Mastery Myth-busting
We dispel some of the common myths about teaching for mastery
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Understanding students’ mathematical wrong turns
What two secondary teachers learnt from carefully listening to students’ responses to mathematical prompts
Fractions
Lesson videos addressing the ability to develop a secure understanding and calculate with fractions
Algebraic Thinking
Materials for exploring algebra with KS3 students
Checkpoints
Diagnostic maths activities to help teachers develop their assessment of students' prior learning for KS3
Primary Round-up - May 2024
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics - Primary Teaching Assistants
Develop mathematical subject knowledge and understand the pedagogy that underpins the teaching of it
Planning to teach secondary maths
Videos and resources for teaching Key Stage 3 maths topics
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
Making the most of our new secondary mastery materials
An interview with three of the people behind the recently published Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Maths games - part 1
Unlock the power and potential of maths games in your classroom
I Can’t Do Maths - Part 2
Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair
Oracy in the maths classroom - Part 1
Exploring the transformative potential of oracy in the maths classroom
Oracy in the maths classroom - Part 2
Exploring the transformative potential of oracy in the maths classroom
Fractions | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 2
Twilight curriculum recovery sessions for secondary maths departments
Six pairs of live presentations for secondary teachers
New DfE guidance on teaching Key Stage 3 maths
The knowledge and understanding most important for the first three years of secondary school, broken down into a coherent sequence
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
How variation has changed my teaching
Article by Jayne Webster, who teaches maths at Denbigh School in Milton Keynes
Five activities that make maths department meetings worthwhile
What secondary teachers said they love about the regular meetings with colleagues in their department
The teaching units
The Multiplicative Reasoning teaching units
An effective model for collaborative planning in maths
At Southfields Academy collaborative planning sessions have led to improved lesson quality, reduced planning time, and better staff retention
The DfE KS3 maths guidance – what you need to know
Let us show you what the guidance includes, and the resources available to get the most out of it
Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics (Secondary Non-specialist Teachers) Programme
Develop mathematical subject knowledge and understand the pedagogy that underpins the teaching of it
Ratio and Proportion and Rates of Change | KS3
National Curriculum resources for Ratio and Proportion and Rates of Change – KS3
Fractions | Year 1
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 1
Understanding multiplicative relationships
Do your students know that, for any two numbers, there’s always a unique third number that links them multiplicatively?
Which KS3 topic are you teaching next?
New videos, PowerPoint slides and guidance documents provide ideas and resources for teaching KS3 topics
Using the DfE’s KS3 maths guidance in secondary teaching
Four steps to help you plan and teach percentage change
The essence of teaching for mastery
Guiding principles that underpin NCETM and Maths Hubs work, in maths teaching at every school and college phase
Primary Archive
An archive of all Primary Round-ups and Magazines
Four ways to create better mathematical talk in your classroom
And resources you might like to explore
Fractions | Year 5
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 5
Available now! Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Read about our comprehensive Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials, what they are, who they are for, and how they can be used
How can the NCETM help secondary teachers with Covid recovery?
Guidance, training materials and videos that unpick the teaching of specific topics.
Key Stage 3: never more crucial than now
How NCETM resources and Maths Hubs CPD programmes can help repair any damage to learning caused by the pandemic
Planning collaboratively and learning together as a department
How a secondary maths department includes everyone in the planning process and fosters shared learning
Professional development for primary teaching assistants
Ensuring impact, effectiveness and pupil progress
An Introduction to the Five Big Ideas at Secondary
In an introduction to our series on the Five Big Ideas at secondary, we explore the principles that underpin teaching for mastery
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
Secondary Archive
An archive of all Secondary Round-ups and Magazines
Multiplication and Division | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Multiplication and Division – Year 4
Addition and Subtraction | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Addition and Subtraction – Year 6
Fractions | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 6
Using maths storybooks to engage children
Mini ‘stories’ can be an effective way to reveal mathematical structure and are a common feature in some of the best maths textbooks
How the NCETM's mastery materials are making an impact
How our Professional Development materials can help you consolidate your subject knowledge, plan your maths lessons effectively and be assured that your pupils will grasp concepts with confidence
Using the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials
A maths lead tells his school's story
Ideas for collaboration in secondary maths teaching
Work with your colleagues to plan lessons and develop your own knowledge and pedagogy
Exploring comparison in Early Years
What is comparison? And how can we help children develop a secure understanding of this mathematical concept?
