Exemplification of ready-to-progress criteria
79 PowerPoints, each one focusing on one of the ready-to-progress criteria in the new DfE maths guidance for KS1 and KS2
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Curriculum
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Key Stage
Year Group
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DfE guidance on teaching maths at KS3
What the guidance consists of and how it aligns with other NCETM resources
- KS3
- Secondary
- Curriculum
- Guidance
Numberblocks Support Materials
Materials to support Early Years and Year 1 teachers
- Early Years
- Early Years Materials
Curriculum prioritisation in primary maths
A term-by-term framework to support planning and teaching
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Curriculum
- Mastery PD Materials
Checkpoints
Diagnostic maths activities to help teachers develop their assessment of students' prior learning for KS3
- KS3
- Secondary
- Curriculum
KS3 key ideas exemplified
A series of 52 PowerPoints containing activities and professional development stimuli based on key ideas from the core concepts explored in the KS3 PD materials
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Using mathematical representations at KS3
Guidance for some of the most useful representations for Key Stage 3 mathematics.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Algebraic Thinking
Materials for exploring algebra with KS3 students
- Algebra
- KS3
- Secondary
- Assessment Materials
Insights from experienced teachers
Pairs of teachers explore small sections of the mastery materials in depth
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Primary ITE professional development materials
Six professional development units designed for ITE tutors to use with primary trainee teachers exploring maths
- Primary
- Mastery PD Materials
Planning to teach secondary maths
Videos and resources for teaching Key Stage 3 maths topics
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Primary Assessment Materials
Questions, tasks and activities supporting teaching for mastery.
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Assessment Materials
Mathematical Prompts for Deeper Thinking videos
Videos showing a teacher working with small groups of students from her Year 8 class
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
- Classroom Videos
Progression Maps for Key Stages 1 and 2
The progression maps are structured using the topic headings as they appear in the National Curriculum
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Progression Maps
Departmental Workshops
Collaborative CPD sessions for maths departments or other groups of secondary teachers
- KS3
- Secondary
Primary Subject Knowledge Audit
Assess your confidence in teaching the content of the KS1 and KS2 maths curriculum
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Mastery PD Materials
Secondary Subject Knowledge Audit
Assess your confidence in teaching the content of the KS3 maths curriculum
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Secondary ITE professional development materials
Six professional development units designed for ITE tutors to use with secondary trainee maths teachers
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Secondary Assessment Materials
Materials to support you and your colleagues in assessing students at KS3
- KS3
- Secondary
- Assessment Materials
Marking Guidance
Guidance documents to enable effective marking and feedback
- Primary
- Secondary
- Guidance
Research study modules
Ten study modules enabling you to access, understand and engage with academic research articles
- Post-16
- Primary
- Secondary
Shaping the Year 7 curriculum: building on Year 6
Ready-to-use training materials, ideal for use in planning effective curriculum transition from primary
- KS3
- Secondary
- Curriculum
Resources for teachers using the mastery materials
Supplementary content to support use of the Secondary Mastery PD Materials
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Adapting maths teaching for the Covid-19 period
Guidance for secondary schools – updated November 2020
- KS3
- KS4
- Secondary
- Curriculum
- Guidance
Training materials for DfE Mathematics guidance
A ready-to-use PowerPoint designed for whole school development, and videos to introduce the guidance
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Curriculum
The structure of the number system
Theme 1 comprises four core concepts: place value, estimation and rounding; properties of number; ordering and comparing; simplifying and manipulating expressions, equations and formulae.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Operating on number
Theme 2 comprises two core concepts: arithmetic procedures; solving linear equations.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplicative reasoning
Theme 3 comprises two core concepts: understanding multiplicative relationships; trigonometry.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Sequences and graphs
Theme 4 comprises two core concepts: sequences; graphical representations.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Statistics and probability
Theme 5 comprises three core concepts: statistical representations and measure; statistical analysis; probability.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Geometry
Theme 6 comprises four core concepts: geometrical properties; perimeter, area and volume; transforming shapes; constructions.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
1.1 Place value, estimation and rounding
Core concept 1.1 covers the structure of our place-value system (particularly as it relates to decimals) and rounding numbers to a required number of decimal places or significant figures.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
1.2 Properties of number
