Teaching Maths for Mastery North Star Teaching Alliance

Teaching Maths for Mastery North Star Teaching Alliance Breakfast Meeting 14. 3. 18 Kim Mitchell (Ma. ST, NCETM Mastery Specialist & PD Lead) Lead practitioner Bramham & Shadwell Federation , Leeds Teaching for Mastery Lead Yorkshire Ridings Maths Hub

The Mastery Specialist Programme • 140 primary teachers developing as mastery specialist teachers annually for 5 years (currently recruiting cohort 4) • The programme brings together all that has been learnt from: • Visiting China • Interacting with our colleagues from Shanghai • Observing teaching • Reading research • Research Projects eg The Textbook Project

Mastery of Mathematics is • Achievable for all • Deep and sustainable learning • The ability to build on something that has already been sufficiently mastered • The ability to reason about a concept and make connections • Conceptual and procedural fluency

Mastery Involves the development of three forms of knowledge: Factual – I know that Procedural – I know how Conceptual – I know why 4

Why Mastery?

The National Curriculum The demand at each key stage is higher than previously Some content has moved into earlier years and there is little overlap between key stages The Three aims of the National Curriculum: Fluency Reason mathematically Solve problems

The National Curriculum The NC states: The expectation is that the majority of pupils will move through the programmes of study at broadly the same pace. However, decisions about when to progress should always be based on the security of pupils’ understanding and their readiness to progress to the next stage.

Implications: Mastery Lessons Whole classes taught together for the whole lesson, on the same concept/method/knowledge The ‘pace’ may appear to be slow but that could mask the development of deep understanding. Differentiation may not be as overt as previously observed. • Some pupils may receive more adult support or spend longer working with practical apparatus in order to grasp the concept or method taught • Higher attainers could move to more sophisticated solutions or more abstract ideas

Fluency Sally knows all her tables up to 12 x 12 When asked what is 12 x 13 she looks blank. Does she have fluency and understanding? 11

Mathematical Thinking Solve the following + 17 = 15 + 24 99 – = 90 – 59 12

Representing Mathematical Relationships Same Difference 5 – 3 = 2 6 – 4 = 2 7 – 5 = 2 8 – 6 = 2 13

Variation: intelligent practice

Conceptual Variation

A comprehensive, detailed conceptual journey through the mathematics. A focus on mathematical relationships and making connections

For further Information Register with NCETM: www. ncetm. org. uk

Primary Mathematics Teaching for Mastery Workgroups (TRG’s) These are run by an NCETM trained Maths Mastery Specialists Benefits to participating schools: • Your Maths Subject Leader and a second teacher attend half termly Teacher Research Groups at the specialists school • The Mastery Specialist visits your school once each term to work with your lead teachers on development of Mastery • Your school receives £ 1000 towards supply costs • Your school receives £ 2000 match funding for purchase of text books Recruitment for this opportunity occurs in March & June 2018

Primary Mathematics Teaching for Mastery Specialist This is a much bigger commitment with £ 6000 funding to your school to: • develop Mastery within your own school • attend training & Hub meetings • run TRG workgroups based at your own school as outlined above It includes 3 x 2 day Residentials in Leeds. • Recruitment for this opportunity begins around March 2019 (see NCETM website for further details)

Further Training Opportunities • Shanghai Showcase events Robert Wilkinson Primary, Strensall, York (23 rd & 24 th January 2018) will be repeated next year • 2 day Textbook Training Harrogate Grammar School (21 st & 22 nd May 2018) • 2 day EYFS Project Northstead Primary (5 th March & 18 th June 2018) • 4 day Subject Leader Training Harrogate Grammar School (full 2017. 18 will run again 2018. 19) To find out more about the above events or to book a place, as well as expression of interest in TRG’s or training as a Mastery Specialist with The Yorkshire Ridings Maths Hub please email Sophie Allin: SCA@harrogategrammar. co. uk