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Measuring the impact of mastery: which research should we be looking at?

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019Oxford Primary 2 Comments

As a department of the University of Oxford, whose mission is to further educational excellence, OUP believes in the important role of evidence of impact in improving learning outcomes across the country. We know how important evidence of impact is to support schools’ decisions around how they invest their time and money. Teachers can now […]

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Our Mastery journey: jumping in with both feet

June 20, 2018June 11, 2018Oxford Primary
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Tackling a declining trend in maths In 2014, we achieved an Outstanding Ofsted, which was fantastic – a reflection of the dedication of our staff and their hard work. However, hidden behind that was a declining trend in maths. The gap between maths and English was widening and this was a concern. We became aware […]

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Teaching Maths to Mixed Classes

June 6, 2018June 11, 2018Oxford Primary 2 Comments

Headteacher Emma Cornhill at Fairburn Primary School talks about her school’s experience of using and implementing Numicon and the impact on the school… I have been head teacher at Fairburn Primary School for 11 years and I love it there. We have 15 members of staff, all part time and only 67 children in our school, […]

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Inspiring Progress: Overcoming the challenges of a whole-school textbook programme

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018Oxford Primary
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When we implemented a whole-school textbook programme, we were delighted with the results. Before the programme, our KS2 maths results were below the national standards, with KS1 not far behind. We were very aware that maths was a concern from an Ofsted perspective and had been for some time. However, after one year of Inspire Maths … […]

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