Spring term 2013 Middle School Mathematics Subject Leader Network Meeting

1. Spring term 2013 Middle School Mathematics Subject Leader Network Meeting

2. Session 1 - Local and national updates Latest news on KS2, KS3 & GCSE Session 2 – Teaching & Learning With a focus on Year 7 intervention Programme

3. To be updated as to developments in Mathematics at a local and national level To become familiar with materials to deliver effective intervention and share good practice Objectives

4. Starter Circular Challenge

5. Revised handbook (January 2013) and subsidiary guidance (February 2013) www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/subsidiary-guidance-supporting-inspection-of-maintained-schools-and-academies Little change for handbook but more changes in subsidiary guidance (especially Performance Management and Middle school specific sections) New subject specific guidance, published February 2013 www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/generic-grade-descriptors-and-supplementary-subject-specific-guidance-for-inspectors-making-judgemen Ofsted Documentation Update

6. ACME’s recommendations: Providing an extended interpretation of the mathematics curriculum Access to the extended mathematics curriculum Assessment of the curriculum Initial Teacher Education and CPD should support implementation Develop support materials Develop appropriate accountability measures Beyond the classroom Cross-party support Raising the bar: developing ableyoung mathematicians http://www.acme-uk.org/media/10498/20121212_acme_raising_the_bar.pdf.pdf

7. Timetable: National Curriculum reform Timetable: National Curriculum reform Early 2013 – Full public consultation on all draft Programmes of Study Spring-Summer 2013 – Work on producing final versions of Programmes of Study September 2013 – Final versions of Programmes of Study in schools September 2014 – First teaching of new Programmes of Study ‘Hardip Begol, Director of Assessment, Curriculum and Qualifications Policy, DfE The House Magazine, Westminster Briefing

8. A high level of challenge Prescriptive content and a yearly teaching programme Removal of levels Pedagogy suggested within the content Emphasis on practice rather than building concepts Links between topics not emphasised Draft National Curriculum KS1 & 2 http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/nationalcurriculum2014 Closing date: Tuesday 16 April 2013

9. Draft National Curriculum KS1 & 2 Closing date: Tuesday 16 April 2013

10. Payments were made to local authorities on 31 January 2013 and to academies and Free Schools on 1 February 2013. Expectation that the funding will be directed to additional literacy and numeracy catch-up support during Year 7 The funding is not ring-fenced Schools should make decisions about how it is best used in the context of their existing strategies to help underperforming students catch up. Funding will be available until at least 2015 http://education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/year7catchup/a00220571/y7-catch-up Catch Up Funding

11. 106. Inspectors must also evaluate and report on the progress being made by pupils targeted for the Year 7 catch-up programme, including through analysis of summary data kept by the school. Catch Up Funding

12. Through the mathematics content, pupils should be taught to: Develop fluency Reason mathematically Solve problems Number calculation and accuracy Number theory Algebra: expressing relations using equations and functions Ratio, proportion and rate of change Geometry and measures Probability Statistics Draft National Curriculum KS3 & 4 Closing date: Tuesday 16 April 2013

13. Plans to have a single exam board will not proceed – instead existing GCSEs will be reformed   Qualifications should be linear, with all assessments normally taken at the end of the course.   Examinations will have fewer bite-sized and overly structured questions, and in mathematics there should be a greater  emphasis on quantitative problem-solving.   GCSEs will not force students to choose between higher and foundation tiers, for example, extension papers offering access to higher grades alongside a common core.   Ofqual have been asked to produce new GCSEs for mathematics ready for first teaching in 2015. GCSE Reform http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a00221416/curriculum,-exam-and-accountability-reform

14. Mathematics CPD offer for 2013-2014

15. Pi day is celebrated on 14th March Pi Day There are a lot of activities available on the internet. Dave Miller has put together some activities at http://www.iwbmaths.co.uk/blog/

16. E-Newsletter – Mathematics https://education.staffordshire.gov.uk/enewsletter/subscribe.aspx

17. Customer Negotiated Support • Based on 1 tutor to 30 delegates (dependant on the audience) • Prices applicable after 1 April 2013

18. Effective intervention and use of the “Catch-up” funding, focussing on those Year 7 pupils who entered Key Stage 3 having achieved level 3 in the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests in Mathematics. Session 2

19. Daily 10 to 15 minute lessons delivered to a small group by a TA Use of a 1-to-1 tutor and withdrawal from other lessons Tutor focuses on a small group of pupils of similar ability half termly Class teacher targets underperforming pupils during Maths lessons Using tutor time and a structured programme Current approaches being used

20. Measuring impact Accountability Use of ICT and other materials Progression of topics Implications for Schemes of work Links to development plan Numeracy across the Curriculum Things to consider

21. Consider: Responding to the draft National Curriculum consultation Sharing new Ofsted materials with colleagues Discussing use of the Year 7 catch up funding with SLT and English Subject Leader Plan Year 7 intervention and associated resources Book onto Summer term Subject Leader meeting 25th June 2013 Booking code MATB 13048001 Next Steps