NCETM – Support for parents and teachers during school closures

The NCETM have added two new areas to their website designed to support parents/carers and teachers of primary and secondary school children throughout the period of school closures. All the resources are free to access and do not require a login. It brings together resource lists, lesson videos and support via social media. 

To access, please click on the button below:

Support for parents/carers 

The parent support landing page allows parents to watch a short introductory video, then to access support in the form of learning games and activities, videos, and Facebook groups. 

Learning activities and games 

NCETM pages of learning activities and games are organised into primary activities and secondary activities. These lists of resources detail a wide variety of online organisations offering daily maths lessons, videos and activities, and one-offs and games. They also give detailed explanations of how parents can make the most of each of them. These are being added to regularly. 

Video tips 

The NCETM page of video tips offers a variety of short videos made by NCETM staff. They provide ideas for activities and games that parents can do with their children in addition to, and to complement, any work provided by school. Again, these will be added to regularly.

Facebook pages 

The NCETM has created two Facebook Groups:

These groups are for parents/carers and teachers across the country to join. The purpose of the groups is for parents to pose questions about the maths their children are learning, and for teachers to provide easy to understand, straightforward answers. 

Support for teachers 

The NCETM page of support for teachers now includes the first batch of primary lesson videos. These short videos are intended to provide primary school pupils with interactive lessons while they are at home. Most lessons are 15 to 20 minutes long, each ending with suggested follow-up tasks. All lessons exemplify a teaching for mastery approach to maths. The current plan is for a new batch of five lessons to be added here every week. 

The NCETM will be adding resources, videos and other information about online CPD and support over time. Please keep checking their website regularly.

In addition to the NCETM resources, there is a complementary DfE list of online maths resources, aimed at schools and parents. This can be accessed by clicking here.

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