Maths

Raising Attainment Through 100% Engagement in Maths Lessons

Session Presenter: Nicolas Sharman

Job Title: Head of Maths, Manor Academy

• How to engage all learners in Maths lessons by overcoming the misconception that silent, complicit students are engaged students.
• Looking at a variety of techniques across all stages of a Maths lesson to ensure students are attentive to the content being taught and not just passive in the classroom.

Raising Attainment Through the Effective Use of Visualisers

Session Presenter: Katie Cooper

Job Title: Head of Maths, Heritage High School

• How to effectively model in Maths to maximise understanding.
• The advantages of using visualisers including walking talking mocks.
• How to use cameo to enhance using visualisers to maximise student learning.

Using Booklets in Maths - Ensuring a Minimum Standard

Session Presenter: Adam Mercer and Rebecca Sanders

Job Title: Lead Practitioner of Maths, Astrea Academy Woodfields and Deputy Trust Lead for Maths, Astrea Academy Trust

• What the rationale is behind using booklets in Maths.
• Planning V Preparation.
• Myth Busting, the advantages and disadvantages.

OCR Session - Marking and Moderation

Session Presenter: Neil Ogden

Job Title: Maths Expert, OCR

• Looking at effective marking for OCR.
• Effective moderation of OCR exams.
• Common student errors to look for and common marking errors to be careful of.

Raising Attainment Through Developing Effective Revision Lessons

Session Presenter: Maria Ferris

Job Title: Trust Senior Lead for Maths, The Two Counties Trust

• How to ensure all lessons in the run up summer series are exam smart to maximise learning time in all lesson.
• Effective strategies to use in lessons.
• Using QLA and planning time to maximise learning.

Understanding the Similarities and Differences across Maths and Science

Session Presenters: Pete Craggs and Rose Tobeck

Job Titles: Lead Teacher, Ashfield School and Second in Science, Frederick Gent School

This session will look at how Maths and Science can support each other to ensure that the strategies that are required to be similar are, and any differences are acknowledged.

• Key language used in both subjects, the similarities and differences.
• Topics that are taught in both subjects and how they could be taught consistently.
• The timing of when key topics are taught and collaborating to support students learning.

GCSE (9-1) Mathematics - exams review & what we can learn from candidate performance so far

Session Presenter: Neil Ogden

Job Title: Maths Expert, OCR

• Look at student performance in the GCSE Mathematics assessments to date. Focussing on 2024 and consider trends in how students have responded since the qualification was first assessed.
• Identify the topics and Assessment Objectives that students have found most challenging.
• Look at commonly seen misconceptions and general feedback from examiners.

Raising Attainment Through Effective Task Design

Session Presenters: Kaleigh Ashurst and Alex O’Connell

Job Titles: Leader of Learning and Second in Department, Heritage High School and Second in Department, Friesland School

• What does a high quality task look like.
• What are the key concepts of task design.
• How to create high quality tasks for exam smart lessons.

Raising Attainment Through the Effective Use of 100% Sheets

Session Presenter: Jacob Cuff

Job Title: Maths Teacher, South Nottinghamshire Academy

• The theory and benefits of using 100% sheets regularly in Maths.
• Effective techniques to apply 100% sheets in Maths lessons.
• How 100% sheets can be used in Maths homework.