Maths Challenges

Gove's letter re NC review

New organisation UK based

"Click on the cards to turn them over. Can you match the pictures? What do you need to look for?" Good e.g. for EY

"This video outlines a creative approach to understanding and remembering maths vocabulary. Calligrams are a literacy technique that work very well using ICT as well as using freehand drawing, and are a good way of incorporating personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS). "

"This report examines the work of a sample of 10 maintained and 10 independent schools, all of which have strong track records of high achievement in mathematics. It focuses on identifying characteristics of effective practice in building pupils' secure knowledge, skills and understanding of number so that they demonstrate fluency in calculating, solving problems and reasoning about number."

RM Easimaths is online maths tuition for 5 to 11 year olds for use at school and home. It is designed to help students improve their maths skills and capabilities, and is based on the proven and popular RM Maths software. RM Easimaths combines engaging activities with a personal learning programme for each learner and detailed progress reports for teachers.

Education is about enhancing learning, and neuroscience is about understanding the mental processes involved in learning. This common ground suggests a future in which educational practice can be transformed by science, just as medical practice was transformed by science about a century ago

National Curriculum Review for Mathematics KS1 & KS2 England June 2012

"This report is based predominantly on evidence from inspections of mathematics between January 2008 and July 2011 in maintained schools in England. Inspectors visited 160 primary and 160 secondary schools and observed more than 470 primary and 1,200 secondary mathematics lessons. "

Book re view by Ros Hyde for ATM

A piece I wrote for the Gattegno Collection.

Moving story of G working with handicapped teenagers on a simple C rod problem.

Outstanding polymath. Famous for "Hole in the wall" experiment and later "Granny Cloud" concept.

"Inquiry maths is a model of teaching that encourages students to regulate their own activity while exploring a mathematical statement called a prompt. " A good set of pdf files for upper primary lower secondary. Uses prompts as starting point for pupil led enquiry.

"The NCETM Primary Mathematics Host Schools Project was a programme with the overarching aim of supporting the effective teaching of arithmetic in primary schools, with a specific focus on Years 3 and 4, and also of raising teachers' awareness of the importance of developing pupils' arithmetic proficiency." Networks of locally based CPD. Sept2012 - Spriong 2013

A YouTube Channel created to support The Really Useful Maths Book 2nd edition. Due out end of 2013.

Ruth Merttens Primary Maths with commentary on Key changes in new NC for England

3 students at Kingston Uni designed a maths trail around Waterloo Railway Station. "Their trail is aimed at children in Key Stage 2 but the activities can be differentiated to suit different age groups. It can also be adapted to most railway stations in the country!" You will need to register with NCETM

Article on using Cuisenaire rods. NCETM

Support for new Primary Computing curriculum, Worth a look. Free until Seot 2014