Multiplication tables: from Year 4 to Year 7
By Mark Dawes, December 2024 The Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) is carried out in June each year by all pupils in Year 4. It is an...
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Dec 26 min read
Maths SATS 2024
By Mark Dawes, December 2024 Here are some observations about the 2024 KS2 SATS, using data from just under 300 pupils, drawn from...
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Jun 23 min read
Oracy in Mathematics
By Kara Earl – June 2024 During this academic year I have taken part in an Oracy Work Group with the Cambridge Maths Hub. Even before I...
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May 225 min read
ChatGPT in Education
By Mark Dawes, May 2024 Technology in Education Technology in education is not new. It is easy to forget, however, that the effective...
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May 34 min read
Self-deprecation in the mathematics classroom
By Mark Dawes, May 2024 I was fortunate to be able to see an extremely experienced teacher use an NRICH task with a group today. The...
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Apr 165 min read
Ten to the Top
By Mark Dawes, April 2024 The mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 used to feature a pop music quiz called PopMaster. Contestants scored 3...
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Sep 7, 20235 min read
Building on KS2 in Yr 7
By Mark Dawes, September 2023 Last June there were questions asked on Twitter about why secondary maths departments don’t make use of the...
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May 13, 20233 min read
The never-ending quest for Greater Depth in mathematics
By Malcolm Watson (May 2023) In order to understand how to extend our primary school pupils to reach ‘greater depth’ in mathematics, we...
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May 4, 20235 min read
Digit Party On
by Mark Dawes (May 2023) It started with Wordle. This interactive daily game appeared during lockdown and captured the imagination of the...
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Mar 20, 20233 min read
Becoming a Primary Mastery Specialist
by Sally Prosser-Betts (March 2023) This time last year, I was busy preparing my application to become part of the Primary Mastery...
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Mar 13, 20233 min read
Extraordinary people 1: Jane
By Cordelia Myers (March 2023) “Jane” is the Headteacher of a school in rural Cambridgeshire. There are just over 100 children on roll...
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Feb 9, 20235 min read
How lesson study set the tone for a year of development
By Vicky Osborne (February 2023) In the Cambridge Maths Hub’s secondary mastery programme we have a three year journey in which two...
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Jan 23, 20239 min read
SEND and Teaching for Mastery
By Jo Cayley – January 2023 I have recently made the move from a mainstream primary to a special school after teaching in mainstream for...
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Dec 2, 20223 min read
Thinking space – for both teachers and pupils
By Katie Crozier, November 2022 I had the great privilege recently of taking part in the Collaborative Learning Research (CLR) event at...
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Sep 29, 20223 min read
Does setting in maths reduce student confidence?
By Cordelia Myers (September 2022) I recently completed the Chartered College’s leadership qualification. I recommend it! I learnt a huge...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read
Working with the Maths Hub
by Chris Clayton (September 2022) I have been working for the Cambridge Maths Hub as a work group leader and here I reflect on what that...
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Jun 24, 20223 min read
Mastering the journey: a head’s reflection
Diane Hawkes (June 2022) I have been reflecting on my work and links with the Cambridge Maths Hub and really can’t believe how far I have...
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Mar 1, 20224 min read
Every day is a CPD day
By Katie Crozier (March 2022) The level of conversation we engage in, and the stimulating environment of the maths hub community, have...
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Dec 11, 20215 min read
Effective Teacher Collaboration
A research summary by Cordelia Myers, December 2021 “The fact that we must collaborate is no longer contentious … even if it is sometimes...
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Nov 22, 20213 min read
Upwell Academy’s Maths Outdoors Project
by Teresa Ellington (November 2021) Mastery Concept/Rationale At Upwell Academy (a primary school in Norfolk), we follow a mastery...
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