Who can take part?

The Primary Mastery Specialist Programme is for primary practitioners with the capacity to lead change in their own schools, and to develop as leaders of professional development in other schools. They must be working in a school in England. Their headteachers commit to supporting them and developing teaching for mastery in their schools.

What is involved?

In the first year of the programme, three residentials – one in each term – provide an opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery and focus on the specialist subject knowledge required to design lessons that unfold the maths for all children. 

Between residentials, as a classroom teacher, specialists will be able to apply their learning to the context of their own classroom and school, reflecting with others what the impact of learning has been on pupils.

What will you learn?

Primary Mastery Specialists will develop:

• an understanding of the principles of mastery within the context of teaching maths.
• deep subject and pedagogical knowledge of primary maths to support teaching for mastery.
• skills of teaching, planning and assessment in order to effectively support pupils in developing a deep and sustainable understanding (i.e. mastery) of maths.
• professional development leadership skills to support teachers, within their own school and in other schools, to adopt a teaching for mastery approach, including leading Work Groups and facilitating high-quality lessons to be observed by participants.

Want to know more?

This short video tells us more about how Mastery Specialists are trained and what their role involves:

How do I sign up?

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