Early Years and Primary Professional Development Opportunities 2024/25

Mastering Number

Mastering Number

at Reception and KS1 Work Group

This Work Group aims to secure firm foundations in additive relationships and the development of good number sense for all children from Reception through to Year 1 and Year 2

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2025/26

Mastering Number

Embedding the Impact Community

This community offers schools that have previously engaged in Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 continued support to embed the programme in their school. It also supports Year 3 teachers to build on pupils’ prior learning by using centrally produced teaching materials to secure pupils’ fluency.

Enrolment now open, follow the link for further information and how to enrol. 

Mastering Number at

KS2 Work Group

This Work Group enables pupils in Years 4 and 5 to develop fluency in multiplication and division facts, and a confidence and flexibility with number that exemplifies good number sense. It is for schools that have participated in a Mastering Number Work Group (at Reception and KS1), and are also in a Sustaining Work Group. (Junior Schools who are in a Sustaining Work Group may also apply)

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2025/26

Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Groups

Mastery Readiness Work Group

Support for primary schools that want to adopt teaching for mastery in maths, but would benefit from a staged approach. 

Applications now open, follow the link for further information and how to apply. 

Primary Teaching for Mastery

Development Work Group

Each Work Group will be led by one of the Maths Hub’s Mastery Specialists and involve six or seven primary schools. During the year, they will work closely together to introduce and develop approaches to teaching for mastery. 

Applications now open, follow the link for further information and how to apply.

Primary Teaching for Mastery

Sustaining Work Group

The Primary Teaching for Mastery Sustaining Work Group is for all primary schools who have previously participated in a Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Group (TRG), or who are Mastery Specialist schools. The Work Groups provide the opportunity for schools to work beyond their own setting, networking: exchanging practice, and collaborating to support each other to sustain Teaching for Mastery.

Enrolment now open, follow the link for further information and how to enrol. 

SKTM Early Years Teachers Programme Pathways

Number Patterns and Structures Pathway

This programme aims to help teachers in EYFS improve their mathematical subject knowledge alongside developing understanding of age-appropriate pedagogies suitable for Early Years settings. Sessions will have an emphasis on promoting children’s Early Number Sense (a key indicator of later mathematical success).

Applications now open, follow the link for further information and how to apply.

Pattern, Shape, Space and Measures Pathway

This programme aims to help teachers in EYFS improve their mathematical subject knowledge alongside developing understanding of age-appropriate pedagogies suitable for Early Years settings. 

Applications not yet open- follow the link to express an interest for 2024/25

 SKTM Primary Teachers Programme Pathways

Number Pathway

Designed for teachers who would like to further develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths, the programme is based on five core primary modules- Policy and impact on practice, number sense, additive reasoning, multiplicative reasoning and fractions. 

Applications not yet open- follow the link to express an interest for 2024/25

Spatial Reasoning Pathway

This programme will focus on- The importance of spatial reasoning within the mathematics curriculum, understanding the properties of shapes and developing geometric reasoning, enhancing opportunities for spatial reasoning and considering links between spatial reasoning and number/calculation.

Applications not yet open- follow the link to express an interest for 2024/25

SKTM Primary Early Career Teachers Programme

Primary Early Career Teachers Programme 

This programme is designed to support primary early career teachers (in their first or second year of teaching). Participants will work deeply on one area of maths (number sense), drawing in the associated pedagogy, and activities will include lesson analysis and lesson design.

Applications now open, follow the link for further information and how to apply.

SKTM Primary Teaching Assistants Programme

Primary Teaching Assistants Programme

This programme is designed to support teaching assistants (TAs) in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support pupils in maths in the classroom.

For 2024/25 we will be running 2 face to face cohorts (one in Northamptonshire and one in Leicester & Leicestershire) and a later starting online cohort. 

Applications now open for our Northamptonshire cohort- follow the link for further information or to express an interest in our Leicester & Leicestershire and online cohort. 

Years 5-8 Continuity Work Group

Years 5-8 Continuity Work Group

This Work Group aims to strengthen the transition from primary to secondary school by focusing on curriculum and pedagogical continuity over Years 5 to 8. Participants should be teachers of Years 5-8 in primary, secondary, middle school and all-through schools who have some responsibility for curriculum development

Applications not yet open- follow the link to express an interest for 2024/25 

LLME Recruitment

Local Leaders of Mathematics Education Programmes 

The Local Leaders of Mathematics Education (LLME) Programmes include the NCETM Professional Development Lead Programme, NCETM School Development Porgramme and Primary Mastery Specialist Programme. For further information about this please visit our LLME Recruitment page

Applications now closed- follow the link to express an interest for 2025/26