1. From Pockets of Excellence
Improving Uneven Performance in Numeracy by Collaborative Good Practice
Project leader: Heather Aspinwall

2. The Project Team

3. Why collaborative practice?
Research findings- show that it is one of most effective forms of CPD for changing what goes on in the classroom
Our own experience – tells us it works!

4. Together we:
Identified key topics
Planned
Delivered
Observed
Evaluated
3 lessons

5. We created & tested some new interactive resources

6. Some of the learners engaged in discussing scale

7. What has worked well? Planning & Teaching together is inspiring
It’s changing our culture – a really positive partnership is developing
We’ve got some new resources
The students are learning more (deeply?)

8. What next? Working with our colleagues in engineering & Science
Working with teachers of maths in other curriculum areas