“In order for teachers to develop the confidence to deliver a mastery curriculum we need to empower them to take risks in the classroom.” Rebecca Hamburger explains how to go from teacher to master: All too often when I am delivering whole school CPD, I ask the question: “Who loves maths?” and only a few […]
Read more Vanessa Pittard shares expert advice on how to build firm foundations with mastery. I’d like to suggest that one of the benefits of mastery is the avoidance of misery. I’ll focus on primary maths, but what I write here applies as much at KS4/GCSE as to Key Stage 2. What’s the point of introducing mastery […]
Read moreAs the revision period for the Key Stage 2 SATs is now well underway, Year 6 teacher Sarah Burnham offers a few helpful tips to prepare for the maths tests. Making every minute count Practicing maths facts little and often can be really beneficial in developing fluency. A daily ten minutes focusing on the four […]
Read moreI was thrilled to see the results of a new University of Oxford impact study today , highlighting and confirming my belief that OUP’s mastery in maths programme Inspire Maths can make a very real positive impact on children’s maths abilities. I have seen first-hand the difference that mastery can make when visiting schools in Singapore . My Pals Are Here! – which Inspire Maths is based […]
Read moreSo often in our work with teachers, we are asked what equipment we would recommend using with children and how we would use it. As a response to these questions we have put together some resources to help teachers develop children’s number sense. This was made possible by funding from the Nuffield Foundation which gave […]
Read more‘The Singapore Approach: Raising the Bar in Mathematics’ was the theme explored at Oxford University Press’s International Maths Forum. In this session from the conference, Maths Consultant Andrew Jeffrey explores why children need both fluency and reasoning to be good problem solvers. Browse our selection of free resources and videos from the day by registering […]
Read more‘The Singapore Approach: Raising the Bar in Mathematics’ was the theme explored at Oxford University Press’s International Maths Forum. In this session from the conference, Maths Consultant Sian Thomas explores the spiral approach to learning used in Singapore. Browse our selection of free resources and videos from the day by registering free on Oxford Owl .
Read more‘The Singapore Approach: Raising the Bar in Mathematics’ was the theme explored at Oxford University Press’s International Maths Forum. In this session from the conference, internationally renowned expert Cassy Turner explores the practical considerations for senior leaders when implementing the Singapore Approach across a whole school. Browse our selection of free resources and videos from […]
Read more“All Asians are good at Maths!” We hear that often enough. The debate on the political correctness of this all-too-familiar banter is not the subject of this discussion. The fact is that many Asian countries such as South Korea, China and Singapore have excelled in many of the Mathematics tests, surveys and Olympiads yearly. It makes sense to pick […]
Read moreFew if any of us who are involved in mathematics education will be unfamiliar with the name Jerome Bruner. Born in 1915, his ideas have had a huge influence on the way we have taught mathematics to children in the last 60 years or so. Bruner’s work on developmental psychology is almost certainly a ‘de-rigeur’ […]
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