Course Details The national curriculum advises that pupils who have reached the expected standard should not move on to new content but develop their understanding in greater depth.This course will explore the meaning of greater depth in the context of maths and questions and activities that can help to promote it in the classroom. This will include curriculum design ideas that challenge many established ideas of effective maths teaching which can lead to sustained mastery.Gain strategies to help you secure greater depth in maths for your pupils.Learning Outcomes:•Explore the four corners of greater depth in maths.•Look at strategies to improve pupils’ outcomes in making mathematical connections, procedural fluency, problem solving and mathematical reasoning.•Take away ideas to help organise your classroom and plan continuous provision with rigour...
The national curriculum advises that pupils who have reached the expected standard should not move on to new content but develop their understanding in greater depth.This course will explore the meaning of greater depth in the context of maths and questions and activities that can help to promote it in the classroom. This will include curriculum design ideas that challenge many established ideas of effective maths teaching which can lead to sustained mastery.Gain strategies to help you secure greater depth in maths for your pupils.Learning Outcomes:•Explore the four corners of greater depth in maths.•Look at strategies to improve pupils’ outcomes in making mathematical connections, procedural fluency, problem solving and mathematical reasoning.•Take away ideas to help organise your classroom and plan continuous provision with rigour...
Gary Staddon Since starting his career as a teacher over 20 years ago, Gary has enjoyed a variety of roles in primary education. Gary also spent nearly six years working in Staffordshire Local Authority and the National Numeracy Strategy where he was able to work with a variety of schools and professionals to help them quickly improve practice and provision. During the course of two successful headships, Gary has been praised by Ofsted for his inspirational leadership and for enabling the rapid improvement of each school.