S Tyneside Primary Maths News
South Tyneside Primary Maths Update April 2016
Summer Term News
Just to remind you that the Summer Term Subject Leader's network meeting for South Tyneside schools is on Tuesday 21st June at OpenZone CLC starting at 4.00
Please contact Steve Robert for more information:
Fun Stuff
Maths Joke
Challenge Clock
A twist on the old custard pie in the face
Professional Development Events In South Tyneside
- Building The Outstanding Maths School: Helping Schools Meet The Challenges & Opportunities Of The 2014 Maths Curriculum.
- Inspire Maths And The Singapore Approach To Maths Teaching.
See below for full details and how to apply:
Building The Outstanding Maths School
Friday 27th May
9.00 - 3.00
Clervaux Exchange,
Clervaux Terrace,
Jarrow,
NE32 5UP
Cost £40.00
Create a whole school maths vision
Lead to stimulating and informed teaching which engages all pupils
Contextualise mathematics at every opportunity
Challenge the pre conceptions of pupil potential
Increase positive parental engagement with mathematics
Generate memorable maths moments
Book your place through the South Tyneside Workforce Development Team:
phone: 0191 426 8105
e-mail: julie.rose@southtyneside.gov.uk or lynn.freer@southtyneside.gov.uk
Inspire Maths And The Singapore Approach To Teaching Mathematics
1.30 - 4.30 (Registartion from 1.00)
OpenZone CLC,
Temple Park Road
South Shields,
NE34 0QA
Free Event.
Find out how Inspire Maths can transform mathematics
teaching and learning in your school
The new National Curriculum has higher expectations of pupils (and teachers) and
requires learning for mastery. This workshop, led by UK experts in the Singapore approach to teaching and learning mathematics, will explore aspects of this approach that could help you to meet these increased standards whilst also creating confident and enthused learners of mathematics. Through this free afternoon workshop we will consider how the Singapore approach to mathematics and the Inspire Maths programme:
- Develops fluency and mastery leading to deep conceptual understanding
- Uses a spiral approach to develop fluency, reasoning and problem-solving
- Utilises the ‘Singapore Bar’ model drawing method as a valuable problem-solving tool
- Embeds variation theory in effective textbook content to support pupil learning
As part of her work, the NCETM’s Director for Primary, Debbie Morgan, travels the country speaking to thousands of teachers about teaching for mastery. Her presentation is developing all the time, with frequent updates and refinements to reflect input and experiences from teachers exploring new teaching approaches themselves.
This presentation was given to a conference of teachers in Lincolnshire in December 2015.