Core concept 1.2 focuses on factors, multiples and primes, exploring various representations to support understanding of highest common factors and lowest common multiples.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
1.3 Ordering and comparing
Core concept 1.3 covers the conversion of decimals to fractions (and vice versa), ordering positive and negative integers, fractions and decimals, and the expression of numbers in standard form.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
1.4 Simplifying and manipulating expressions, equations and formulae
Core concept 1.4 concerns the generalisation of number structures, the use of algebraic symbols, and techniques for their manipulation. The rearranging of formulae is also explored.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
2.1 Arithmetic procedures
Core concept 2.1 offers guidance on developing understanding of the mathematical structures that underpin standard procedures for calculation with decimals, fractions and directed numbers.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
2.2 Solving linear equations
Core concept 2.2 explores how linear equations are effectively the formulation of a series of operations on unknown numbers and how solving them involves undoing these operations.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
3.1 Understanding multiplicative relationships
Core concept 3.1 explores fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion (direct and inverse) as contexts in which multiplicative relationships are used.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
3.2 Trigonometry
Core concept 3.2 introduces trigonometric functions through the unit circle. Ideas of similarity, scale factor and multiplicative relationships are integrated to explore problem-solving.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
4.1 Sequences
Core concept 4.1 covers sequences through exploration of the mathematical structure. It also introduces the idea of the nth term of a linear sequence.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
4.2 Graphical representations
Core concept 4.2 introduces x- and y-coordinates as input and output of a function. It explores linear and quadratic functions, and how linear graphs can solve simultaneous equations.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
5.1 Statistical representations and measures
Core concept 5.1 covers measures of central tendency, work with grouped data and measures of spread, as well as the construction of scatter graphs and pie charts.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
5.2 Statistical analysis
Core concept 5.2 explores making informed choices about which statistical analysis and representation to use for different types of data, as well as the effect on interpretation.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
5.3 Probability
Core concept 5.3 introduces probability as a way to quantify, explore and explain likelihood and coincidence, and to reason about uncertainty.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
6.1 Geometrical properties
Core concept 6.1 covers angle facts and the geometry of intersecting lines, similarity and congruence, and Pythagoras’ theorem.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
6.2 Perimeter, area and volume
Core concept 6.2 covers how the formulae for perimeter, area and volume are derived and connected, and the importance of reasoning mathematically to solve a range of problems.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
6.3 Transforming shapes
Core concept 6.3 introduces translation, rotation, reflection and enlargement. It explores the degrees of freedom available, in terms of what does and doesn’t vary for each one.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
6.4 Constructions
Core concept 6.4 explores: triangles of given lengths; a perpendicular bisector of a line segment; a perpendicular to a given line through a given point; an angle bisector.
- KS3
- Secondary
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplicative Reasoning – all downloads
Links to all the downloadable folders and files in the Multiplicative Reasoning section
- Secondary
Previous Reception experiences and counting within 100
Unit 1 – 7 weeks
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Curriculum
Comparison of quantities and part–whole relationships
Unit 2 – 3 weeks
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Curriculum
Recognise, compose, decompose and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes
Unit 4 – 3 weeks
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Curriculum
Multiplication and division – doubling, halving, quotitive and partitive division
Unit 13 – 3 weeks
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Curriculum
Manipulating the additive relationship and securing mental calculation
Unit 4 – 4 weeks
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Curriculum
Understanding and manipulating multiplicative relationships
Unit 6 – 5 weeks
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Curriculum
School sees better results through teaching for mastery
Embracing teaching for mastery in maths has seen pupils’ love for the subject contribute to some exceptional end of year outcomes for all year groups
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
Why Mastery Readiness isn't just 'mastery-lite'!
The Mastery Readiness Programme enables schools to put in place structures, systems and positive mathematical culture so they can successfully engage in teaching for mastery
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
Don’t abandon counters just because it’s secondary school
At Trinity Academy in Halifax all teachers are now using place value counters with students across the ability range
- Secondary
- Case Study
Teaching for mastery at secondary: is it compatible with putting students in sets?
