1. Year 7 Mentor Training

2. How would you do
342 – 173?

3. Levels of progress
3a, 4c, 4b, 4a, 5c, 5b, 5a, 6c, 6b, 6a, 7c, etc

4. Maths Units
10 units
15 to 20 mins a session
Selectively choose units

5. Outcomes of training
Some understanding of some of the calculation strategies that have been used at Primary and how we can use these to support our pupils
Be familiar with the structure and content of the units
Through watching mentors in action, identify at least 5 good features that will help you to become an effective mentor

6. Addition and subtraction questions
325 – 138
2019 – 1873
Place Value
Number Line

7. Unit Structure Emphasise knowledge assumed and common errors
Vocabulary
Resources List
Key Questions
Feedback to teacher

8. Addition and subtraction questions

9. Video Observation Round
Strengths
Weaknesses

10. Video Observation Round
Strengths
Weaknesses
How did you do that one?
Not enough wait time
Partitioning shown
Too much teacher talk
You write down what you are doing
More use of the number line needed
Use of mini-whiteboard – mistakes can be rubbed out
Let’s think of it in a different way – pupil was correct!!

11. Unit 3 39 x 43 (level 4a) What problems might pupils have?
Multiplication Facts Tutorial

12. Units 4 and 7
Fractions ITP
Fraction Wall

13. Video Observation Round
Strengths
Weaknesses

14. Video Observation Round
Strengths
Weaknesses
Good encouragement at the start
Nought point fifty?
“You ask me now”
“You explain to me what we mean by equivalence?”

15. Video Observation Round
Strengths
Weaknesses

16. Video Observation Round
Strengths
Weaknesses
Good encouragement throughout
Response to a wrong answer
Broken down into manageable chunks
Jumps in too quick when wrong
Vocab - Sectors
Poor question – “How often is it going up?”
“Can you think of a question to ask me?”
Scale misread
Does too much work for the pupil

17. Outcomes of training
Some understanding of some of the calculation strategies that have been used at Primary and how we can use these to support our pupils
Be familiar with the structure and content of the units
Through watching mentors in action, identify at least 5 good features that will help you to become an effective mentor