Mastery Specialists are classroom-based practitioners who develop expertise in mastery and in leading maths-specific professional development

What is involved?

The Mastery Specialist Programme is for primary teachers with a passion for maths. In the first year of the programme, three residentials – one in each term – provide an opportunity to develop understanding the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery in depth, and to focus on the specialist subject knowledge required to design lessons that unfold the maths for all children. Between residentials, as a classroom teacher, specialists will be able to apply their learning to the context of their own classroom and school, reflecting with others what the impact of learning has been on pupils.

Who can take part?

Participants should be experienced primary practitioners with the capacity to lead change in their own schools, and to develop as leaders of professional development in other schools. Their headteachers commit to supporting them and to developing teaching for mastery in their schools.

Benefits

• Your pupils will show a positive attitude towards maths and enjoy learning the subject
• You will demonstrate deeper subject knowledge and greater understanding of the principles behind teaching for mastery
• Your colleagues will begin to develop teaching for mastery approaches
• Your school will develop policies and systems which support a teaching for mastery approach

The programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme, so is free to participating state-funded schools.

Find further information about this programme on the NCETM website here.

Express interest in the programme here.