A visit to two lessons at Tomlinscote School in Frimley, Surrey
- Secondary
- Case Study
Video material to support the implementation of the National Curriculum
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Multiplication
Lesson videos on elements of progression in multiplication across the primary school
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Subtraction
Lesson videos on elements of progression in subtraction in Key Stage 2
- KS2
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Number Facts
Lesson videos on number facts for all four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Number and Place Value
Lesson videos on children developing understanding and fluency with number
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Division
Lesson videos on structures of division in terms of grouping and sharing at Key Stage 1; moving into a written algorithm at Key Stage 2 and demonstration of fluency at Key Stage 3
- KS1
- KS2
- KS3
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Fractions
Lesson videos addressing the ability to develop a secure understanding and calculate with fractions
- KS1
- KS2
- KS3
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Algebra
Lesson videos addressing the demands of the New Curriculum to introduce formal algebra into KS2
- KS1
- KS2
- KS3
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Multiplicative Reasoning
Lesson videos on representations in terms of the bar model and double number line are used to support reasoning and problem solving
- KS1
- KS2
- KS3
- Primary
- Classroom Videos
Reasoning Skills
Developing opportunities and ensuring progression in the development of reasoning skills
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Progression Maps
Gap tasks: maximising the impact of Work Groups
We visit Gorse Hill Primary School Work Group in Swindon, and find out how gap tasks are driving powerful changes in pedagogy
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
A Year 1 lesson on difference as a form of subtraction
A lesson from 2015/16 led by Clare Christie, maths subject leader for the Ashley Down Schools Federation in Bristol
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Classroom Videos
A Year 3 lesson on multiplication
A set of video clips from 2014/15 centred on one lesson, focusing on the 6-times-table
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Classroom Videos
A Year 4 lesson on place value with decimal numbers
A lesson from 2015/16 led by Clare Christie, maths subject leader for the Ashley Down Schools Federation in Bristol
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Classroom Videos
A Year 6 lesson on comparing fractions
Comparing the value of fractions with the same denominators
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Classroom Videos
A Year 6 lesson on line graphs
A lesson from 2015/16 led by James Berry, subject leader and deputy head at Chesterton Primary School in Wandsworth
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Classroom Videos
Year 2 Shanghai showcase lesson
Ms Lynn, part of the the England–China exchange, leads a Year 2 lesson at Tubbenden Primary School
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Classroom Videos
Year 5 Shanghai showcase lesson
Ms Dai, part of the the England–China exchange, leads a Year 5 lesson at Tubbenden Primary School
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Classroom Videos
Comparison of quantities and measures
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.1
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Introducing 'whole' and 'parts': part–part–whole
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.2
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition of numbers: 0–5
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.3
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition of numbers: 6–10
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.4
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Additive structures: introduction to aggregation and partitioning
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.5
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Additive structures: introduction to augmentation and reduction
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.6
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Addition and subtraction: strategies within 10
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.7
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition of numbers: multiples of 10 up to 100
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.8
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition of numbers: 20–100
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.9
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition of numbers: 11–19
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.10
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Addition and subtraction: bridging 10
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.11
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Subtraction as difference
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.12
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Addition and subtraction: two-digit and single-digit numbers
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.13
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Addition and subtraction: two-digit numbers and multiples of ten
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.14
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Addition: two-digit and two-digit numbers
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.15
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Subtraction: two-digit and two-digit numbers
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.16
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition and calculation: 100 and bridging 100
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.17
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition and calculation: three-digit numbers
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.18
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Securing mental strategies: calculation up to 999
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.19
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Algorithms: column addition
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.20
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Algorithms: column subtraction
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.21
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition and calculation: 1,000 and four-digit numbers
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.22
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition and calculation: tenths
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.23
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition and calculation: hundredths and thousandths
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.24
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Addition and subtraction: money
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.25
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition and calculation: multiples of 1,000 up to 1,000,000
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.26
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Negative numbers: counting, comparing and calculating
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.27
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Common structures and the part–part–whole relationship
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.28
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Using equivalence and the compensation property to calculate
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.29
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Composition and calculation: numbers up to 10,000,000
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.30
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Problems with two unknowns
Spine 1: Number, Addition and Subtraction – Topic 1.31
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Counting, unitising and coins
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.1
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Mastery PD Materials
Structures: multiplication representing equal groups
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.2
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Times tables: groups of 2 and commutativity (part 1)
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.3
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Times tables: groups of 10 and of 5, and factors of 0 and 1
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.4
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Commutativity (part 2), doubling and halving
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.5
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Structures: quotitive and partitive division
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.6
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 2
- Mastery PD Materials
Times tables: 2, 4 and 8, and the relationship between them
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.7
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Times tables: 3, 6 and 9, and the relationship between them
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.8
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Guidance on the teaching of fractions in Key Stage 1
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.0
- KS1
- Primary
- Mastery PD Materials
Preparing for fractions: the part–whole relationship
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.1
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Unit fractions: identifying, representing and comparing
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.2
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Non-unit fractions: identifying, representing and comparing
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.3
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Adding and subtracting within one whole
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.4
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Working across one whole: improper fractions and mixed numbers
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.5
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplying whole numbers and fractions
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.6
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Finding equivalent fractions and simplifying fractions
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.7
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Common denomination: more adding and subtracting
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.8
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplying fractions and dividing fractions by a whole number
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.9
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Linking fractions, decimals and percentages
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.10
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Times tables: 7 and patterns within/across times tables
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.9
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Mastery PD Materials
Connecting multiplication and division, and the distributive law
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.10
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Times tables: 11 and 12
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.11
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Division with remainders
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.12
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Calculation: multiplying and dividing by 10 or 100
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.13
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplication: partitioning leading to short multiplication
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.14
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Division: partitioning leading to short division
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.15
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplicative contexts: area and perimeter 1
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.16
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Structures: using measures and comparison to understand scaling
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.17
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 4
- Mastery PD Materials
Using equivalence to calculate
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.18
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Calculation: ×/÷ decimal fractions by whole numbers
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.19
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplication with three factors and volume
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.20
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Factors, multiples, prime numbers and composite numbers
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.21
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Combining multiplication with addition and subtraction
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.22
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplication strategies for larger numbers and long multiplication
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.23
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Division: dividing by two-digit divisors
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.24
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Using compensation to calculate
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.25
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Mean average and equal shares
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.26
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Scale factors, ratio and proportional reasoning
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.27
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Combining division with addition and subtraction
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.28
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Decimal place-value knowledge, multiplication and division
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.29
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplicative contexts: area and perimeter 2
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.30
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 6
- Mastery PD Materials
Mindset: why is it so important in teaching for mastery?
