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"I need some greater depth maths ideas"

Blog
01 Feb 2022
Charlie considers how to build curiosity and confidence for ALL children and provides reflection questions around primary maths greater depth provision.
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5 ways to use a maths book scrutiny as a tool for professional development

Blog
18 Jan 2022
How could reviewing pupils’ recorded outcomes as a teaching staff be a tool for everyone’s mathematical professional development?
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Can't calculate? Could place value be the culprit?

Blog
01 Oct 2019
The gaps in place value understanding are the main culprit when children can’t calculate - here are some ideas to fix this.
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Children are seeing themselves as mathematicians – the impact of CPA and fluency sessions in my mixed age class

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23 Nov 2021
Developing children’s mathematical fluency in a mixed age class – rich discussions, the CPA approach, models and increasing confidence.
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Differentiation in maths - scaffolding or metaphorical escalators!

Blog
10 Jan 2019
Charlie Harber explores the thorny issue of differentiation in maths.
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Enabling success in primary maths for pupils with vision impairment

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24 May 2022
Expert insight and tips for teaching and learning in primary maths for pupils with vision impairment; more multi-sensory and less visually-complex.
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Fluency sessions – the why and the what!

Blog
09 Jun 2020
This blog offers a sneak peak at the Herts for Learning fluency session resources.
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Getting through Ofsted with a smile: My top tips for success

Blog
22 Apr 2022
Ofsted Inspection deep dive - a maths subject leader’s perspective. Ed Farrell shares his school’s journey and 3 top tips for success.
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Greater depth maths: building curiosity and confidence

Blog
22 Mar 2022
How two primary schools have engaged all children in greater depth thinking to discover and enjoy the beautiful world of mathematics.
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KS2 SATs: the power of the bar model

Blog
06 Mar 2018
Charlie Harber looks at how the bar model can support pupils to answer not just the odd few questions from the KS2 reasoning papers but the many.