly relevant for new TAs or TAs that have not received maths-specific training.

  What is involved?

  This project is designed to improve the subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge for all practitioners supporting the learning of primary maths.

  It supports primary teaching assistants who are supporting maths to develop specialist knowledge for teaching maths, to build on the primary maths National Curriculum, and to develop distinct pedagogical decision-making which will impact on their practice when supporting maths. It takes place over the equivalent of four days.

  What will you learn?

  • Your pupils will positively engage with maths that challenges them
  • You will identify common misconceptions and ways of addressing these to help pupils master important concepts
  • You will develop an understanding of key principles and approaches associated with teaching for mastery

  What is the cost?

  The SKTM Primary Teaching Assistants Programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

  THIS WORKGROUP IS FULL

• Strengthening Partnerships with ITT Providers
  Strengthening Partnerships with ITT Providers

  Who can take part?

  Lead participants in this programme will be from the ITT community; they should be directly involved in ITT with a responsibility for maths. They will represent the various ITT providers across the hub region so may include HEI, SCITT and School Direct, and represent different phases of ITT including EYTS, QTS (primary and secondary), and post-16.

  What is involved?

  This project aims to form an established group of ITT representatives across the sector who are committed to developing communities of practice in order to review and evolve their provision.

  Any work undertaken will be in conjunction with the leaders of maths provision in ITT institutions, to strengthen the partnership and agree actions that will support the deepening of understanding of teaching for mastery for ITT trainees at an award level. Activity may include working across hub boundaries and collaborating in larger regions.

  What will you learn?

  • You and those responsible for maths provision at your institution will review your practice and programme
  • You will aim to ensure trainees have some understanding of designing lessons informed by mastery principles
  • Maths Hub leaders will have a dynamic awareness of the local ITT provision and its school-based partnerships
  • Maths Hubs leaders will create opportunity for collaboration and discussion across ITT providers, and use it to inform hub work

  What is the cost?

  The Strengthening Partnerships with ITT Providers project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating institutions.

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• Overcoming the Barriers to Learning
  Overcoming the Barriers to Learning

  Last year, our Open Work Group Understanding the Characteristics of SEND highlighted that teachers at both primary and secondary level are working with increasing numbers of pupils with additional barriers to their learning.

  There are multiple causes to these barriers – including, but not limited to:

  • Disadvantage
  • EAL
  • Additional learning needs
  • Mental or physical health issues
  • Low attendance
  • Ongoing post-Covid learning
  • Gaps in learning behaviours
  • Lack of resilience
  • The intrenched idea that maths is hard!

  These barriers are much wider than SEND.

  Through their action research, our groups discovered there are often common solutions to these barriers - for example addressing maths anxiety, cognitive load, language and vocabulary gaps.

  As the additional learning needs of pupils in mainstream schools becomes ever greater, teachers (particularly at secondary level) are seeking ways of engaging and teaching pupils who face significant barriers in accessing the curriculum for their year group.

  Our latest Open Work Group – Overcoming the Barriers to Learning - will enable teachers to work together to research ways of overcoming these barriers by focusing on:

  • addressing maths anxiety
  • cognitive load
  • language and vocabulary gaps

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  Reading Group will be held at The Willink School

  • 30 November 2023
  • 11 January 2024
  • 07 March 2024

  Swindon/Wiltshire Group will be held at The Croft Primary School, Swindon

  • 07 December 2023
  • 08 February 2024
  • 28 March 2024