World Book Day 2021: find the maths hiding on your bookshelf!

Celebrating World Book Day? Here, we share some maths that may be hiding on your bookshelf within some well-known children’s books…

Are your Year 5s ready for a maths challenge?

Join us for the Year 5 maths challenge 2021 where teams will put their communication, reasoning and decision-making skills to the test.

Reactivate – assess – teach – rehearse… Year 4 problem solving with fractions

Nicola Adams explores the ‘reactivate – assess – teach – rehearse’ approach to teaching Year 4 problem solving with fractions.

Putting your school in the driving seat for securing times table facts

Buckle up and get ready for a smoother journey to multiplication success! Rachael Brown examines how using the principles of learning to drive and the...

Steering the primary maths ship into uncharted waters: developing effective subject leadership for the year ahead

Rachael Brown examines reflections from a range of maths leaders who have identified principles to make sailing into 2020-21 as smooth as possible.

Herts for Learning Back on Track – Primary Maths

How do we support pupils to mathematical success when they return to primary school after the COVID-19 pandemic?

Fluency sessions – the why and the what!

This blog offers a sneak peak at the Herts for Learning fluency session resources.

The tale of the tail that wags the dog

In this blog Rachel looks at what the test developer’s framework can tell us about how our curriculum provision is tested.

Carry, Borrow, Exchange, Partition not Milk Bottles on the Doorstep: 5 Reasons We Love Regrouping

Rachael explains how and why the HfL maths team are championing the power of regrouping.

ESSENTIALmaths five top tips for success

David and Kate sum up their crucial advice to teachers using or about to use ESSENTIALmaths planning.