Case studies supporting teaching for mastery

Mastery case studies: aspects of teaching for mastery under the spotlight

Read stories from primary, secondary, post-16 and MATs. Find examples that reflect your context and gain practical inspiration for your next steps.

Case studies

How a mastery approach is helping EAL pupils

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

Equity for all pupils: Blackpool schools open their classrooms

We share how schools in one of Britain’s most economically-challenged areas are working with their local Maths Hub to ensure all pupils can succeed

Targeted Support in Maths – one school’s story

How bespoke support enabled a primary school to achieve its best ever maths SATs results

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

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

A tale of two schools

We visit two very different primary schools, and learn about their reasons for choosing teaching for mastery and its impact

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

How Mastering Number supports EAL and disadvantaged pupils

One Lancashire primary school has seen pupil confidence flourish as numeracy skills are embedded from Reception

'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

‘Taking the ceiling off learning’ with Mastering Number

Building number sense and fluency in Reception and Key Stage 1

Making mastery work in KS2 mixed-age classes

How a new two-year rolling programme strengthens curriculum coherence and deepens content coverage for all pupils

'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

Mixed-age mastery – how and why it works

One North Yorkshire primary school has made teaching for mastery work in four classes which span seven year groups

Mixed-age mastery – making it work in KS2

A primary school in Harrogate has developed a two-year rolling programme that creates more curriculum time

A coherent journey through maths

At a small, rural primary school, pupils in mixed-age classes benefit from teaching for mastery approaches

Mastery and the mixed-age conundrum

At Richard Taylor Primary School, a clever combination of whole- and split-class teaching has led to pupils excelling in maths

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

‘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

Smoothing the KS2 to KS3 maths transition

Find out how one school harnessed the mastery approach used in its feeder schools to support new Year 7 students

 

Making an impact with Core Maths

We find out why one of the country’s largest post-16 colleges has introduced Core Maths

One school’s success with Core Maths

Seven Core Maths classes prove the value of the qualification for students

How Mastering Number supports EAL and disadvantaged pupils

One Lancashire primary school has seen pupil confidence flourish as numeracy skills are embedded from Reception

Equity for all pupils: Blackpool schools open their classrooms

We share how schools in one of Britain’s most economically-challenged areas are working with their local Maths Hub to ensure all pupils can succeed

How a mastery approach is helping EAL pupils

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

The power of partnership: system leaders in MATs and Maths Hubs are transforming maths education

Maths Hubs work with trusts within and across hub boundaries, benefiting thousands of pupils and hundreds of teachers

United Learning: a model for trusts working with Maths Hubs

How one trust has paved the way for its schools to benefit from the Maths Hubs Programme

Targeted Support in Maths – one school’s story

How bespoke support enabled a primary school to achieve its best ever maths SATs results