Primary Mathematics Adviser Fostering Children's Mathematical Thinking

Joined December 2013
Love leading on the spatial reasoning pathway - and it definitely isn’t all about shape. Sign up to find out more about why spatial reasoning is crucial for number too!
🎄 Only 11 days left of our Autumn term! On the 2nd day, my Maths Hub gave to me… ✨ A fully funded SKTM Primary Teachers Programme – Spatial Reasoning Pathway Find out more-bit.ly/4rX60ej #12DaysOfMathsHub
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Looking forward to hosting the first Primary Maths Subject Leader network meetings of the year after half term. At venues around Leicester/Leicestershire. If you would like to join, do get in touch.
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In the Autumn we are looking at the new Ofsted toolkit and the new NCETM Oracy Framework - and will be considering the growing gender gap and misconceptions with multiplication.
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Minimally different questions. Used to draw attention to the significance of the tiny changes in wording. Teaches children to read the question!
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Looking to strengthen early maths with a research-backed programme? Come to our Mastering Number twilight to hear about the impact so far and learn how your school could be part of the EEF trial 📅 3 June 🕒 15:45–16:30 🔗 ncetm.org.uk/maths-hubs/abou…
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Looking to strengthen early maths with a research-backed programme? Come to our Mastering Number twilight to hear about the impact so far and learn how your school could be part of the EEF trial 📅 28 April or 3 June 🕒 15:45–16:30 🔗 ncetm.org.uk/maths-hubs/abou…
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📊 Over HALF of England’s state-funded primaries have joined Mastering Number 💬 ‘They love it—they’re enthusiastic and excited.’ 🎬 Watch the video and step inside a Mastering Number classroom 🚀See the impact—is your school a Mastering Number school? ncetm.org.uk/news/see-the-im…
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Teachers of Year 3 and Year 4 children's mathematics needed! Please spare 20 minutes to complete our survey (tinyurl.com/2ebyxubw) looking at flexibility with arithmetic. You will have a 1 in 4 chance of winning a £20 Amazon voucher as a thank you!
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📢Secondary Maths Teachers Want to become a specialist in teaching for mastery and support your own school to develop teaching for mastery approaches? Join the Secondary Mastery Specialist Programme. Find out more- bit.ly/3W32MIs @LeLTSH @LRTSHub @Northants_TSHub
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Great to get together with colleagues @emsmathshub today - and to spend time during the afternoon reflecting on the importance of visualisation and mental manipulation 😊
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Parents’ maths anxiety linked to lower numeracy skills in children, study finds ⤵️ tinyurl.com/u96fwtbm @KMorsanyi says the findings highlight the need for initiatives that enable parents to support their children’s learning and develop positive attitudes towards the subject
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Always thought-provoking spending a Saturday morning with this great group talking mathematics 😊
Saturday morning meeting with ≈ 40 members of the Joint Primary ATM MA group - talking curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, times table testing and so much more. A really valuable 2 hours.
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Have you seen the NCETM article with lessons from TIMSS 2023? The lack of spatial play (especially for girls) and the underperformance on geometry questions in y5 are 2 of the key issues raised. We focus on both of these in the SKTM spatial reasoning programme.
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If you teach around Leicester contact @emsmathshub for more details… or for Nottingham/Derby @EM_MathsHub is running the programme in your area. Modules start in January so please apply asap.
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There are still spaces available on the Primary SKTM programmes in the East Midlands @emsmathshub @EM_MathsHub … sign up to find out more about what spatial reasoning is and how it supports mathematics - it is certainly not just geometry!
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This info from the University of Surrey gives you a bit more background to spatial thinking surrey.ac.uk/sites/default/f… Do contact the hubs for more details if you’d like to come along and join us 😊
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