PLEASE MIND THE GAP and ensure you take all your ‘belongings’ with you - Part 1 Published: 16 May 2023 Doug Harmer explores barriers to learning and their correlation with a ‘sense of belonging’.
5 summer term tips for KS1 and KS2 maths subject leaders Published: 02 May 2023 The summer term can feel like a runaway train. Here’s 5 ways for primary maths leaders keep on track this summer.
Making fluent and flexible calculators: why counting is not enough Published: 18 April 2023 Are children relying on counting on their fingers in KS2 or beyond? Part 1 of this series explores this common barrier with mental maths.
Deepening understanding in primary maths through relationships, choices and effective implementation Published: 21 March 2023 Siobhan King reflects on the Complete Mathematics conference and considers the power of relationships, choices and effective implementation in primary...
Conducting a disciplinary hearing Published: 09 March 2023 It’s common for the prospect of a disciplinary hearing to appear daunting. Whether you are presenting a case or a decision maker, it’s important to...
Why be a Teaching Assistant or Learning Support Assistant in Hertfordshire? (National Careers Week 2023) Published: 24 February 2023 With next week being National Careers Week, what better time than now to look at the opportunities available as a Learning Support Assistant or...
Making fluent and flexible calculators This 8-week project aims to improve children’s understanding of mental calculation by focusing on establishing strong base fact knowledge and...
The HFL Education annual Year 5 Mathematics Challenge Published: 31 January 2023 Join us from your classroom for the fifth annual Year 5 Mathematics Challenge – packed with reasoning and problem-solving challenges.
Developing the maths curriculum in special schools Published: 22 November 2022 Reflections around how the quality of education has been enhanced in two special schools through development of maths teaching and learning.
Building a network of connections Published: 08 November 2022 Doug Harmer investigates the progressive and collaborative use of specific materials to enhance children’s understanding of formal addition...