Testimonials
Here is a selection of feedback from Head Teachers, Maths Leads and Teachers that I have worked with since 2022:
Staff felt they benefitted from the training a lot this year. Created a buzz around Maths.
It has provided me with plenty of opportunity to look closely at current curriculum prioritisations and make comparisons between our current planning scheme and government guidance.
Live lesson observation was great and useful to see how mastering number was delivered.
I enjoyed the lesson observation - amazing use of language.
The lesson observation and discussion were fantastic.
Watching the lesson and unpicking Mastery is very helpful. Discussions with other leaders is also useful.
It was amazing to see the live lesson, a lot of food for thought seeing how the lesson was planned in extremely small steps.
Watching the observation was very beneficial which I will implement in my lessons.
Getting all learners involved - including LA and SEN children. All were accessing the same input.
The training enabled me to consider the different steps both the White Rose and NCETM have devised within their schemes and to consider how they could be incorporated into our school plan.
I am going to use the formula presented by John for planning using the NCETM documents.
Ensuring that I use my own judgment on what needs to be covered as schemes don’t always touch on key concepts as much as they are required.
The use of concrete resources and the stem question in the lesson and the impact this had on the children's confidence and understanding of fractions was excellent.
Looking at curriculum prioritisation and possible changes to our curriculum planning was extremely effective.
Teaching strategies; use of resources (particularly concrete resources in KS2); focus on consistency with vocabulary and sentences/phrases used.
Inclusion of all learners, simple but deep with a small focus at any given time.
I really enjoyed observing the lesson. It highlighted the need to teach the Mastery of Number regularly.