Secondary

Who can take part?

Teachers in schools previously engaged with a Secondary Teaching for Mastery Programme or Work Group.
Participants: 2 teachers from each school, ideally including at least one Mastery Specialist or Mastery Advocate.

What is involved?

Workshops – 3 full day sessions focusing on developing collaborative planning/observation within maths departments

What will you learn?

• You will strengthen students’ understanding, reasoning and fluency
• You will deepen your understanding of teaching for mastery and how to embed it consistently
• You will improve collaborative approaches to planning, teaching and curriculum development
• You will build a culture of sustained professional learning through collaboration
• You will choose a focus area that aligns with your department’s priorities with resources to support it

How to Apply

Please complete this Google form – NCP26-14 Secondary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining – Google Forms

If you are unsure if you are eligible please contact mathshub@ourladyofpity.co.uk and we will put you in touch with the relevant member of our team.

Who can take part?

Secondary heads of department/subject leaders in schools already involved with Maths Hubs and to those who are not yet involved.

What is involved?

Workshop: 4 half day sessions

Full day secondary conference

What will you learn?

• You will promote and develop a shared vision, culture and set of principles for teaching and learning in maths
• You will ensure coherence in the curriculum and provide support for teaching for mastery across the department
• You and your department will establish collaborative ways of working to support ongoing developments
• You will develop in your ability to lead change

How to Apply

Please complete the Google form – NCP26-15 Secondary Maths Subject Leaders Community – Google Forms

This project aims to support the teachers of those students in Year 7 who require additional support to secure the foundations of understanding in maths necessary to make good progress in KS3 and beyond. 

Who can take part?

This Work Group is for schools with Year 7 students who have not met age-related expectations in maths, particularly students whose attainment is in the bottom 20-30% of the national cohort at the end of KS2. 

Teachers interested in developing their teaching practice to support students in securing the foundations of mathematical understanding. A pair of participants from each school will join a Work Group; the pair should comprise at least one teacher with QTS, but may include a teaching assistant.

What is involved?

Workshops: 3 full days (and school-based tasks between sessions)

For all participant schools there is also an expectation that the subject leader participates in a subject leader community

What will you learn?

Participants who actively engage with the teacher guidance and supporting materials will benefit most. Teachers are encouraged to generalise the pedagogical strategies they explore as part of this project, and embed them in their practice more widely, to meet the needs of all students.

Participants will:

• develop classroom practices aligned to those in the NCETM’s Essence of Mathematics Teaching for Mastery
• develop their pedagogic and content knowledge of KS1 and KS2 maths, with a particular emphasis on key concepts
• practise strategies and refine their practice to best support students who did not meet age-related expectations (ARE) at the end of KS2
• consider approaches which support all students to reason mathematically and develop a deep and connected understanding of the maths they are learning.

How to Apply

Please complete the Google form – NCP26-12 Securing Foundations at Year 7 Work Group – Google Forms

Who can take part?

Non-specialist teachers of maths in state-funded schools who fit the following definition: ‘A non-specialist teacher of mathematics is ‘a teacher that is currently teaching some mathematics or has commitment from a headteacher/executive head to teach some mathematics within the next year, who has not undertaken initial teacher training (ITT) in mathematics’. If there is sufficient space in the cohort, other teachers of maths who do not fit this definition but would benefit from this support may also participate.

What is involved?

The programme will be engaged with across the year (spread out over a minimum of two terms), to allow participants time to develop their practice and evaluate the impact of the adaptations made. In addition to attendance at sessions, participants will be asked to carry out school-based tasks to enable practice transfer to the classroom. It is recommended that each participant has a named mentor in school who can follow up with a up with a professional learning conversation after each session.

What will you learn?

• Your students will think, reason and discuss their maths in order to deepen their understanding a deep, secure and connected understanding of the maths they are learning
• You will increase your confidence in planning for progression in maths
• You will improve your subject and curriculum knowledge of secondary maths 

How to Apply

Please complete the Google form – NCP26-30 SKTM (Secondary Non-Specialist Teachers) – Google Forms

Who can take part?

Teaching assistants who work for most of their time with students in the KS3 maths classroom, or who lead intervention sessions with groups of students. The participants’ schools should already be engaged with a Teaching for Mastery Work Group, and this programme will complement this provision.

What is involved?

Workshops: Equivalent of 4 days

School-based tasks to enable participants to develop their practice in the classroom.

What will you learn?

• Your students will demonstrate a positive attitude towards the learning of maths
• You will enhance your maths specialist knowledge with a particular focus on mathematical structures and representations in each of the following topic areas: Addition and subtraction (extending to negative numbers), Multiplication and division (extending to negative numbers), Fractions and Ratio and proportion. 
• You will work towards developing their understanding of how to suitably work towards developing their understanding of how to suitably scaffold support/resources to meet the needs of their students
• You will develop an understanding of how algebra relates to the generalisation of number.

How to Apply

Please complete the Google form – NCP26-32 SKTM Secondary Teaching Assistants

Who can take part?

