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New Numberblocks resources for home learning now available
PowerPoints to accompany the CBeebies series have been adapted for parents and carers to use
Teaching through the pandemic 3 – Simon Ball
A teacher at a sixth form college explains how he teaches students in class and at home at the same time!
NCETM Newsletter - February 2021
New Numberblocks materials to support home learning, recent podcast episodes, and how teachers are overcoming the current hurdles
NCETM Newsletter - March 2021
Primary maths prioritisation, qualifications and curriculum updates, Maths Hubs planning for 2021/22, Numberblocks at home, and more
Teaching through the pandemic 4 – Nikki Bailey
A deputy head talks about using active learning in maths across Key Stages 1 and 2, and the benefits this has had for children after a long period of home learning
Learning in Lockdown 3 - Laurie Luscombe
A secondary maths teacher shares his thoughts on remote teaching, student engagement, and how students' home life impacts on learning
Secondary Round-up - May 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
Learning in Lockdown 8 – Melissa Molnar
A Year 1 teacher talks about leading maths across her school and the wider school partnership
Primary Round-up - April 2020
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Primary Round-up March 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Learning in Lockdown 6 – Craig Tilstone
A Year 6 teacher talks about the difficulty of engagement in remote learning in an area with a low socio-economic profile
Primary video lessons
Developed for use during school closures, these videos will also be useful for Covid recovery
Maths teachers needed by exam boards for summer marking
Two of the main awarding bodies in England have vacancies for maths teachers to mark papers
NCETM Newsletter - January 2021
Resources to support learning, teachers helping teachers, maths-teaching discussions, online conferences and more
Key Stage 1 number, addition and subtraction video lessons
Video lessons on number, addition and subtraction for children in Years 1 and 2
Upper Key Stage 2 - Number, Addition and Subtraction video lessons
Video lessons on number, addition and subtraction for children in Years 5 and 6
Upper Key Stage 2 - Fractions video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 5 and 6
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
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 1 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 1 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 2 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 3 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 2 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 3 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
Teachers helping teachers, wherever they are
How the latest lockdown has led to an outpouring of no-strings generosity across the maths education landscape
Teaching maths in the pandemic
How our podcast guests have been adapting their teaching to get round Covid restrictions
Secondary Round-up - June 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
NCETM Newsletter - November 2020
New primary ITE resources, secondary guidance, teaching through the pandemic, Core Maths, and more
Primary Round-up February 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Primary curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
We've recently published a substantial curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
Learning in Lockdown 7 – Laura Behan
An Early Years teacher talks about working in the EYFS bubble as the rest of her school opens up to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6
NCETM primary video lessons for remote learning in 2021
Even if you’re not setting maths to be accessed independently, our videos can support your remote provision
Learning in Lockdown 1 – Kathryn Darwin
A second in department shares her experiences of the new challenges that learning in lockdown has created, and how she and her school are overcoming them
Five ways to use our Planning to teach videos and resources
Explore ideas for lockdown learning, remote teaching and online CPD
Secondary Round-up - June 2024
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
New email round-up launched for primary and Early Years teachers
Our new Round-up brings you some of the best content from our website and across the world of primary and Early Years maths teaching
The next batch of primary maths video lessons is now available
Nearly 90 lessons now available
Ten resources for GCSE maths revision lessons
A selection of sites and resources that will help with your lesson and homework planning this revision season
Online support for parents and teachers during school closures
Find out about online support for parents and teachers being offered by the NCETM during school closures
Numberblocks – Series 3
Series 3, all episodes
Improving children’s confidence in maths starts with parents
What one primary teacher has done to improve children's confidence by engaging parents in learning maths
NCETM Newsletter - June 2020
Learning in lockdown: support for teaching and learning from the NCETM, including new primary video lessons, plus support available from elsewhere, and more
How can the NCETM help secondary teachers with Covid recovery?
Guidance, training materials and videos that unpick the teaching of specific topics.
