Who can take part?

This opportunity is for schools in England that have previously participated in a Secondary Teaching for Mastery Work Group or have a trained Mastery Specialist in their department.

Each school will nominate two teachers to take part. Participants should be well placed to lead change within the department. 

What is involved?

The program focuses on using representations not just as tools to get an answer, but as a way to expose the underlying structure of maths. By helping students visualise concepts, you can open up a topic and foster a deeper understanding.

You’ll learn how to deliberately plan for the use of representations, ensuring they are a consistent and valuable part of the curriculum, not just a last resort for struggling students. We focus on representations commonly seen in commonly used online schemes of learning.

Participants work with a small group of local schools, led by an experienced Mastery Specialist or Advocate, to embed teaching for mastery approaches across their department. Work Groups provide opportunities for lesson observation and collaborative planning.

What is the cost?

The work groups are fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so are free to participating schools/colleges.