Our Values

Origin Maths Hub is a community of teachers, schools and other education professionals/organisations. We work collaboratively to make sustainable and lasting changes that improve children’s and learners’ life chances by enhancing their experiences, attitudes and outcomes in learning mathematics.

We do this by supporting the development (within and across educational phases) of:
– teachers’, teaching assistants’ and leaders’ professional learning and ethos, teaching for mastery practice and leadership skills;
– schools’ approaches to maths teaching, culture, collaboration and professional development.

We act with integrity and a shared moral purpose – we believe in the importance of continuous learning and growth mindset for all children and professionals (beyond our own immediate settings), with well-being, research and evidence at the heart of what we do.

We are positive and proactive – building and celebrating, igniting and promoting intellectual curiosity, showing ambition, going the extra mile and being willing to try, being welcoming and accessible, learning alongside each other.

We are considerate and reflective – offering challenge and support – involving everyone in setting goals, evaluating with evidence, articulating and enhancing impact throughout.

We focus on providing equality of opportunity for all children, teachers, schools and other education professionals/organisations.

Our Vision

Engage – Increase and deepen lasting partnerships by knowing and addressing community needs

• Promote teaching for mastery as values and pedagogy for equity, supporting all children to be aspirational, thrive, enjoy and achieve in maths (no matter their background, circumstances, prior attainment or educational needs)
• Work with all levels of teaching staff/assistants and leadership in schools and trusts
• Foster collaboration and partnerships between schools
• Support continuity between phases
• Explore and act on schools’ barriers in order to implement and sustain teaching for mastery with fidelity
  

Unite – Create sustainable and lasting change in schools

• Use effective professional development models and implementation processes within our projects, and encourage these in participant schools
• Develop all participants as leaders, agents of change, and as process/impact evaluators in their schools
• Focus on fidelity to the principles and approaches of teaching for mastery, and consistency of implementation across the school
  

Reflect – Understand our collective impact and make it visible so that we can further work towards sustainability and equity

• monitor progress according to intended outcomes, and adapt next steps as needed
• research and evaluate impact using internal research evidence, case studies and stakeholder voice (including pupils), and draw on external research evidence
• explore and share how fidelity to teaching for mastery strengthens equity and supports all children to be aspirational, thrive, enjoy and achieve in maths (no matter their background, circumstances, prior attainment or educational needs)