What is involved?
This community brings together ITT providers and Maths Hub leaders to form a regional professional learning community focused on enhancing maths provision and aligning it with the principles of teaching for mastery.
Participants will work together to review and develop organisational policies, curriculum design and mentor guidance, while exploring how to embed mastery-informed lesson design and feedback into ITT maths provision.
What will you learn?
You will review and strengthen maths provision across ITT programmes
You will have a deepening understanding of the teaching for mastery principles and how they directly relate to classroom practice
You will have opportunities to work collaboratively across the region with ITT providers and Maths Hub leaders
Who can take part?
All DfE-accredited ITT providers can nominate participants, who are responsible for leading maths provision. They will be joined by a representative from each Maths Hub’s leadership team. Participants are expected to attend all online and regional sessions and to share learning with colleagues.
What is the cost?
This project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating state schools/colleges.
Evaluation of the work in previous years identified that:
- this community provided a timely opportunity to develop participants’ ITT programmes and connect this with the CCF
- the community had provided opportunities for professional discussion of practice. Participants shared common challenges such as working with rigid schemes of work or formulaic approaches to lesson planning
- ITT leads, especially those in smaller settings, appreciated the opportunity to speak to others about developing maths pedagogy and challenges in maths education. Cross-phase and cross-provider collaboration was valued
- this community provides a forum for high-quality discussion around maths pedagogy and the opportunity for professionals to work together to meet local need.