Teachers and Subject Leaders responsible for the maths curriculum in Years 5 to 8.

What is involved?

Workshops – three full days collaborating with colleagues from across KS2 and KS3. Sessions will take place in KS2 and KS3 settings, offering the chance to see tasks in the context of a classroom.

School-based activities between meetings encourage participants to make use of the resources with their own pupils.

What will you learn?

• Your pupils in KS2 and KS3 will demonstrate a positive attitude to maths
• You will make common use of approaches, representations and language across phases
• You will deepen your knowledge and understanding of the curriculum across KS2 and KS3 and the expectations of pupils at the end of each Key Stage
• You and your cross-phase colleagues will collaborate on issues of curriculum and pedagogy as a normal part of your schools’ transition practice

How to Apply

Please complete the Google form – NCP26-19 Years 5-8 Continuity Work Group – Google Forms

Who can take part?

Participants with responsibility for leading maths provision and directly involved in ITT with a responsibility for maths. They will represent the various ITT providers across the hub region so may include HEI, SCITT and School Direct, and represent different phases of ITT including EYTS, QTS (primary and secondary), and post-16.

What is involved?

Workshops – 3 national two-hour (online) workshops and 2 half day regional community sessions.

It is expected that participants, supported by their institution, attend all national and regional meetings, feedback to relevant colleagues, and review their provision in light of the discussions. The ITT provider will commit to the same participant(s) in this community throughout the year.

What will you learn?

• You will have a deepening understanding of the principles of teaching for mastery and how they directly relate to classroom practice and of the work of their local Maths Hub and the national Maths Hubs Network.
• You will aim to ensure trainees have opportunities to understand and demonstrate how the ITTECF standards can be exemplified in mathematics provision and have some experience of observing, analysing and designing lessons informed by mastery principles

How to Apply 

Contact andyash@hfcmat.com for more information

Please complete the Google form – NCP26-31 Regional ITT Providers Community – Google Forms

Who can take part?

Teachers in secondary schools with a high proportion of disadvantaged students. 

What is Involved?

Participants will work with local colleagues, supported by Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub and the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP), to explore strategies and teaching approaches that promote high attainment and motivation.

Sessions will include collaborative planning and reflection, with opportunities to adapt and trial high-impact tasks in the classroom to deepen understanding of challenging areas of the secondary maths curriculum.

Schools must commit to releasing at least one teacher to attend all sessions, to trial strategies in the classroom and share learning with colleagues.

What will you learn?

• Your students will develop the deep understanding needed for higher GCSE grades
• You and your school will embed a culture of high expectations and equitable access to challenging maths topics
• Your students will have a greater awareness of progression opportunities in post-16 maths
• You will trial and reflect on practical classroom tasks designed to stretch and engage students
• You will collaborate with colleagues to develop approaches that promote high-level mathematical thinking

How to Apply 

Please complete the Google form – NCP26-17a Higher Level Maths Achievement WG – Google Forms

Who can take part?

Each school nominates two KS3 teachers, including at least one experienced teacher. It is suitable for those who want to improve their own teaching and support improvements across their department.

One Work Group focuses on Year 7 content and is open to all secondary schools. A second Work Group, focused on Year 8 content, is for schools that took part in the Year 7 Work Group in 2024/25.

What is involved?

This opportunity focuses on supporting students to develop a deep and connected understanding of multiplicative reasoning. Working in a professional learning community, teachers will explore effective ways to teach multiplicative reasoning, share strategies and use carefully-designed classroom resources and guidance materials to improve their teaching.

What will you learn?

• You will strengthen students’ reasoning, fluency and confidence with multiplicative reasoning
• You will explore key structures and strategies for teaching multiplicative reasoning across KS3
• You will work with colleagues to plan and reflect on coherent, high-quality lessons
• You will improve understanding of how to support all students to think and communicate mathematically
• You will have access to high-quality classroom resources and guidance to ensure secure foundations for GCSE study

How to Apply

Please complete this Google Form for the initial Year 7 Programme – NCP26-13a Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning at KS3 (Year 7) – Google Forms

If you have participated in the Year 7 Work Group in 2025/26 please complete this Google Form for subsequent Year 8 Programme – NCP26-13b Developing Fluency with Multiplicative Reasoning at KS3 (Year 8) – Google Forms

Who can take part?

MAT maths leads overseeing multiple schools – both new and returning participants. MATs must support participants to attend three in-person days and take part in inter-sessional activity.

What is involved?

Workshops: 3 in person sessions

Online Community: join an active online community and gain access to national expertise enhance ongoing development.

What will you learn?

• You will build leadership capacity to embed teaching for mastery across schools
• You will shape coherent curriculum and professional development strategies
• You will collaborate with peers and engage with national educational research
• You will develop a shared vision for effective teaching and learning in maths

How to Apply

Please complete the Google form – NCP26-16 Multi-Academy Trust Maths Leads Community – Google Forms