South Yorkshire Maths Hub
A community of professionals
who learn with, develop and support colleagues across the region with a shared aim to enable the very best mathematics outcomes for pupils and students across South Yorkshire.
Teaching Assistants – developing a specialist knowledge in mathematics
What will you learn?
Enhance your maths specialist knowledge with a particular focus on mathematical structures and representations in each of the following topic areas:
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Addition and subtraction (extending to negative numbers).
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Multiplication and division (extending to negative numbers).
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Fractions – Ratio and proportion.
Who can take part?
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teaching assistants who work for most of their time with students in the KS3 maths classroom, or who lead intervention sessions with groups of students.
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The participants’ schools should already be engaged with a Teaching for Mastery Work Group, and this programme will complement this provision.
What is involved?
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Participants will attend four days of sessions over one academic year.
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Structured conversations will focus on maths, pedagogy, misconceptions, and transferring approaches to classrooms.
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Between sessions, participants contribute to an online community, complete school-based tasks, and share observations with peers.
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