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The NCETM Maths Podcast

The NCETM Maths Podcast, from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, invites teachers, maths experts and anyone with a passion for teaching maths to talk about topics that shine a light on great maths teaching. With ideas for classroom activities, inspirational stories of careers in maths, and lively debates on contemporary topics, the NCETM podcast has something for everyone. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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22:55

Secondary Mastery Specialists

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2023/07/04

Two Secondary Mastery Specialists explain the benefits of mastery to them, their departments, and their students. A transcript (PDF) of this episode is available to download. Show notes Taking part in the discussion: Beth Goodliff, Senior Communications Manager at the NCETM Paula Kelly, Secondary Mastery Specialist, LLME, Maths PGCE tutor, and teacher at Fulford School in York Tom Lumley, Secondary Mastery Specialist, LLME, SCITT tutor, and teacher at South Hunsley School in East Yorkshire. Episode

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19:12

Maths vocabulary

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2023/07/03

A primary maths lead in an area of high social and economic deprivation explains how a mastery approach to teaching precise mathematical vocabulary is giving pupils in her school a voice. A transcript (PDF) of this episode is available to download. Show notes Taking part in the discussion: Julia Thomson, Communications Manager at the NCETM Victoria Moore, maths lead and Year 5 teacher, Usworth Colliery Primary School. Episode chapters 00:06 – Introductions and school context 02:10 – How the

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28:19

Maths4Girls

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2023/06/08

We speak to Maths4Girls, who provide inspirational speakers and role models to talk to students about why girls can and should study maths. Show notes Taking part in the discussion: Beth Goodliff, Senior Comms Manager at the NCETM Mina Gerowin, founder of Maths4Girls Alison Rowan McEwan, executive director at Founders4Schools Noshin Begum, marketing and comms lead for Maths4Girls Lou Hoskyns-Staples, Research and Innovation Work Group Lead for ‘Girls and STEM’. Useful links Maths4Girls Research and

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19:05

Grants for maths projects

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/12/14

Every year the SHINE organisation gives grants to schools and individual teachers to develop ideas related to maths learning. We find out more about the grants and how the application system works. We also talk to to primary teachers about the projects they've received funding for. Show notes Taking part in the discussion: Eleanor Heathcote, SHINE Roy Clutterbuck, Byron Wood Primary School, Sheffield Laura Jarvis, East Ward Primary School, Bury Steve McCormack, NCETM Communications Director Useful

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28:35

Lessons from GCSE maths exams in summer 2022

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/10/12

In summer 2022, for the first time since 2019, large-scale GCSE exams took place in school and college halls and gyms. And, just like every year before the pandemic, they were marked externally. What have we learnt? In this discussion, representatives from the awarding bodies give feedback from the hundreds of thousands of papers that were marked. Show notes Taking part in the discussion: Mark Heslop, Pearson/Edexcel Neil Ogden, OCR Andrew Taylor, AQA Steve McCormack, NCETM Communications

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24:02

From GCSE Maths resits to primary school maths lead

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/09/29

Hollie Burgess teaches maths to Year 6 at a one-form entry primary school in Rutland. She’s recently taken on the role of maths lead. But she hasn’t always found maths easy – in fact her experience of maths GCSE was tortuous and demoralising. In this conversation Hollie shares the insights her experience has given her, into what some of her pupils might be experiencing. And she encourages teachers to recognise the importance of children’s confidence and happiness in helping them to learn. Show

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35:42

Teaching about climate change in the maths classroom

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/09/23

Two authors talk about their new resources and suggest tips for addressing social issues through maths There’s undoubtedly plenty of maths in climate change science. But how can teachers bring some of this real-life data into the classroom, allowing students to see maths as a tool to help interpret the world? Is this a maths teacher’s responsibility, or should they stick to more abstract maths? What is the best way to manage discussion on social (and potentially emotive) issues? MEI and the Royal

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39:50

Susan Okereke: What I think about when starting with...

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/08/31

A wide ranging conversation covering engagement, curriculum, classroom culture, and preparing students for maths beyond school Susan Okereke is a secondary maths teacher in London, recently moving to St. Mark’s Academy in South London as Lead Practitioner in maths. She also leads Work Groups for the London SE Plus Maths Hub. Beyond that, she has developed a role as an independent ‘maths communicator’, aiming to make maths less frightening and more available to all, throughout their lives and not

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29:40

The ECT and the mentor

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/07/19

How can a maths department and mentor best support their maths ECT? Sarah Williams is one of 2021/22’s maths Early Career Teachers (ECTs), and Scott Gibson is her mentor, with two decades of experience teaching maths. We talk to them about how department collaborative planning procedures and open, approachable mentoring have made Sarah’s first year in teaching ‘fantastic’! Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Sarah Williams, maths ECT at David Nieper Academy Scott Gibson, maths teacher at

