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This programme is designed to improve the subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge for all TAs supporting the learning of secondary maths.
Teaching assistants (TAs) contribute significantly to maths learning, offering inclusive strategies and accommodations to support students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to access the maths curriculum.
The 2023 Ofsted maths subject report ‘Coordinating mathematical success’ highlights how successful TAs who were working directly with individual students with SEND were most successful in supporting mathematical development when they had a secure knowledge of the maths curriculum and of the range of pedagogical approaches being used by the teacher.
Participants will focus on using precise mathematical language, representations, and reasoning within the topics:
They will also carry out follow-up tasks in school to enable practice transfer to the classroom.
The programme will take place over the equivalent of four days; participants must attend all sessions.
This programme will be relevant for teaching assistants who work for most of their time with students in the KS3 maths classroom or who lead intervention sessions with groups of students. The participants’ schools should already be engaged with a Secondary Teaching for Mastery Work Group, and this programme will complement this provision.
The SKTM – Secondary Teaching Assistants programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.
Nick Asker - Independent Education Consultant, specialising in improving learning in mathematics
All sessions will be Face to Face and held at Learning Without Limits Academy Trust Offices, Lancaster Academy, Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU. Exact timings to be confirmed
| Session | Date |
| Session 1 | Thursday 4th February 2027 (full day) |
| Session 2 | Monday 8th March 2027 (full day) |
| Session 3 | Thursday 13th April 2027 (full day) |
| Session 4 | Thursday 1st July 2027 (full day) |
Interested?
Applications open- Please complete our application form linked below. Once you have submitted the form, please email [email protected] and copy in your Headteacher or member of you Senior Leadership Team who is supporting your application as confirmation of their support.
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