Emma HollisHead of Two Mile Ash ITT Partnership

Head of Milton Keynes Teaching School Alliance

Linda KellyDeputy Head of Two Mile Ash School

NCETM Professional Development Lead Specialist Leader of Education

MaST Teacher

Two Mile Ash ITT Partnership

Milton Keynes

• A ‘new town’ designated in 1967

• 45 miles northwest of London

• A population of 252, 400 (at last count!)

• 26% BME population (and growing)

• Spans only 34sq miles (but expanding!)

Known for…

A close community of schools

9 secondary schools

104 primary schools

(and growing…Fast!)

Schools

27 Partner Schools

8 Associate Schools

5 Partner Special Schools

People 40 Head teachers

34 School Based

Trainers and 36 Cross

Phase class teachers

36 Trainee Teachers

Our Partnership …

CORE TRAINING SESSIONS

Session 1: Teaching for Mastery National Curriculum 2014 ExpectationsDeveloping FluencyProblem Solving and Reasoning

Session 2: Teaching for MasteryPrinciples and PedagogyLesson DesignConceptual and Procedural variationIntelligent practiceLesson observation and discussion groups

Session 3: Assessing for mastery and mastery in greater depth

WORKSHOPS

• Teaching for mastery - progression through key concepts – addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions

• Using the Bar Model

PGCE ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment 2 and 3 – Research project mastery in mathematics

DEVELOPING SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE

• Pre course assessment• Audits• Mid point assessment – informing

ITP• Online Resources – NCETM

Challenges

PARTNER SCHOOLS• Schools current understanding of

mastery• Assessment without levels• Culture shift • Pressures of Ofsted

SCHOOL BASED TRAINERS/CLASS TEACHERS

• School Based Trainers’ understanding of mastery• Changing Mindset• Observing teaching for mastery in mathematics

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MONITORING TEAM

• QuAM Team’s understanding of mastery• Principles of mastery – approaches• Observing teaching for mastery in mathematics• Tricky conversations! • Understanding of Ofsted’s remit

TRAINEES• Opportunities for trainees to embed

principles of mastery• Go against the grain – resistance to

school based approach

Challenges

PARTNER SCHOOLS• Schools current understanding of

mastery• Culture shift • Pressures of Ofsted

Teaching for Mastery Event (MKTSA/Enigma Maths Hub)

Discount for Partner Heads and Maths Leaders in partner schools

Some partner schools involved in PMST/Shanghai Exchange Maths Hub Projects

Solutions

Challenges

School Based Trainer Meeting (Teaching for mastery, principles and pedagogy, key features for implementing a mastery approach, differentiation and challenge, assessing for mastery and greater depth) QuAM visits Subject specific observations

SCHOOL BASED TRAINERS/CLASS TEACHERS

• School Based Trainers’ understanding of mastery• Changing Mindset• Observing teaching for mastery in mathematics

Solutions

Challenges

QuAM Meetings Observed Trainees teaching for mastery and

observed feedback given by class teachers (Maths coordinator Lead Primary School, PMST)

Attendance at Teaching for Mastery event Joint Subject observations from PMST, Maths

Lead Group selection criteria - forward thinking,

innovative, embrace change

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MONITORING TEAM

• QuAM Team’s understanding of mastery• Principles of mastery – approaches• Observing teaching for mastery in

mathematics• Tricky conversations! • Understanding of Ofsted’s remit

Solutions

Challenges

9 trainees immersed in mastery approach in Lead Primary School

Ambassadors for teaching for mastery

Future change champions

TRAINEES• Opportunities for trainees to

embed principles of mastery• Go against the grain –

resistance to school based approach

Solutions

Solutions

CPD MKTSA Enigma Maths Hub CPD for Mathematics SLEs NQT Programme Designated funds for follow

up observations in NQT year – maths focus

PARTNER SCHOOLS Teaching for Mastery Event (MKTSA/Enigma Maths

Hub) Discount for Partner Heads and Maths Leaders in

partner schools Some partner schools involved in PMST/Shanghai

Exchange Maths Hub Projects

SCHOOL BASED TRAINERS School Based Trainer Meeting (Teaching for mastery, principles and pedagogy, key features for implementing a mastery approach, differentiation and challenge, assessing for mastery and greater depth) QuAM visits Subject specific observations

QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM QuAM Meetings Observed Trainees teaching for mastery and

observed feedback given by class teachers (Maths coordinator Lead Primary School, PMST)

Attendance at Teaching for Mastery event Joint Subject observations from PMST, Maths Lead Group selection criteria - forward thinking,

innovative, embrace change

TRAINEES 9 trainees immersed in mastery approach

in Lead Primary School Ambassadors for teaching for mastery Future change champions

New for 2016Programme for Primary

PGCE with Maths specialism