Testimonials

Lots of useful documentation to help support the moderation of mathematics in Year 2; very useful to see other schools’ evidence towards standards against ITAFs.

~ Year 2 Teacher – Walsall primary school

Very good, full of practical advice for concrete methodology to teach and develop concepts.

~ Head Teacher – Worcestershire primary school

Entire content of this morning’s training was highly useful; with lots of ideas and resources which we can effectively slot into school development plans and priorities.

Really positive to work alongside new subject leader; as a team we will be able to work together to have impact on school improvement.

~ Head of school – Warwickshire junior school

Great to have some hands-on experience and consider how children think and learn.

Lots of rich discussion between staff.

~ Head Teacher – Warwickshire primary school

Really engaging and clear! I definitely feel more confident with the teaching of reasoning.

… shows me how keeping things simple you can still get lots of depth/reasoning out of it.

… feel much more confident at using resources in the classroom so children can manipulate them and help with their understanding.

~ Year 5 Class Teacher – Warwickshire primary school

Amazing as always! You have demonstrated some very reasonable, practical, ways to tackle the curriculum.

I agree that children flow between the concrete abd abstract worlds and need to in order to feel confident and secure.

~ Year 1 Class Teacher – Warwickshire primary school

All of my teaching assistants were so positive about the content and delivery of the training on Friday. I have seen the majority of them putting the ideas into practice this week during monitoring sessions. Thank you for such well delivered training, Jonathan.

~ Head Teacher – Warwickshire primary school

Many thanks for an excellent series of INSETS that have supported the development of reasoning within our school.

Information was clear and relevant and linked back to assessment and supporting pupils’ progress and understanding.

~ Maths Subject Leader – Worcestershire First School

Really valuable activities to show how to get and encourage deeper levels of learning and thinking from children.

~ Class Teacher – Warwickshire Primary School

Very useful course to support focused monitoring of the school’s Rapid Improvement Plan areas; increasing my understanding as a governor.

~ Governor – Warwickshire Primary School

Real relevant insight to developing children’s depth of understanding at all levels and with all abilities. Lots of practical ideas/strategies and resources to use – Great!

~ Deputy Head Teacher – Northamptonshire Primary School

Today challenged our thinking and took us out of our comfort zone so that we can understand children’s mathematical learning to a greater extent.
The use of practical apparatus throughout the school and for all abilities was a powerful and useful message.

~ Head Teacher – Northamptonshire Primary School

Great modelling and demonstation of how to develop mastery within our groups. Developed my understanding of the word ‘conceptual’.

~ Intervention Teacher – Warwickshire Junior School

Good opportunity for staff to have practice of conceptual learning, via practical activities – rather than starting with the abstract representation.
Staff now have more awareness of progression from concrete → pictorial → abstract.

~ Deputy Head Teacher – Warwickshire Junior School

Great practical ideas to use in class.

~ Class Teacher – Warwickshire Infant School

Superb level of subject knowledge passed on through realistic approaches within the classroom. Helped me to really understand the importance of reasoning and making links.

~ Assistant Head Teacher – Birmingham Primary School