1. NCETM Regional Presence April 2007

2. Vision
To create excellence in the teaching of mathematics by improving the skills, effectiveness and aspirations of the mathematics teaching community to enable the mathematics needs and potential of all learners to be fully realised
Our task - to realise this vision through our work in the regions

3. Regional Teams - who are we?
North East
Steve Humble
Viv Brown
Yorkshire & Humber
Tony Shepherd
Liz Webster
North West
Liz Henning
Anne Fieldhouse
East Midlands
Barbara Linton
Ray Sutton
West Midlands
Tim Coombs
Peter Hough

4. Regional Teams - who are we?
London
Teresa Smart
Jane Annets
East of England
Jennifer Piggott
Susan Hickman-Pinder
Heather Benucci
Joan Ashley
South East
Derek Robinson
Cheryl Periton
Fiona Allan
South West
Pete Griffin
Naomi Sani

5. Vision for the National Centre
Key Priorities for Regional Coordinators working in their local areas:
Key Priority 1
Raise the profile of mathematics
Key Priority 2
Identify and link existing structures and initiatives
Vision for the National Centre
Key Priority 3
Place a particular focus on collaborative approaches to professional development
Key Priority 4
Support networking and collaboration between (amongst others) Local Authorities

6. Key Priority 1 Raise the profile of mathematics
Teachers doing mathematics collaboratively
Mathematics specific development at the heart of CPD
Using ICT to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics
The ‘M’ in STEM
Enrichment in mathematics
Exemplification KP1
International Research Conference, London, Feb 07
Join the SE Team for Tea and Cakes
WM Building a picture ‘vignettes’

7. Key Priority 2 Identify and link existing structures and initiatives that support professional development for mathematics teachers
Structures, initiatives and issues include
Leading practice: ASTs, Consultants, SSAT Leading practitioners, Leading teachers, subject learning coaches, family numeracy, training schools
Leadership: Head Teachers / principals / skills for life coordinators who take the lead in promoting mathematics PD
Regional initiatives: Strategies, Maths4Life, SSAT, Professional Associations, STEM, improving learning in mathematics, HEIs
Transfer: Primary  secondary  FE (including WBL)  HE
Sharing: 14 to 19  adult and community education
Exemplification KP2
Bedfordshire Schools Improvement Partnership

8. Key Priority 3 Place a particular focus on the importance of collaborative approaches to professional development
Professional learning communities around mathematics teaching
Use of the NCETM grant scheme to promote local collaborative action research
Teachers working collaboratively on mathematics
Exemplification KP3
Professional Learning Communities
NCETM grant-funded action research projects in SE – Success Stories
London Mathematics Challenge Collaborative Practice Community

9. Key Priority 4 Support networking and collaboration between Local Authorities and other regional players in strengthening mathematics teaching and learning
Identify where LAs have networked and shared their mathematics expertise
Gather evidence of the benefits of this collaboration
Sharing of the evidence
Exemplification KP4
Association of London Maths Networks
WM LA information and links

10. Discussion Task
In groups, agree to work on one of the 4 Key Priorities.
For this Key Priority discuss and share your thinking on these questions:
Can you give an example of good practice that needs to be shared?
Why does it work?
What are the challenges?
How can you formalise this idea to be shared by others?
Write down your ideas on the large A3 sheets