Liam Colclough, a headteacher in Sheffield, is convinced that to introduce teaching for mastery effectively, a shift in mindset is required
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
Teaching for mastery: isn’t it just 'good teaching'?
Emma Patman, a Year 4 teacher, explains how her teaching has been transformed by her exposure to teaching for mastery pedagogy
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
Using a high quality textbook to support teaching for mastery
We visit the classroom of Hannah Gray, a primary teacher involved in trialling new Singapore-style textbooks, designed to support a mastery approach
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
Meeting the needs of all without ability setting
Removing setting from maths teaching in a three-form entry primary school
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
TRGs: Collaborative professional development in action
Green shoots of Teacher Research Groups (TRGs) are slowly spreading their fronds of mastery exploration across the country
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
How can teaching for mastery work in a mixed age class?
A group of schools in Northamptonshire have been addressing this issue, with encouraging results
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Case Study
Cardinality and Counting
Understanding that the cardinal value of a number refers to the quantity, or ‘howmanyness’ of things it represents
- Early Years
- Early Years Materials
Comparison
Understanding that comparing numbers involves knowing which numbers are worth more or less than each other
- Early Years
- Early Years Materials
Composition
Understanding that one number can be made up from (composed from) two or more smaller numbers
- Early Years
- Early Years Materials
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships
- Early Years
- Early Years Materials
Shape and Space
Understanding what happens when shapes move, or combine with other shapes, helps develop wider mathematical thinking
- Early Years
- Early Years Materials
Measures
Comparing different aspects such as length, weight and volume, as a preliminary to using units to compare later
- Early Years
- Early Years Materials
Teacher collaboration supports mixed-attainment classes
A London school models one possible way to make the transition
- Secondary
- Case Study
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 1 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Video Lessons
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 2 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Video Lessons
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 3 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Video Lessons
Key Stage 1 number, addition and subtraction video lessons
Video lessons on number, addition and subtraction for children in Years 1 and 2
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Video Lessons
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 1 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Video Lessons
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 2 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Video Lessons
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 3 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Video Lessons
Upper Key Stage 2 - Fractions video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 5 and 6
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Video Lessons
Upper Key Stage 2 - Number, Addition and Subtraction video lessons
Video lessons on number, addition and subtraction for children in Years 5 and 6
- KS1
- Primary
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Video Lessons
Upper Key Stage 2 - Linking fractions, decimals and percentages video lessons
Video lessons on linking fractions, decimals and percentages for children in Years 5 and 6
- KS2
- Primary
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Video Lessons
Numberblocks at home
Resources to accompany the CBeebies Numberblocks series, designed for parents to use at home with children
- Early Years
- Early Years Materials
Curriculum prioritisation in primary maths
What maths to teach for the rest of 2020/21
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Curriculum
- Mastery PD Materials
Post-16 Professional Development and Resources
Opportunities for developing teachers and maths departments and resources to support all post-16 maths teaching
- Post-16
Number
Self-audit questions for a teacher to assess confidence in the teaching of number in KS1 and KS2
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Mastery PD Materials
Additive reasoning
Self-audit questions for a teacher to assess confidence in the teaching of additive reasoning in KS1 and KS2
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Mastery PD Materials
Multiplicative reasoning
Self-audit questions for a teacher to assess confidence in the teaching of multiplicative reasoning in KS1 and KS2
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Mastery PD Materials
Fractions
Self-audit questions for a teacher to assess confidence in the teaching of fractions in KS1 and KS2
- KS1
- KS2
- Primary
- Mastery PD Materials
