Highly-regarded professional development offering secondary non-specialist maths teachers valuable CPD focusing on subject knowledge.

 

Who can take part?
This programme is provided for non-specialist teachers of maths in state-funded schools who fit the following definition: A non-specialist teacher of mathematics is ‘a teacher that is currently teaching some mathematics or has commitment from a headteacher/executive head to teach some mathematics within the next year, who has not undertaken initial teacher training (ITT) in mathematics’.

 

​Eligibility
To participate, schools must meet the following criteria:
• Be a state-funded secondary school or college within England
• Have a non-specialist teacher, who has not undertaken Initial Teacher Training in mathematics and is teaching a Year 8 class (if the class is shared, the non-specialist teacher needs to teach at least 50% of the lessons)
• Be able to release the non-specialist teacher for all training sessions
• Not be taking part in EEF’s research trials on “Peer to Peer Coaching” or “Making Fluent and Flexible
Calculations (HFL education)” in the same period of time.

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Trial benefits:

• Over half of the schools in England have participated in an EEF trial

• Participating schools, working with their local Maths Hub, will be contributing to the evidence base for interventions aiming to address the shortage of mathematics teachers within England

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What is the cost?

The programme is fully funded by the DfE through the Maths Hubs Programme. Schools will need to ensure that
there is staff cover for the non-specialist teacher to attend all the training.​​​

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​School Information Sheet: Secondary Non-specialist Maths Teachers Programme EEF Trial 2025/26

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