Working with Maths Hubs can really have an impact

Are you in a secondary school? Are you wanting to improve outcomes for students in maths? Have you ever wondered if working with the Yorkshire and the Humber Maths Hub could have an impact?

If your answer is yes to these questions then read our impact statement below from Newsome Academy, Huddersfield!

Maths colleagues from Newsome Academy joined one of our programmes three years ago, this is what Joshua Jesson, Assistant Head for Learning had to say about the experience:

"Things seemed ‘stale’, things felt ‘the same’ - some staff felt ‘disheartened’ and progress said the same. Then we started the mastery programme at Newsome Academy. We actually didn’t completely realise the holistic impact that it would have on the department nor the academy. This programme offered not only structure to lessons and thinking, but a teaching and learning tool for staff - something that we had initially underestimated. The Maths department has had a progress trajectory of -0.64 before the programme started, -0.16 after 1 year, -0.08 after two years and finally +0.13 in our most recent year 11 cohort. The structure has also meant that it has provided a solid framework for the development of teaching and learning and supported strong development and solid capacity and sustainability. Throughout the programme, colleagues have attended workgroups, lesson observations and discussions and had the added support of the team joining us in school to help improve our practice. The support from the mastery team has, without doubt, transformed not only the achievement of young people - but also the quality and consistency of teaching."

If you are interested in joining any of our programmes, head over to our Work Groups page to see what is on offer: