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Primary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining Work Group

The Primary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining Work Group is for all primary schools who have previously participated in a Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Group (TRG), or who are Mastery Specialist schools.

What is involved?

Teaching for mastery requires significant change to teaching practices, culture, school systems and structures. Time and effort are required to refine and sustain change. Sustaining Work Groups provide the opportunity each year for schools to continue working towards their vision for maths.
 
Schools in Sustaining Work Groups:
 
·       may have been working with the Maths Hub for several years
·       have just moved from an Embedding Work Group
·       may be returning to the hub after pausing activity for a few years
 
It doesn’t matter. As long as schools are committed to a mastery approach to benefit all pupils – we can all learn from each other.  The Work Groups provide the opportunity for schools to work beyond their own setting, networking: exchanging practice, and collaborating to support each other to sustain Teaching for Mastery.
 
Sustaining Work Groups are designed to give participants the time and opportunity to develop specialist subject knowledge through planning and observing learning.  In addition, leaders will also get the opportunity to further their understanding of the change process to support them back in school, and reflect upon effective forms of professional development to support their colleagues with their development.
 

East Midlands South Maths Hub 2024/25 offer

In 2024/25 the Primary Sustaining Work Groups at East Midlands South Maths Hub will work on themes that have been identified locally as a priority issue.  Where possible, we plan to duplicate the themes across the region to reduce travel.  Based on feedback, we have also adapted our model to three full day meetings (one each term). 

The 5 Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery and The Essence of Mathematics Teaching for Mastery will continue to be used to support schools as they refine and reflect on their mathematics provision for fidelity and consistency.  As a result, adaptive teaching and oracy will remain at the heart of all our Sustaining Work Groups.
 
Historically, we have run Sustaining Work Groups for one academic year.  However, to foster building relationship and really getting to grips with the focus theme, there is the possibility for this activity to continue beyond one academic year.

Primary Sustaining Work Group themes (2024/25)

Schools can pick one theme to work on in 2024/25 but are able to send an additional representative to the Work Group if they can commit to both participants being released to attend all sessions. 

 

 Themes

More information

School Representative

Prerequisite

Embedding the Impact of Mastering Number @ Key Stage 2

For schools that have trailed the Mastering Number @ Key Stage 2 materials this year and want to ensure its continued impact.

Mastering Number key person or subject lead 

2023/24 Mastering Number @ KS2

Planning for Teaching for Mastery

For schools wanting to focus on curriculum and/or lesson design using the 5 Big Ideas as a shared framework to support and analyse planning.

Subject lead or as decided by the school

N/A

Problem Solving in Teaching for Mastery Classrooms

For schools that recognise that problem solving should be an integral part of everyday mathematics lessons and want to explore practices, routines and strategies to develop pupils’ skills and mindsets towards routine and non-routine problems.

Subject lead

N/A

Relaunching a mastery approach

For schools that feel they want to go back to basics with understanding a mastery approach, perhaps due to a significant change in personnel, subject or senior leadership.  Or for those schools returning to the hub after a long pause of activity.

Subject lead

N/A

Relaunching Mastering Number @ Reception and Key Stage 1

For schools that want extra support to embed Mastering Number @ Reception and Key Stage 1or want to start a fresh due to a false start or a significant change in personnel. 

Mastering Number key person or subject lead 

Mastering Number @ Reception and Key Stage 1

Teaching for Mastery in mixed age classrooms

For schools that want to explore an approach to teaching mixed-age classes that involves teaching some topics to a whole class and other topics to separate year groups.

Subject lead or as decided by the school

N/A

Using manipulatives in Teaching for Mastery Classrooms

For schools wanting to focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom and reflect on which manipulatives are tracked across their curriculum.
Subject lead

N/A

Benefits

Participants and their schools will:

  • Enhance their mathematical subject knowledge, emphasising key areas of maths
  • Learn how to establish an effective collaborative planning culture
  • Plan, teach and reflect collaboratively to provide a coherent mastery curriculum
  • Continue to refine school structures and systems to embed and sustain mastery
  • Continue to ensure a sustainable model for collaborative planning and ongoing specialist subject knowledge development for all teachers.

To find out what four local Headteachers have to say about the programme, follow the link: Headteacher Advocates

 

Who is it for?

Schools in Sustaining Work Groups:
 
·       may have been working with the Maths Hub for several years
·       have just moved from an Embedding Work Group
·       may be returning to the hub after pausing activity for a few years

 

What is the Cost?

The Teaching for Mastery Sustaining project is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

 

Interested?

Enrolment has now closed for 2024/25, please use the form below to express an interest for 2025/26.

Early Years and Primary 2025/26 Expression of interest form