We know that some secondary students can find key elements of the maths curriculum challenging. Launching on 27 March 2023, our 'Years 7-11 Coherence' programme is here to help.

We're pleased to launch our latest Research & Innovation Work Group (RIWG), 'Characteristics of SEND', led by Alan Edmiston, SEND Advisor & Editor of Equals publication.

What's it all about?
This work group will support teachers and experts to consider how to create an inclusive classroom, in which all learners are engaged in mathematical thinking.

By getting involved, you'll be working with like-minded professionals - each with a passion for SEND - to develop and shape ideas and approaches to overcome barriers to mathematical understanding. As part of this group, you will take part in four sessions - including classroom observation of pupils being taught by the Work Group Lead during sessions 1 and 3.

You'll also have the opportunity to explore the recent SEND work, on lesson design and curriculum provision, which has been taking place nationally over the last couple of years; as well as having access to specific materials and guidance designed to support teachers in mainstream, special schools and alternative provision settings.

Want to get involved?
If you'd like to join our Characteristics of SEND Research & Innovation Work Group, click here to register your interest. Places are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. 

Session overview and dates

Session 1: Tuesday 21st March, 9.30am-3.30pm at Gastrells Community Primary School, Stroud, GL5 3PS

Session 2: Date and time TBC – online session

Session 3: Monday 15th May, 9.30am-3.30pm at Gastrells Community Primary School, Stroud, GL5 3PS

Session 4: Date TBC – online session (1.30pm-3.30pm)

To help your school continue its Teaching for Mastery (TfM) journey, we’re launching a brand-new approach that puts you in the driving seat.

Offering a truly flexible approach, our new Secondary TfM Sustaining Catalogue enables you to choose from a selection of events and activities that will best fit the needs of your school.

Opt in. Find out.
With 12 workshops/events to choose from, you and your staff can opt in to as many or as few opportunities as you like. To give you a flavour of what’s on offer, please see a summary of our core offering below:  

• Leading for Mastery – networking meetings to share successes and exchange best practice for scaling up teaching for mastery within your department
• GLOW Live – come and observe a TfM lesson live, in the classroom, led by one of our Local Leaders of Maths Education
• Strengthening Subject Matter Expertise – workshops that explore the big pedagogical idea of ‘Representation and Structure’
• Collaborative planning – working with other colleagues from other schools, co-plan lessons and design tasks focused on strands of the national curriculum

Who can take part?
If your school has completed Secondary TfM Developing and/or Embedding programmes, you’re eligible. The workshops/events can be attended by anyone from your department; and it doesn’t have to be the same person each time.

Register your selection today
Click here to take a closer look at our offer in the new Secondary TfM Sustaining catalogue. If you like what you see, you can reserve your place straight away using the registration links listed in the ‘Events Overview’ section.

GLOW Live is a primary school, open classroom event that gives teachers the opportunity to see our Teaching for Mastery (TfM) programme in action. 

Hosted by our Local Leaders of Maths Education (LLMEs), in their own classrooms, GLOW Live enables you to observe, discuss and ask questions about how this approach could work in your school. 

If you'd like to understand the positive impact Teaching for Mastery can have on children's learning, please come along and find out.

If the answer is, 'yes', Mastering Number is the programme for you! 

There's still time to sign up for our 2022/23 cohort. Simply click here and sign up today, to receive your invitation to the Mastering Number National Live Launch event on YouTube on Wednesday, 14 September from 4pm-5pm. 

You can find more details about Mastering Number here or take a look at our GLOW Maths hub catalogue - to explore all opportunities available this academic year and discover how GLOW can support you and your pupils in 2022/23.