Who can take part?
This project is for schools that are involved in Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 and are also in a Teaching for Mastery Work Group. Lead participants from Work Group schools will be two teachers – one from each of Year 4 and Year 5. Support will also be given to maths leads and headteachers.
What is involved?
Knowledge of multiplication and division and its applications forms the single most important aspect of the KS2 curriculum and is the gateway to success at secondary school. This project enables pupils in Years 4 and 5 to develop fluency in multiplication and division facts, and confidence and flexibility with number that exemplifies good number sense.
Participating schools nominate Lead Teachers from Years 4 and 5, who will be provided with teaching materials that they are expected to use for five short sessions each week, aimed at developing children’s fluency and flexibility with number. These materials are in the form of teacher guidance and daily classroom resources, provided as PowerPoint slides and pupil worksheets.
Lead Teachers will engage in centrally-led online workshops, once a term. These sessions will support the teachers to understand the materials better, as well as have time to develop their subject expertise to ensure maximum pupil impact through their use.
Lead Teachers will engage in local sessions once a term as participants in a Work Group led by a local Maths Hub Work Group Lead. They will be expected to engage with teachers from other schools through a local online community to reflect on their practice and the progress of their pupils.
Lead Teachers will need to support all other teachers of Years 4 and 5 in their school in how to use the materials effectively, and to work collaboratively to develop their understanding of children’s progression in applying facts to a range of contexts using a teaching for mastery approach.
What are the intended outcomes?
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Pupils will:
• develop automaticity in multiplication and division facts through regular practice.
• gain confidence and flexibility with number that exemplifies good number sense when looking at the multiplicative relationship.
• make good progress towards year group expectations.
Participants will work with their school/subject leaders to:
• develop Mastering Number at KS2 as part of the school curriculum in Years 4 and 5.
• develop an understanding of how pupils progress in their knowledge and understanding of multiplicative concepts.
Participants will:
• practise strategies shared in central training and refine their input to best support children’s progress.
• work to develop teaching strategies focused on developing fluency in multiplication and division facts for all children.
• develop their understanding of the structures related to the multiplicative relationship.
Participants will:
• work as part of a professional learning community to reflect on their approaches, deepen their understanding about effective approaches, and refine their practice.
• develop a secure understanding of how to embed pupil understanding and their ability to apply multiplicative reasoning to a range of contexts.
• secure an understanding of the fluency expectations in Year 4 with a focus on supporting pupils to access the multiplication tables check.
• support Year 5 pupils to continue to have automaticity of multiplication and division facts.
What is the cost?
The Mastering Number at KS2 work group is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.
How do I sign up?
Applications have now closed. Please take a look at the other CPD available.