1. Are your children stuck at level 2C in Mathematics? Day 2

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3. Objectives To identify aspects of Mathematics that appear to present barriers to learning for children whose progress and attainment has stalled at level 2C To plan effective approaches to teaching and learning to help children overcome these barriers and to make good progress in Mathematics and be well placed to achieve level 4 by the end of KS2

4. Outcomes I am aware of and familiar with the recent National Strategies publication ‘Teaching Children to Calculate Mentally’. I am more aware of the mental calculation barriers that L2c children have to overcome to make progress in maths. I/we have planned the next steps in mental calculation for my/our L2c group.

5. Jointly plan a lesson including a guided session for 2C children Teacher leads the whole class teaching input and the guided session TA observes the progress of 2 children in the guided group TA observes the progress of another group before returning to the guided group Teacher and TA evaluate the progress of the children in the guided group Talk with the children in the guided group about their learning Lesson Study

6. What was the impact of Day 1 (Autumn) on teaching and learning in your classroom? Questions to consider (Teacher and TA): What do you do now that you didn’t do before Day 1? What difference have you seen in children’s learning? Which activities have you used? Why did you use particular activities? Have you been able to disseminate the training more widely across your school? What have you done?

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8. Mental Calculation Each table has 1 question, relating to Mental Calculation, to discuss. Each group member should keep bullet points to feedback as part of a ‘jigsawing’ exercise.

9. How do I help children to develop a range of mental strategies?

10. Supporting parents/carers Consider how you currently support parents/carers to enable them to feel more confident to help their child(ren) with mental calculation. What impact or difference has this support had in the past? How do you know? Could you offer something extra/different that will have more impact?

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12. Mental Calculation Published 2010 Teaching children to calculate mentally Ref: 00365-2010PDF-EN-01 Available to download What are children expected to be able to do in mental calculation at L2?

13. Does teaching mathematics in context give learners a reason for learning a particular concept or skill and therefore increase understanding and motivation?

14. Mind the Gender Gap … Girls also benefited greatly from having a strong context to support their maths, as did the less able boys. Putting maths into context made the lessons meaningful and relevant and engaged all children. It also provided a concrete and visual background to build understanding on. Gifted and talented children appeared to equally benefit, often adding their own rich extensions to tasks thus stretching the thinking of pupils and teachers alike!

15. Contextualising Learning

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17. Time to plan … Next steps for your L2c group Next steps for you (personal research) Next steps for your school

18. Outcomes I am aware of and familiar with the recent National Strategies publication ‘Teaching Children to Calculate Mentally’. I am more aware of the mental calculation barriers that L2c children have to overcome to make progress in maths. I/we have planned the next steps in mental calculation for my/our L2c group.