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This project is designed to improve the subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge for all practitioners supporting the learning of primary maths. It supports primary teaching assistants who are supporting maths to develop specialist knowledge for teaching maths, to build on the primary maths National Curriculum, and to develop distinct pedagogical decision-making which will impact on their practice when supporting maths.
The 2023 Ofsted report ‘Coordinating mathematical success: the mathematics subject report’ highlights that schools where maths provision is strongest ensure that other adults working with pupils, including teaching assistants and tutors, understand the curriculum and its implementation. Where these other adults do not have this shared understanding, the effectiveness of their support is limited.
The programme will focus on the following mathematical areas:
The programme will be delivered over the equivalent of four days, spread out over a minimum of two terms. This minimum duration allows participants time to develop practice and evaluate the impact of adaptations made. Professional learning and practice development continue throughout the period of the programme, with participants implementing new ideas into their daily practice.
For 2024/25 we will be running 2 face to face cohorts (one in Northamptonshire and one in Leicester & Leicestershire) and a later starting online cohort.
Participants and their schools must be able to commit to the full academic year’s programme. Alongside attendance to the sessions, participants will be asked to carry out follow up tasks back in their schools to enable practice transfer to the classroom.
This programme is designed for primary teaching assistants who are supporting maths, and who would like to develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths. It will be particularly relevant for new TAs or TAs that have not received maths-specific training.
The SKTM – Teaching Assistant programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.
For 2024/25 we will be running 2 face to face cohorts (one in Northamptonshire and one in Leicester & Leicestershire) and a later starting online cohort.
| Cohort | Northamptonshire cohort | Leicester and Leicestershire cohort | Online cohort |
| Location |
Brooke Weston Trust Primary Training Hub at Oakley Vale Primary School, NN18 8RH (applications are now closed for this cohort) |
Soar Valley College (applications are now closed for this cohort) |
Online -(applications are now closed for this cohort) |
| Time |
9.15am-2.45pm |
9.15am-3pm | 9.15am-11.45am |
| Session 1 | Thursday 12th December | Tuesday 5th November | Wednesday 8th January |
| Session 2 | Thursday 6th February | Monday 20th January | Wednesday 22nd January |
| Session 3 | Thursday 3rd April | Friday 14th March | Wednesday 5th February |
| Session 4 | Thursday 26th June | Friday 20th June | Wednesday 26th February |
| Session 5 | n/a | n/a | Wednesday 19th March |
| Session 6 | n/a | n/a | Wednesday 2nd April |
| Session 7 | n/a | n/a | Wednesday 21st May |
| Session 8 | n/a | n/a | Wednesday 18th June |
All schools will need to identify a mentor for each of the TAs taking part in this SKTM programme. We know that TAs have better outcomes when they are well supported in school, and so the person nominated as mentor should be someone with whom the TA can have a conversation in between sessions. A line manager, the maths subject leader or the class teacher they work most closely with would be good candidates for the role.
Applications have now closed for 2024/25, please use the form below to express an interest for 2025/26.