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24:19

Debbie Morgan discusses differentiation

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/06/30

NCETM’s Director for Primary tells us why she thinks teachers no longer need to provide different work for different children Debbie Morgan, NCETM Director for Primary, has been considering the practice of differentiation in the primary maths classroom – specifically the practice of planning for different questioning and supplementary tasks for different groups of children, even where most of the lesson is taught to the whole class. Fresh from speaking at a number of summer conferences in 2022,

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37:13

Support, ideas and information for teaching Core Maths

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/05/25

A conversation with the AMSP's Core Maths coordinator, and an enthusiastic Core Maths teacher Cat van Saarloos coordinates support and development of Core Maths for the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP); Sam Halls-Barker teaches Core Maths in Essex. From the conversation, we find out what lessons are like and pick up some inspiring lesson ideas. We hear all about the support available from the Core Maths community and from a wide array of professional development. Below are links to all

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10:59

Moving from primary teaching to secondary maths

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/04/25

A teacher explains why, and how, he's moving from a primary school to a secondary maths department After five years as a primary teacher, Rob Shaw realised he wanted something different. That turned out to be a job as a maths teacher in a nearby secondary school. In this podcast episode he explains how it all came about, and how he feels as the first day in his new job approaches. Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Rob Shaw, Secondary maths teacher at a school in Plymouth Steve

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20:33

Using number lines in secondary maths

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/04/21

Five suggested number lines for use in KS3 and KS4 maths lessons Becky Donaldson, from the NCETM's Secondary Team suggests five different number lines for use in lessons, including one appropriate for use with students aiming at the higher GSCE grades. Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Becky Donaldson, NCETM Assistant Director for Secondary Mathematics Steve McCormack, NCETM Communications Director. Useful links This Espresso from Cambridge Mathematics gives more examples of number

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19:16

The PE teacher in the maths department

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/04/05

Simon Hemsworth, who trained as a PE teacher, is now in a role called transition teacher at an Oxfordshire secondary school, a role in which he teaches about ten lessons of KS3 maths every week. To support him in this new role, the school enrolled him on a training programme for non-specialist secondary maths teachers, run by his local Maths Hub. In this episode he discusses his experience with his head of department and the NCETM person who designed the course. Show notes Taking part in the

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17:36

How early primary maths influences school-wide teaching

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/03/09

Two teachers at a school following a programme that concentrates on building firm foundations of early maths understanding explain how it has led to positive changes in the way maths is taught right up the school. Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Nicky White, Maths Lead and Nursery teacher at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Bedlington, Northumberland Claire Clark, Year 1 teacher at St Bede's Catholic Primary School Steve McCormack, NCETM Communications Director Useful

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24:54

Using number lines in Key Stage 1

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/02/21

Five ways to use a number line for maths in Years 1 and 2. The NCETM's Director for Primary Mathematics, Debbie Morgan, suggests a progression of five different number lines to help children build understanding of the relationships between numbers from 1 to 20. In the discussion, she suggest ways for teachers to draw out pupils' reasoning skills, use of language and the beginning of understanding proportion. Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Debbie Morgan, NCETM Director for Primary

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33:59

The research mathematician and his A Level teacher

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2022/01/24

GCSE maths teachers will recognise the profile of the disengaged 15-year-old that understands maths easily but hasn’t the motivation to put in the work for a really good grade. This student will often drop maths post-16, or if they don’t, you might lose sight of them as they go to college or join another teacher’s A level group. If you have seen a few of these characters through your doors, you may be encouraged to hear this conversation between Douglas Coates, now a research mathematician at

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25:39

Introduction to the DfE KS3 Maths Guidance

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2021/12/15

Mathematics Guidance: Key Stage 3 was published by the DfE in September 2021, but how much have teachers and departments managed to read and familiarise themselves with it? And how can it be used to support teaching in secondary schools? This interview explores the guidance and how it might be used, with Carol Knights who led the writing of it, and Carrie Martin, who is beginning to use it with the schools in her MAT. Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Carol Knights, NCETM Director for

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24:00

Teaching maths in a special school

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2021/10/20

In either a special school or a mainstream setting, no two pupils with special needs have the same abilities or difficulties. A secondary maths lead in a special school explains how she and her colleagues adapt maths teaching so that all pupils can engage and learn, and tells us about a Maths Hub Work Group which focuses on ways to teach maths to pupils with SEND. Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Sophie Cocker, secondary maths lead at Ravenshall School, a special school in Dewsbury,

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20:39

Embedding mastery in a primary school

The NCETM Maths Podcast ·

2021/10/08

Embedding teaching for mastery in a classroom and across a primary school takes time. In this episode two teachers tell how working with their Maths Hub has gradually led to improvements in maths learning across their schools. Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Ellie Kelly, Maths Lead and Y1/2 teacher at The Revel C of E Primary School, near Rugby Becky O’Neill, Assistant Principal and Maths Lead at Henry Hinde Infant School, near Rugby, and also Primary Teaching for Mastery Lead with

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