Early Years and Primary Professional Development Opportunities 2025/26

Mastering Number

Mastering Number

at Reception and KS1 Work Group

This Work Group aims to secure firm foundations in additive relationships and the development of good number sense for all children from Reception through to Year 1 and Year 2

Mastering Number

Embedding the Impact Community

This community offers schools that have previously engaged in Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 continued support to embed the programme in their school. It also supports Year 3 teachers to build on pupils’ prior learning by using centrally produced teaching materials to secure pupils’ fluency.

Enrolment now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2026/27

Mastering Number at

KS2 Work Group

This Work Group enables pupils in Years 4 and 5 to develop fluency in multiplication and division facts, and a confidence and flexibility with number that exemplifies good number sense.

Schools who apply must be commited to being part of a Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Group in 2025/26

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2026/27

Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Groups

Primary Teaching for Mastery

(Introductory) Work Group

This two-year programme is designed for primary schools that are new to teaching for mastery and want to build a strong foundation for long-term change.

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2026/27

Primary Teaching for Mastery

 Work Group

This programme is for primary schools that have previously taken part in a Teaching for Mastery Work Group and want to continue to deepen and embed their approach.

Enrolment now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2026/27

SKTM Early Years Teachers Programme Pathways

Number Pathway

This programme aims to help teachers in EYFS improve their mathematical subject knowledge alongside developing understanding of age-appropriate pedagogies suitable for Early Years settings. Sessions will have an emphasis on promoting children’s Early Number Sense (a key indicator of later mathematical success).

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2026/27

Spatial Reasoning Pathway

This programme aims to help teachers in EYFS improve their mathematical subject knowledge alongside developing understanding of age-appropriate pedagogies suitable for Early Years settings. 

Applications still open, starting Monday 19th January

 SKTM Primary Teachers Programme Pathways

Number Pathway

Designed for teachers who would like to further develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths, the programme is based on five core primary modules- Policy and impact on practice, number sense, additive reasoning, multiplicative reasoning and fractions. 

Applications still open, starting Thursday 22nd January

Spatial Reasoning Pathway

This programme will focus on- The importance of spatial reasoning within the mathematics curriculum, understanding the properties of shapes and developing geometric reasoning, enhancing opportunities for spatial reasoning and considering links between spatial reasoning and number/calculation.

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2026/27

SKTM Primary Early Career Teachers Programme

Primary Early Career Teachers Programme 

This programme strikes a balance between developing teachers’ maths subject knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge, alongside classroom practice to support the learning of maths. 

Participants will be those identified as having recently started their teaching career (those in their second or third year of teaching)

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2026/27

SKTM Primary Teaching Assistants Programme

Primary Teaching Assistants Programme

This programme is designed to support teaching assistants (TAs) in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support pupils in maths in the classroom. 

Applications still open, starting Friday 23rd January

Years 5-8 Continuity Work Group

Years 5-8 Continuity Work Group

This Work Group aims to strengthen the transition from primary to secondary school by focusing on curriculum and pedagogical continuity over Years 5 to 8. Participants should be teachers of Years 5-8 in primary, secondary, middle school and all-through schools who have some responsibility for curriculum development

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2026/27

Multi-Academy Trust Maths Lead Community

Multi-Academy Trust Maths Lead Community

The community is for MAT maths leads overseeing multiple schools – both new and returning participants. MATs must support participants to attend three in-person days and take part in inter-sessional activity.

Follow the link for more information

Regional ITT Providers Community

Regional ITT Providers

Community

This community brings together ITT providers and Maths Hub leaders to form a regional professional learning community focused on enhancing maths provision and aligning it with the principles of teaching for mastery.

Follow the link for more information

LLME Recruitment

Local Leaders of Mathematics Education Programmes 

The Local Leaders of Mathematics Education (LLME) Programmes include the NCETM Professional Development Lead Programme, NCETM School Development Porgramme and Primary Mastery Specialist Programme. For further information about this please visit our LLME Recruitment page