A huge thank you to the fabulous Maths Hub who through their fabulous training and interesting discussions have opened our eyes to new ways of teaching mathematics. The experiences of working with both the whole Work Group and our lead teacher have been wonderful. We truly cannot thank them enough!

Waltham Leas Primary School

Training to become a SMS has given me the opportunity to collaborate with teachers from other schools and develop my own teaching practice in an open and supportive environment. The programme is helping to structure my development whilst keeping site of the 5 big ideas of teaching for mastery. With the support of the other participants, I have felt confident to try new ideas in the classroom and embed using representations and variation theory in my practice. The response from students has been fantastic and they are able to engage with new content and ideas much more easily. I have been able to introduce the themes of mastery to my department and provide in house CPD to the department.

Donna Richardson, St Thomas a Becket School

Teaching for Mastery isn’t just good Maths teaching or fancy tricks to impress students, colleagues and friends. It’s about developing a culture of enjoyable, collaborative, consistent outstanding learning for students and teachers alike. When I started my journey, I was fascinated by new learning styles and structures that seemed to start to knit many topics together. As the journey went on, I developed the skills necessary to bring these ideas into practice in my own lessons and my department as a whole. Now, I help other schools on their own Mastery journeys whilst my department reaps the benefits that Teaching for Mastery brings. Working collaboratively, we have rewritten our schemes of work, developed formal and informal assessments that fit a Mastery approach whilst also aligning with school policies and created planned lessons from year 7 all the way through to year 11. Long may the journey continue.

Jonny Kirman, John Whitgift Academy

I’ve loved being a Secondary Mastery Specialist with YH Maths Hub. There is so much opportunity to develop my own practice and share ideas with other like-minded teachers, which is definitely the highlight for me! I’m now really excited and feel so ready to go on developing my own department and others.

Kathryn Darwin, Manor Croft Academy

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Maths Hub as a secondary mastery specialist. I’ve developed so much as a Professional Development Lead and feel much more comfortable delivering training both to my department and teachers at other schools. I have strengthened my understanding of Teaching for Mastery, and through the Maths Hub, have found the opportunity to share this passion with other members of the community. If you are looking to develop your understanding of teaching for mastery and support others around you - this is a great programme to be involved in.

John Rodley, Outwood Grange Academy

Becoming a Secondary Mastery Specialist has completely revolutionised the way I look at teaching. I have worked with my department to restructure our schemes of work to plan for understanding and it provides opportunities for sharing great practice!

Laura Deemer, Beacon Academy