NCETM Newsletter - May 2020
Support for maths learning and teaching during school closures, Primary and Secondary Mastery Specialist recruitment, and other opportunities for 2020/21
TIMSS 2023 results published
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) confirms that England has maintained its high global performance in mathematics
Thank-you to all teachers of maths
Despite unprecedented challenges, teachers have kept maths education on track
Developing your use of manipulatives in maths teaching
Articles, books and video to help you use physical representations more effectively in lessons
Measurement | Year 3
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 3
Maths CPD chat
#mathscpdchat, previously managed by the NCETM
About the NCETM
How we support anyone who teaches maths
NCETM Newsletter - April 2020
Learning in lockdown: support for teaching and learning from the NCETM, including new primary video lessons, plus support available from elsewhere, and more
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
Teaching maths online in the pandemic
Sources of support and accounts of how teachers are overcoming the hurdles
Cardinality and number sense
What is cardinality? Why is it important? And how can we help children develop an understanding?
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
NCETM Newsletter - November 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
Time
Unit 11 – 2 weeks
Top tips for teaching GCSE resit
Useful pointers from teachers in a Maths Hub GCSE resit Work Group
Just started teaching maths? What you need to know
Are you a trainee, new to teaching maths or working with teachers early in their careers? Discover resources we have for you
Representations in our primary video lessons
Mathematical structure, manipulatives and myth-busting
What maths shall we do with Year 6 this term?
We’ve gathered suggestions about preparing pupils for transition in this disrupted year
Resources and features from the NCETM in 2020/21
What you might have missed and what’s coming up…
Ten years of the Maths Hubs Programme
A celebration of the achievements made across ten years by England’s 40 Maths Hubs, supporting teachers and schools to improve maths teaching and learning
Algebra | Key Stage 3
National Curriculum resources for Algebra – Key Stage 3
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
Measurement | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 2
Counting on a good read: maths books we love for World Book Day
To celebrate World Book Day we share some of our favourite books about maths for all ages
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 1
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 1
Geometry - position and direction | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - position and direction – Year 2
Measurement | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 4
NCETM Newsletter - January 2019
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2019
Making the most of maths competitions
Maths competitions can be a great way to broaden students’ mathematical horizon – get the dates in the school diary early!
Research and innovation in the Maths Hubs Network
How smaller CPD projects refine, innovate and improve the Maths Hubs Programme and give teachers an opportunity to pursue special interests
NCETM primary resources, support and teacher CPD for 2022/23
A guided tour around what’s on offer for new and experienced primary teachers at the start of the new school year. Updated September 2023
New funding for Core Maths
Why this is so important and how you can ensure your school or college can take advantage of it
‘Taking the ceiling off learning’ with Mastering Number
Building number sense and fluency in Reception and Key Stage 1
The Five Big Ideas – Fluency
Is fluency just about recalling facts?
Number and Place Value | Year 1
National Curriculum resources for Number and Place Value – Year 1
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 2
Geometry - properties of shapes | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Geometry - properties of shapes – Year 6
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships
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
Ratio and Proportion | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Ratio and Proportion – Year 6
How can we meet the needs of all pupils without differentiation of lesson content? How can we record progress without levels?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
Learning in Lockdown 2 – Jo Brown
A Year 5 teacher talks about how her pupils have engaged and what lessons she will take forward
Primary Mastery Specialist teacher wins award to help children build up a stronger ‘working memory’
A teacher from St George’s Primary School, Wirral, has won a SHINE award
Maths games - part 2
Motivate and engage with games that deepen understanding
NCETM Newsletter - October 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
New Year honour for the NCETM’s John Westwell
John Westwell, the NCETM’s Director for System Leadership, awarded an MBE for services to education
Making an impact with Core Maths
We find out why one of the country’s largest post-16 colleges has introduced Core Maths
Core Maths five years on
What does the course offer post-16 students that don’t do Maths A level, and how can schools/colleges offer it?
Primary Archive
An archive of all Primary Round-ups and Magazines
How can schools and colleges offer Core Maths?
How a variety of colleges and schools are managing the logistics of offering Core Maths
Make sense of the Curriculum Prioritisation materials
Ever wondered where to begin with the Primary CP materials? This step-by-step guide will take you from website download to classroom activity
Teaching telling the time: a non-standard approach
After two decades of teaching ‘telling the time’, Kristen Weiss discovers a way to help children better understand the complexities
If it’s Friday, it must be GCSE re-sit
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Probability and Statistics | Key Stage 3
National Curriculum resources for Probability and Statistics – Key Stage 3
Multiplication and Division | Year 5
National Curriculum resources for Multiplication and Division – Year 5
New Numberblocks resources for home learning now available
PowerPoints to accompany the CBeebies series have been adapted for parents and carers to use
Teaching through the pandemic 3 – Simon Ball
A teacher at a sixth form college explains how he teaches students in class and at home at the same time!
NCETM Newsletter - February 2021
New Numberblocks materials to support home learning, recent podcast episodes, and how teachers are overcoming the current hurdles
NCETM Newsletter - March 2021
Primary maths prioritisation, qualifications and curriculum updates, Maths Hubs planning for 2021/22, Numberblocks at home, and more
Teaching through the pandemic 4 – Nikki Bailey
A deputy head talks about using active learning in maths across Key Stages 1 and 2, and the benefits this has had for children after a long period of home learning
Learning in Lockdown 3 - Laurie Luscombe
A secondary maths teacher shares his thoughts on remote teaching, student engagement, and how students' home life impacts on learning
Secondary Round-up - May 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
Learning in Lockdown 8 – Melissa Molnar
A Year 1 teacher talks about leading maths across her school and the wider school partnership
Primary Round-up - April 2020
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Primary Round-up March 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Learning in Lockdown 6 – Craig Tilstone
A Year 6 teacher talks about the difficulty of engagement in remote learning in an area with a low socio-economic profile
Maths teachers needed by exam boards for summer marking
Two of the main awarding bodies in England have vacancies for maths teachers to mark papers
NCETM Newsletter - January 2021
Resources to support learning, teachers helping teachers, maths-teaching discussions, online conferences and more
Teachers helping teachers, wherever they are
How the latest lockdown has led to an outpouring of no-strings generosity across the maths education landscape
Teaching maths in the pandemic
How our podcast guests have been adapting their teaching to get round Covid restrictions
Secondary Round-up - June 2020
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
NCETM Newsletter - November 2020
New primary ITE resources, secondary guidance, teaching through the pandemic, Core Maths, and more
Primary Round-up February 2021
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Primary curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
We've recently published a substantial curriculum prioritisation resource for 2021/22
Learning in Lockdown 7 – Laura Behan
An Early Years teacher talks about working in the EYFS bubble as the rest of her school opens up to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6
NCETM primary video lessons for remote learning in 2021
Even if you’re not setting maths to be accessed independently, our videos can support your remote provision
Learning in Lockdown 1 – Kathryn Darwin
A second in department shares her experiences of the new challenges that learning in lockdown has created, and how she and her school are overcoming them
Five ways to use our Planning to teach videos and resources
Explore ideas for lockdown learning, remote teaching and online CPD
Secondary Round-up - June 2024
Our latest Secondary Round-up is now available
New email round-up launched for primary and Early Years teachers
Our new Round-up brings you some of the best content from our website and across the world of primary and Early Years maths teaching
The next batch of primary maths video lessons is now available
Nearly 90 lessons now available
Ten resources for GCSE maths revision lessons
A selection of sites and resources that will help with your lesson and homework planning this revision season
Online support for parents and teachers during school closures
Find out about online support for parents and teachers being offered by the NCETM during school closures
Improving children’s confidence in maths starts with parents
What one primary teacher has done to improve children's confidence by engaging parents in learning maths
NCETM Newsletter - June 2020
Learning in lockdown: support for teaching and learning from the NCETM, including new primary video lessons, plus support available from elsewhere, and more
How can the NCETM help secondary teachers with Covid recovery?
Guidance, training materials and videos that unpick the teaching of specific topics.
NCETM Newsletter - May 2020
Support for maths learning and teaching during school closures, Primary and Secondary Mastery Specialist recruitment, and other opportunities for 2020/21
TIMSS 2023 results published
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) confirms that England has maintained its high global performance in mathematics
Thank-you to all teachers of maths
Despite unprecedented challenges, teachers have kept maths education on track
Developing your use of manipulatives in maths teaching
Articles, books and video to help you use physical representations more effectively in lessons
NCETM Newsletter - April 2020
Learning in lockdown: support for teaching and learning from the NCETM, including new primary video lessons, plus support available from elsewhere, and more
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
Teaching maths online in the pandemic
Sources of support and accounts of how teachers are overcoming the hurdles
Cardinality and number sense
What is cardinality? Why is it important? And how can we help children develop an understanding?
