Hear from a headteacher: top reasons to work with a Maths Hub

Benefits of getting involved as a participating school or LLME

Walford Primary School

An interview with Louise George, headteacher of Walford Primary School

Horsmonden Primary School

An interview with Tracy Thomas, headteacher of Horsmonden Primary School

Glenfall Community Primary School

An interview with Anthony Mitchell, headteacher of Glenfall Community Primary School

Wath CE Primary School

An interview with headteacher Paul Beevor, Wath CE Primary School, near Rotherham

Behind the scenes of the Mastery Readiness programme

Headteacher, Sarah Hawes and maths lead, Tracey Baruah explain their enthusiasm for what the Mastery Readiness Programme is offering the children in their school

Queen Katharine Academy

The headteacher and second in maths at a Peterborough secondary school explain how introducing teaching for mastery has produced 'priceless' benefits

A headteacher’s guide to Maths Hubs

Don’t let your school miss out: everything you need to know about Maths Hubs and fully-funded CPD

Leading the change: a headteacher’s journey with teaching for mastery

What happens when a school fully embraces Maths Hubs professional development?

How a mastery approach is helping EAL pupils

Embracing teaching for mastery has enabled EAL pupils to engage fully in maths lessons, says headteacher

Mastery brings ‘priceless’ benefits to secondary school

A secondary head explains how adopting a mastery approach has transformed teaching and learning in maths

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

Two London heads on engaging with teaching for mastery

Two secondary headteachers describe how they make engaging in professional development activities a matter of policy

Sandown Primary School

An interview with senior leaders from Sandown Primary School

One primary school’s teaching for mastery journey

A discussion with the head of a Birmingham primary school which embraced teaching for mastery in 2016

Our Secondary Round-up for September is out

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Winter 2020 issue of Bespoke out now

We’ve just published the latest issue of Bespoke, which brings up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme

October's Secondary Round-up is out

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Secondary Round-up - May 2022

Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available

Primary Round-up - May 2024

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Spotlight on Work Group Leads - Primary Mastery

Hear from a Year 6 teacher who leads local Teaching for Mastery Work Groups

Primary Round-up - October 2023

Our latest Primary Round-up is now available

Sheldon School

An interview with Neil Spurdell and Nicola Scott, senior leaders from Sheldon School in Chippenham, Wiltshire

Falinge Park High School

An interview with Paula O'Reilly, Sarah-Jane York and Sylwia Glazewska, Falinge Park High School

Summer holiday reading 2019

A round-up of our recent features, which might stimulate your thinking for September

Nine reasons to work with your local Maths Hub

Why get involved with the Maths Hubs Programme? Find out how it can benefit you and your school

What are the benefits of being a Primary Mastery Specialist?

Leanne Casey tells us about her experiences of becoming a Mastery Specialist

Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Groups now recruiting

Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Groups now recruiting

Professional development opportunities for leaders of maths education available now

Teachers who want to achieve or enhance maths leadership accreditations can now apply for two separate professional development programmes

Secondary heads on benefits of working with a Maths Hub

Our latest podcast with two London-based secondary heads

Maths leadership CPD opportunities

Applications now open for two separate professional development programmes

Recruitment open for maths professional development leadership opportunities

Teachers in all phases are invited to apply for programmes to lead CPD and school-wide development

Primary Teaching for Mastery - Embedding

Collaborative professional development for schools in their second year of teaching for mastery

Mastery Readiness

Take a step into the primary Teaching for Mastery Programme

School Development Lead Programme

Develop your approach to leading change in schools other than your own

Improving maths in multi-academy trusts by engaging with Maths Hubs

A profile of two multi-academy trusts (MATs) reaping the rewards of participation in Maths Hubs teaching for mastery work

Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (Secondary Non-specialist Teachers) Programme

Develop mathematical subject knowledge and understand the pedagogy that underpins the teaching of it

Using number lines in Key Stage 2

We explore how number lines can be used at KS2 to support children to develop a greater understanding of the linear number system and prepare them for secondary maths

Debbie Morgan receives CBE

The NCETM’s Primary Director is included in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Meet the team

Find out more about current NCETM team members with their areas of responsibility. If you want to get in touch with someone at the NCETM, email info@ncetm.org.uk with full details of your query and we will direct it to the right person

Maths Podcasts: CPD direct to your ears

Podcast listening is on the up and can play a role in maths CPD

‘Not working in ability groups has been a revelation’

Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery

Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw

Secondary Teaching for Mastery – Development

Introduce teaching for mastery across your department

Using the NCETM Professional Development Materials for departmental learning

We visit a school using the materials to structure INSET and department time for professional development

Planning and sequencing for curriculum prioritisation

A maths lead explains how our resource has given her teachers an easy route into the mastery materials as well as excellent pedagogical development

'They can see it straight away': the impact of Mastering Number

Successful implementation of Mastering Number has brought huge benefits to pupils in a mixed-age class

Bridging the gap: ensuring that all students can succeed in KS3 maths

How one North East secondary school is 'Securing Foundations at Year 7', with a new Maths Hubs project aimed at supporting all students to thrive in the maths classroom

Why we employed a primary teacher for maths in our secondary school

How one school employed a primary teacher to help introduce mastery

How maths textbooks are making a comeback

Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery

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

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

Issue 13 of Bespoke out now

Up-to-date news from the Maths Hubs Programme

Sir Robert Woodard Academy

An interview with Kieran Scanlon and Natasha Corrigan, senior leaders from Sir Robert Woodard Academy, Lancing, Sussex

Recruitment now open for Secondary Mastery Specialists

Around a hundred teachers are needed, spread across England

Mastery Magnified

Insight into how teaching for mastery is working in schools

Primary Mastery Specialist Programme

Information about the Primary Mastery Specialist Programme

School leader interviews

Extended interviews with school leaders who have introduced teaching for mastery

Primary Teaching for Mastery - Sustaining

Support for schools to make teaching for mastery 'business as usual'

Mastering Number at KS2

Secure firm foundations in multiplicative relationships

Professional development for primary teaching assistants

Ensuring impact, effectiveness and pupil progress

Ongoing professional development of maths teachers should be taken more seriously

NCETM Director calls for all maths teachers, and all primary teachers, to be given a protected amount of subject-specific professional development time

Online CPD: the unexpected gains

We speak to three Maths Hubs about how they moved their CPD offer online, what they learned, and what’s next

Guest blog by Jane Jones HMI, Ofsted

What are the implications for Ofsted evaluation if the mastery principle is followed rigorously?

Trusts working with Maths Hubs

Understand how MATs can work in partnership with Maths Hubs

Mastering Number at Reception and KS1

Supporting pupils to develop good number sense

PISA results for mathematics – how can they help us?

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

Mastery Myth-busting

We dispel some of the common myths about teaching for mastery

School leaders

Information for school leaders about free professional development

How student attainment in maths has weathered the COVID storm: lessons from TIMSS 2023

The NCETM Director and the Director for Evaluation and Impact reflect on the latest international maths comparison tests and how this informs developments in the NCETM and the Maths Hubs Network