Primary Maths End of Year Transition Programme A 12-week programme to achieve seamless transition from year group to year group considering “Why this? Why now?”
Analysis of 2022 KS2 maths SATs arithmetic paper (part 2) – exploring the differences Published: 20 September 2022 We explore the differences between the 2019 and 2022 arithmetic papers. What can we learn?
Analysis of the 2022 KS2 maths SATs arithmetic paper (part 1) – the importance of place value and multiplicative reasoning Published: 20 September 2022 We explore the similarities between the 2019 and 2022 arithmetic papers, focusing on high value learning to ensure children secure these concepts.
World Book Day: find the maths hiding on your bookshelf! Published: 24 February 2021 Celebrating World Book Day? Here, we share some maths that may be hiding on your bookshelf within some well-known children’s books…
Reactivate – assess – teach – rehearse… Year 4 problem solving with fractions Published: 06 October 2020 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 Published: 22 September 2020 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 Published: 08 September 2020 Rachael Brown examines reflections from a range of maths leaders who have identified principles to make sailing into 2020-21 as smooth as possible.
Fluency sessions – the why and the what! Published: 09 June 2020 This blog offers a sneak peak at the Herts for Learning fluency session resources.
Moving up day Published: 21 June 2018 For many of you the transfer days organised in July will be the day you meet your new class. This is a fantastic opportunity to support children in...
The tale of the tail that wags the dog Published: 25 January 2018 In this blog Rachel looks at what the test developer’s framework can tell us about how our curriculum provision is tested.