• Maths

    Maths: Autumn Staff Meeting Series - Supporting pupils to be fluent and flexible with mental calculation (INT748)

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    Course overview

    Eligibility: This course is open to all infant, junior and primary schools.

    This is a 45-minute online staff meeting.

    The staff meeting format is intended for all relevant staff at a school to attend as one.

    To decide if this is for you reflect on the statements below:  

    • Too many pupils rely on their fingers to solve simple calculations.
    • Too many of pupils are not secure with using known facts to help them solve more complex calculations.
    • Too many KS2 pupils overuse formal written methods when an efficient mental method would be more appropriate.
    • As a school we don’t focus enough on teaching mental strategies.

    If any of the statements are true for your school then this is the staff meeting for you!

    To have success in calculation, pupils need to be able to use their core number facts to help them solve more complex calculations and not just in isolation.  If pupils are not able to solve calculations efficiently, flexibly, and accurately means that children have less cognitive space and energy to think about problem-solving and may frequently lose track of their thinking.

    This staff meeting will allow you time to reflect on your current teaching of mental calculation strategies, including the use of jottings and models and manipulatives to support. It will support you with a range of new ideas to try in classrooms to secure automaticity.

     

    Learning outcomes

    As a result of this course, you will have knowledge and skills in the following areas:

    • Have a clear understanding of mental calculation strategies and the progression through the primary phase
    • Have a range of strategies to engage pupils to support them with automaticity and to select the correct efficient strategy to solve a calculation.
    • To have time to ask questions and ask for advice

     

    Charges

    The charge for this course or event is: £50 per school

    If this course has a cost for your school and a booking is made, we will charge via school statements or invoicing in the usual way. However, once GovPay goes live on the site in the next few months you will be asked to pay upon sign up, using a credit or debit card.

    Please ensure that you book onto the course date to complete your booking by clicking on ‘View and choose course dates’.  If you can no longer attend please cancel your place giving at least 7 days’ notice in order to be able to claim a refund.

    Please refer to our terms and conditions for more information.

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    Course activities to complete

    • If you are eligible for this course, please go to the top of this page and click sign up, you’ll then be able to book a place and access the activities below.


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