How post-16 Mastery Specialists are leading system change
Based on the underpinning principles of teaching for mastery, the Trailblazers explore ways to develop provision in FE mathematics teaching
‘Exploding Checkpoints’ – co-planning a KS3 curriculum
Discover how the maths department at one Cornwall school went back to the drawing board to develop a new KS3 curriculum
Meeting the needs of all without ability setting
Removing setting from maths teaching in a three-form entry primary school
Measurement | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 2
Developing a comprehensive maths curriculum
Developing a school curriculum for mathematics, scheme of work and calculation policy
Multiplication and Division | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Multiplication and Division – Year 2
Five ways to use number lines in secondary maths
Practical tips from a secondary maths teacher
The Five Big Ideas - Representation and Structure
Discover how to use representation and structure – one of the Five Big Ideas in teaching for mastery – to improve maths teaching
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
Algebra | Key Stage 3
National Curriculum resources for Algebra – Key Stage 3
Algebra | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Algebra – Year 6
Fractions | Year 3
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 3
Number | KS3
National Curriculum resources for Number – Key Stage 3
Fractions | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 4
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships
Mastery Myth-busting
We dispel some of the common myths about teaching for mastery
Understanding students’ mathematical wrong turns
What two secondary teachers learnt from carefully listening to students’ responses to mathematical prompts
Primary Round-up - May 2024
Our latest Primary Round-up is now available
Making the most of our new secondary mastery materials
An interview with three of the people behind the recently published Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Maths games - part 1
Unlock the power and potential of maths games in your classroom
I Can’t Do Maths - Part 2
Challenging the way we think about maths teaching and learning with Professors Alf Coles and Nathalie Sinclair
Oracy in the maths classroom - Part 1
Exploring the transformative potential of oracy in the maths classroom
Oracy in the maths classroom - Part 2
Exploring the transformative potential of oracy in the maths classroom
Twilight curriculum recovery sessions for secondary maths departments
Six pairs of live presentations for secondary teachers
New DfE guidance on teaching Key Stage 3 maths
The knowledge and understanding most important for the first three years of secondary school, broken down into a coherent sequence
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
How variation has changed my teaching
Article by Jayne Webster, who teaches maths at Denbigh School in Milton Keynes
Five activities that make maths department meetings worthwhile
What secondary teachers said they love about the regular meetings with colleagues in their department
An effective model for collaborative planning in maths
At Southfields Academy collaborative planning sessions have led to improved lesson quality, reduced planning time, and better staff retention
The DfE KS3 maths guidance – what you need to know
Let us show you what the guidance includes, and the resources available to get the most out of it
Understanding multiplicative relationships
Do your students know that, for any two numbers, there’s always a unique third number that links them multiplicatively?
Which KS3 topic are you teaching next?
New videos, PowerPoint slides and guidance documents provide ideas and resources for teaching KS3 topics
Using the DfE’s KS3 maths guidance in secondary teaching
Four steps to help you plan and teach percentage change
The essence of teaching for mastery
Guiding principles that underpin NCETM and Maths Hubs work, in maths teaching at every school and college phase
Four ways to create better mathematical talk in your classroom
And resources you might like to explore
Available now! Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials
Read about our comprehensive Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials, what they are, who they are for, and how they can be used
How can the NCETM help secondary teachers with Covid recovery?
Guidance, training materials and videos that unpick the teaching of specific topics.
Key Stage 3: never more crucial than now
How NCETM resources and Maths Hubs CPD programmes can help repair any damage to learning caused by the pandemic
Planning collaboratively and learning together as a department
How a secondary maths department includes everyone in the planning process and fosters shared learning
Professional development for primary teaching assistants
Ensuring impact, effectiveness and pupil progress
An Introduction to the Five Big Ideas at Secondary
In an introduction to our series on the Five Big Ideas at secondary, we explore the principles that underpin teaching for mastery
How maths textbooks are making a comeback
Two primary schools explain how they use textbook schemes to support teaching for mastery
Using maths storybooks to engage children
Mini ‘stories’ can be an effective way to reveal mathematical structure and are a common feature in some of the best maths textbooks
How the NCETM's mastery materials are making an impact
How our Professional Development materials can help you consolidate your subject knowledge, plan your maths lessons effectively and be assured that your pupils will grasp concepts with confidence
Using the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials
A maths lead tells his school's story
Ideas for collaboration in secondary maths teaching
Work with your colleagues to plan lessons and develop your own knowledge and pedagogy
Exploring comparison in Early Years
What is comparison? And how can we help children develop a secure understanding of this mathematical concept?
How post-16 Mastery Specialists are leading system change
Based on the underpinning principles of teaching for mastery, the Trailblazers explore ways to develop provision in FE mathematics teaching
‘Exploding Checkpoints’ – co-planning a KS3 curriculum
Discover how the maths department at one Cornwall school went back to the drawing board to develop a new KS3 curriculum
Five ways to use number lines in secondary maths
Practical tips from a secondary maths teacher
The Five Big Ideas - Representation and Structure
Discover how to use representation and structure – one of the Five Big Ideas in teaching for mastery – to improve maths teaching
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
Outstanding schools, Ofsted and mastery
Find out how three schools deliver maths through teaching for mastery, and why Ofsted liked what they saw
Fractions
Lesson videos addressing the ability to develop a secure understanding and calculate with fractions
Algebraic Thinking
Materials for exploring algebra with KS3 students
Checkpoints
Diagnostic maths activities to help teachers develop their assessment of students' prior learning for KS3
Planning to teach secondary maths
Videos and resources for teaching Key Stage 3 maths topics
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
Meeting the needs of all without ability setting
Removing setting from maths teaching in a three-form entry primary school
Pattern
Looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships