Teaching for Mastery Secondary
Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community
A CPD community designed specifically for secondary heads of maths
Subject leaders play a vital role in shaping departmental practice and driving improvements in student outcomes. This project provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of effective teaching approaches, their wider leadership responsibilities, and their capacity to work with colleagues to transform secondary maths learning.
Participants will collaborate with other subject leaders, explore research and new developments, and use these insights to inform and strengthen their leadership of maths education in school.
Who can take part?
This community is for secondary heads of department/ subjects leaders, and is open to heads of departments in schools already involved with Maths Hubs and to those who are not yet involved.
Benefits of being part of the Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community
- You will promote and develop a shared vision, culture and set of principles for teaching and learning in maths
- You will ensure coherence in the curriculum and provide support for teaching for mastery across the department
- You and your department will establish collaborative ways of working to support ongoing developments
- You will develop your ability to lead change
What are the intended outcomes?
Whole-school/departmental policies and approaches
Subject leaders will:
- promote and develop a shared vision, culture and set of principles for teaching and
learning in maths - ensure coherence in the curriculum and provide support for teaching for mastery
across the department - ensure that there are structures in place which support the work of all members of
the department and allow dedicated time for collaboration and development with
shared responsibility for developing pedagogy.
Practice development
Subject leaders will: - lead and manage the department effectively in order to promote and develop teaching for mastery approaches within their own departments
- develop a coherent and connected curriculum which promotes teaching for deep and sustainable understanding
- develop collaborative ways of working within the department to support ongoing developments
- develop in their ability to identify areas for development and lead change towards these
- develop their own expertise in planning and leading effective professional development
with their department.
Professional learning
Subject leaders will: - have a deep understanding of the practices aligned to those in the NCETM’s Essence of Mathematics Teaching for Mastery
- understand their role in developing and leading change in their department in line with the local and national maths education landscape
- understand the principles and practices behind the creation of a coherent and connected curriculum which promotes teaching for deep understanding
- understand the benefits of collaborative professional development for sustained development of professional knowledge and practice within a department.
Community culture
Subject leaders will: - have opportunities to work collaboratively with their peers, building an ongoing learning culture and fostering wider professional relationships.
| 2025-26 session dates and venues TBC |
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