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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.

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  • Years 5-8 Continuity

    This programme supports primary and secondary colleagues to work together to improve continuity in curriculum, pedagogy and pupil experience across Years 5 to 8.

     

    What will you learn?

    • Your pupils in KS2 and KS3 will demonstrate a positive attitude to maths
    • You will make common use of approaches, representations and language across phases
    • You will deepen your knowledge and understanding of the curriculum across KS2 and KS3, including expectations at the end of each Key Stage
    • You and your cross-phase colleagues will collaborate on curriculum and pedagogy as part of transition practice

    Programme Structure

    This programme includes:

    • Work Groups focused on curriculum and pedagogical continuity from Years 5 to 8
    • Exploration of high-quality resources, including Checkpoints, Multiplicative Reasoning and Algebraic Thinking materials
    • A lesson study approach, with participants focusing on specific aspects of the maths curriculum and developing these in their schools
    • Opportunities for cross-phase classroom observation and discussion of practice

    Who should attend

    Primary and secondary colleagues who want to develop practice together across KS2 and KS3


    Benefits

    Participants will:

    • Strengthen curriculum continuity between primary and secondary phases
    • Develop shared approaches to teaching and learning
    • Improve transition experiences for pupils
    • Build collaboration between schools and phases

     

    Our Professional Development is funded by the Department for Education and is free to all participating schools.