NCETM Newsletter - November 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
Top tips for teaching GCSE resit
Useful pointers from teachers in a Maths Hub GCSE resit Work Group
Just started teaching maths? What you need to know
Are you a trainee, new to teaching maths or working with teachers early in their careers? Discover resources we have for you
Representations in our primary video lessons
Mathematical structure, manipulatives and myth-busting
What maths shall we do with Year 6 this term?
We’ve gathered suggestions about preparing pupils for transition in this disrupted year
Resources and features from the NCETM in 2020/21
What you might have missed and what’s coming up…
Ten years of the Maths Hubs Programme
A celebration of the achievements made across ten years by England’s 40 Maths Hubs, supporting teachers and schools to improve maths teaching and learning
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
Counting on a good read: maths books we love for World Book Day
To celebrate World Book Day we share some of our favourite books about maths for all ages
NCETM Newsletter - January 2019
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2019
Making the most of maths competitions
Maths competitions can be a great way to broaden students’ mathematical horizon – get the dates in the school diary early!
Research and innovation in the Maths Hubs Network
How smaller CPD projects refine, innovate and improve the Maths Hubs Programme and give teachers an opportunity to pursue special interests
NCETM primary resources, support and teacher CPD for 2022/23
A guided tour around what’s on offer for new and experienced primary teachers at the start of the new school year. Updated September 2023
New funding for Core Maths
Why this is so important and how you can ensure your school or college can take advantage of it
‘Taking the ceiling off learning’ with Mastering Number
Building number sense and fluency in Reception and Key Stage 1
The Five Big Ideas – Fluency
Is fluency just about recalling facts?
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
How can we meet the needs of all pupils without differentiation of lesson content? How can we record progress without levels?
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
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
Learning in Lockdown 2 – Jo Brown
A Year 5 teacher talks about how her pupils have engaged and what lessons she will take forward
Primary Mastery Specialist teacher wins award to help children build up a stronger ‘working memory’
A teacher from St George’s Primary School, Wirral, has won a SHINE award
Maths games - part 2
Motivate and engage with games that deepen understanding
NCETM Newsletter - October 2019
Our latest NCETM newsletter is now available
New Year honour for the NCETM’s John Westwell
John Westwell, the NCETM’s Director for System Leadership, awarded an MBE for services to education
Making an impact with Core Maths
We find out why one of the country’s largest post-16 colleges has introduced Core Maths
Core Maths five years on
What does the course offer post-16 students that don’t do Maths A level, and how can schools/colleges offer it?
How can schools and colleges offer Core Maths?
How a variety of colleges and schools are managing the logistics of offering Core Maths
Make sense of the Curriculum Prioritisation materials
Ever wondered where to begin with the Primary CP materials? This step-by-step guide will take you from website download to classroom activity
Teaching telling the time: a non-standard approach
After two decades of teaching ‘telling the time’, Kristen Weiss discovers a way to help children better understand the complexities
If it’s Friday, it must be GCSE re-sit
An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp
Numberblocks at home
Resources to accompany the CBeebies Numberblocks series, designed for parents to use at home with children
Key Stage 1 number, addition and subtraction video lessons
Video lessons on number, addition and subtraction for children in Years 1 and 2
Upper Key Stage 2 - Number, Addition and Subtraction video lessons
Video lessons on number, addition and subtraction for children in Years 5 and 6
Upper Key Stage 2 - Fractions video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 5 and 6
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
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 1 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 1 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 2 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
Lower Key Stage 2 - Fractions 3 video lessons
Video lessons on fractions for children in Years 3 and 4
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 2 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
Key Stage 1 - Multiplication 3 video lessons
Video lessons on multiplication for children in Years 1 and 2
Numberblocks – Series 3
Series 3, all episodes
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
Time
Unit 11 – 2 weeks
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships