Workshop Dates:-
Tuesday 17th January (Half Day 1315-1530) Online - EAL Focus
Friday 10th February - 0915-1515 in Wolverhampton University Science Park - Armstrong Room - Algebraic Thinking and Reasoning
Tuesday 28th March (Half Day 1315-1530) Online - EAL Focus
Friday 16th June - 0915-1515 in University of Wolverhampton, Science Park Armstrong Room - Multiplicative Reasoning
In 2022-23, our Years 5-8 Work Groups focus on oracy, including EAL in Maths. We will combine aspects of our successful and unique EAL and Maths Work Group, with verbal reasoning in response to expertly crafted Checkpoints, Multiplicative Reasoning and Algebraic Thinking activities.
Evidence of a dip in progression as pupils move from KS2 to KS3 is widely reported and accepted. Teacher knowledge of curriculum and pedagogy and a focus on academic transition, as well as pastoral, have been identified in the research by Ofsted and EEF as key factors in improving outcomes for pupils.
The Work Groups promote teaching for mastery approaches across the KS2-3 boundary to ensure consistency in the pupil experience, thereby meeting the Primary schools and Secondary schools strategic goals of establishing teaching for mastery approaches and encouraging schools in engaging with teaching for mastery support. The Work Groups also meet the Primary strategic goal of ensuring that pupils ‘are well prepared for the secondary maths curriculum’.
Participants' feedback from last year was completely positive, including:
Graham Charles
Graham is an accredited NCETM PD lead and is the strategic leader for Salop, Herefordshire and Wolverhampton (SHaW) Maths Hub. He has been working collaboratively with KS2 and KS3 project leaders to develop this transition project, with more than 3000 teachers having taken part nationally.
Jo Makin-Isherwood
Jo has been Primary Teaching for Mastery Lead for CODE Maths Hub, progressing as an accredited NCETM PD Lead and Primary Specialist. . She worked with Early Years, KS1 and KS2 classes, including mixed age classes, before becoming Maths Subject lead and Senior Leader, including extensive SEND experience.
Qamar Maqsood - EAL and Multicultural Development Team Leader for Telford Council, having previously being Secondary Head of Maths.
Sandeep Vashisht - Primary Maths Lead for Wolverhampton Council and Accredited NCETM PD Lead, having been a Primary Specialist for SHaW Maths Hub.
Linked families of schools: primary, secondary, middle schools, and all-through schools should participate in this Work Group. For example, this could be secondary schools and their associated (feeder) primary schools or family groups of schools from within a MAT. Having a mix of schools with KS2 and KS3 pupils is essential to the success of the Work Group.
Lead participants should be teachers of Years 5-8.
As a school development programme, the participating teachers should be supported by their schools with structures and opportunities be able to disseminate best practice from professional collaboration.
Pupil outcomes
Whole school/departmental policies and approaches
Participants work with teachers in their schools to ensure that:
Practice development
Professional learning
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