Primary Teaching for Mastery - Development
(NCP24-09)
Our diagram shows a school's journey towards mastery. Use it to determine where your school's journey starts (click/tap diagram to show a larger version with more detail of the journey).
If your school is ready to start developing a teaching for mastery approach, you can join a Work Group starting in the new academic year.
During the 2024/25 school year, Maths Hubs across England will be working with thousands of primary schools to continue the spread of teaching for mastery across England.
The Teaching for Mastery Programme is a professional development opportunity designed to support teachers like you to develop best practice in maths in your school. It is suitable for schools interested in implementing a teaching for mastery approach to maths.
Who will be leading the group?
Confirmation of the lead facilitator will be in Summer Term
Who can take part?
This is for state-funded primary schools in England. Each school must send two teachers to half-termly school-based teacher research groups. Each term, the Mastery Specialist will visit each of the schools.
In 2024/25, those teaching in special schools will have an enhanced offer that will enable them to network with other schools in a similar context.
NB: Schools can only take part in this particular Work Group once. However, there are other Work Groups dealing with teaching for mastery which are available in the year after a school is in a Development Work Group and beyond. Talk to your Maths Hub about your options.
What's Involved?
Two teachers from each participating school join a Work Group, consisting of around six local primary schools. Each Work Group is led by a trained Primary Mastery Specialist. Work Groups meet regularly to plan, observe and discuss teaching for mastery. In between meetings, teachers explore mastery approaches in their own classrooms and across their school.
Support is provided from a local classroom-based Mastery Specialist who leads the group. This model of professional development involves hands-on learning and peer-to-peer support. It is evidence-based and designed to support substantial long-term change.
Teaching for Mastery Community for Special Schools (NCP24-09s)
In order to raise support for the levels of achievement in maths for all pupils, the NCTEM has built regional cross-phase communities for special schools. This community sees schools in Teaching for Mastery Development and Embedding come together to enhance the schools work undertaken in the Mastery Programme.
· NCP24-09 TfM Development for special schools whose pupils follow a pre-primary or primary curriculum
· NCP24-10 TfM Embedding for special schools who participated in NCP23-09
· NCP24-12 TfM Development for special schools whose pupils follow a secondary curriculum
· NCP24-13 TfM Embedding for special schools who participated in NCP23-12
Your Primary School registration for NCP24-09 or NCP24-10 confirming your school is a SEND school, will automatically place you in the Teaching for Mastery Community for Special Schools.
Further information will follow about this community in the Summer term.
What is the cost?
The Primary Teaching for Mastery Development Work Groups project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.
Work Group Dates/Venue
Programme dates and venue will be confirmed in the Summer Term
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What should I do next?
If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us