What does the programme cover?

The programme is aligned with an overall Teaching for Mastery Programme designed to develop maths teaching in schools, and would be highly appropriate for teaching assistants working in a school that is actively committed to the Teaching for Mastery Programme. This successful programme is now in its fifth year.  

As a participant on the SKTM Primary Teaching Assistant programme, you will:

• enhance your maths subject knowledge with an emphasis on the key concepts, the representations and the language used to help pupils develop the mathematical area covered (e.g. number sense, additive reasoning, multiplicative reasoning, fractions, spatial reasoning) 
• identify common misconceptions and ways of addressing these to help pupils master important concepts 
• identify pedagogical approaches that will enhance teaching and learning and know how to use these to support pupils in understanding maths 
• develop an understanding of key principles and approaches associated with teaching for mastery. 

Who can take part?

These programmes are designed for primary teaching assistants who are supporting maths, and who would like to develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths. This may be particularly relevant for new TAs or TAs that have not received maths-specific training. 

What is the cost?

The SKTM Primary Teaching Assistants Programme project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

Participants in this programme, in previous years, acknowledge that, as a result of their engagement, they have changed their practice when supporting pupils in maths. This was evident in field visits where participants were seen to make adaptations according to the specific needs of the pupils they were working with. 

 
Pupils who were supported by participants in this programme were noted to have a more positive attitude towards maths. 

We have a choice of two cohorts available for the programme this year – as indicated by the venues in the table below. Please select one of the venues on the sign up form at the bottom of this page to choose your cohort.

Please note that you must attend all four dates at the same venue.