1. Cafe talk Sally Bird and the London numeracy activists
CfBT Education Trust
Skills for Life Improvement Programme

2. Put numeracy / maths centre stage
Senior management responsibility
Maths / numeracy lead in every organisation
Prioritise numeracy budget
Stimulate the London WOM factor

3. Grow and support the numeracy champions
Develop peer coaching
Share development and delivery of numeracy ITT and CPD
Mainstream maths preparation programmes at L3
Professional support for numeracy teacher trainers and champions

4. Get HR and staff development policy and practice right
Numeracy staff dev policy at the heart of the business
Full-time posts
Budget for CPD
Train people for role
Maths development for all e.g. GCSE, Move On
entitlement

5. Develop networks and partnerships
Partnership between providers
Peer working groups (SfLIP)
Partnerships between trainers / teachers
Use NCETM website for communities of practice

6. Develop teaching and learning
Help people to be sophisticated with the maths they’ve got
Everyone to use maths and numeracy activities
Teach language through maths
Use oral / visual approaches in numeracy initial assessments