Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning at KS3

This opportunity is for secondary schools in England. Each school nominates two participants who wish to improve their own teaching and support improvements across their department. It is suitable for experienced and novice teachers.

There is an expectation that participants’ subject leaders attend their local Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community.

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What you need to know

Intended participants are teachers of KS3 who wish to refine their own practice and begin to develop practice within their department. Participation is suitable for both experienced and novice teachers.

NCP26-13a focuses on Year 7 content; this Work Group is available to all state-funded secondary schools. NCP26-13b focuses on Year 8 content; this Work Group is available only to schools that have previously engaged with the Year 7 content through their Maths Hub.

Participants must attend three local full-day workshops. To support effective and sustainable implementation, there is an expectation that participants’ subject leaders attend the local subject leader community (NCP26-15).

These Work Groups focus on supporting students to develop a deep and connected understanding of multiplicative reasoning. Working in a professional learning community, participants will explore effective ways to teach multiplicative reasoning, share strategies and use carefully-designed classroom resources and guidance materials to offer a coherent learning journey for all students.

One Work Group focuses on Year 7 content and is open to all secondary schools. A second Work Group, focused on Year 8 content, is for schools that have previously taken part in the Year 7 Work Group.

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• You will strengthen students’ reasoning, fluency and confidence with multiplicative reasoning
• You will explore key structures and strategies for teaching multiplicative reasoning across KS3
• You will work with colleagues to plan and reflect on coherent, high-quality lessons
• You will improve understanding of how to support all students to think and communicate mathematically
• You will have access to high-quality classroom resources and guidance to ensure secure foundations for GCSE study

The Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning at KS3 project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

Apply here to join this Work Group in 2026/27.