Watch this video to find out how Securing Foundations can support your students to access KS3 maths by bridging learning gaps and building confidence.
Who can take part?
This opportunity is for teachers working with those Year 7 students who have not met age-related expectations in maths, particularly students whose attainment is in the bottom 20-30% of the national cohort at the end of KS2.
It is suitable for experienced or novice teachers. A pair of participants from each school will join a Work Group; the pair should comprise at least one teacher with QTS, but may include a teaching assistant or similar.
Participants are expected to attend the equivalent of three full days of workshops, and to complete school-based tasks between sessions. Workshops will be a blend of national and local sessions, and online and face-to-face provision.
For all participant schools there is also an expectation that the subject leader participates in a Boolean Subject Leader Community.
This diagram shows the secondary school offer towards teaching for mastery
What is involved?
Participant teachers may be experienced or novice and all 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 aim to provide professional development and resources for secondary maths teachers so they are better equipped to support students with gaps in understanding from previous Key Stages. Participants will develop their understanding of domain-specific knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge from the KS1 and KS2 maths curriculum, in order to better enable their students to access the KS3 curriculum.
Participants will gain access to high-quality resources designed by experts in the pedagogy and expectations of maths at both KS2 and KS3.
What will you learn?
- Your students will make progress so they are better able to access a suitable KS3 curriculum
- You will develop your pedagogic and content knowledge of KS1 and KS2 maths
- You will consider approaches which support all students to
reason mathematically - You will work as part of a professional learning community to reflect on your approaches, deepen your understanding about effective approaches, and refine your practice
What is the cost?
The Securing Foundations at Year 7 project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.
Next Steps
Complete the booking form below before 5 November.
If you have any queries regarding joining this Work Group, please email us on team@booleanmathshub.co.uk.