Workshop Dates
Workshop 1 - Thursday 18th January - 1315-1545 - Online
Workshop 2 - Wednesday 28th February - 1315-1545 (This will be taking place in two locations - Hereford (Herefordshire Group Training Association) and Telford (AFC Telford). We will allocate you to the one nearest to your school, unless you state otherwise)
Workshop 3 - Tuesday 19th March - 1315-1545 - Online
Workshop 4 - Monday 17th June - 1315-1515 - Shrewsbury Town Football Club (Celebration Event)
When booking, please note the dates and times in your diary, and submit your cover request in school.
A key aim of the NCETM and Maths Hubs is to develop successful secondary mathematics departments that are well led and that provide ongoing subject professional development through collaborative working both within and between departments. To achieve this, it is vital that the department as a whole has systems, policies and ways of working which support ongoing sustainable improvements in teaching and learning, including the collaborative professional development structures which are needed in order to develop and embed these approaches.
This project provides a structure and stimulus for that work. The purpose of this project is to offer focused support to secondary heads of department/subject leaders, to enable them to better understand and implement teaching for mastery approaches across their department, and to develop in their role as leaders of both student learning and teacher professional development.
Participants in their first year of this project will be part of Work Groups exploring common themes, with bespoke adjustments appropriate to local contexts and needs. In the second and subsequent years of engagement, participants are expected to continue their participation as part of a Maths Hub-led community of subject leaders.
This project provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of teaching approaches; of their wider roles; and of their capacity with their colleagues to transform secondary maths learning. They will work collaboratively with other subject leaders, discuss developments and engage with research, and use this experience to inform their work in leading and developing maths education in school.
Sally Bamber and Steve Waterhouse
Dr Sally Bamber is the lead for the Secondary Mathematics PGCE at the University of Chester. She moved into teacher education in 2007 following 15 years mathematics teaching experience in four diverse schools. Sally is part of a pilot project accrediting the NCETM PD Lead to post-graduate credits. She is an active member of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics and the Association of Mathematics Education Teachers. Half of Sally’s University role is the design and implementation of classroom based research projects involving collaborative lesson design intended to raise attainment in GCSE mathematics for middle to lower attainers. Sally is a member of the SHaW Maths Hub Strategic Board and chair of the Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub Strategic Board.
Steve Waterhouse is a Secondary Maths Leader and NCETM Accredited Teaching for Mastery Secondary Specialist Teacher, with PD Lead Accreditation. Steve is also an NCETM accredited SLE.
This project is designed for existing secondary heads of department/subject leaders. The project is open to heads of department in schools already involved with Maths Hubs, and to those whose schools are not yet involved.
Second in departments who are leading a key stage curriculum are welcome too.
Student outcomes
In almost all teachers’ classes, students will:
Whole school/departmental policies and approaches
Subject leaders will:
Practice development
Subject leaders will:
Professional learning
Subject leaders will:
Community culture
Subject leaders will:
Funded by DfE so participation is free for schools