🧵 (1/3) Reflecting on an inspiring two days of working with leaders from across the Maths Hubs Network at their national forum, alongside colleagues from @ncetm.bsky.social and DfE, renewing our vision for The Maths Hubs Programme.

This reflects on the importance of teacher professionalism, and how trusts can help it to flourish. ‘Teachers who feel a sense of agency over their practice and their learning are more likely to stay in the profession.’ (Peacock, 2023) @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @collegeofteaching.bsky.social

𝑱𝑶𝑰𝑵 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑻𝑬𝑨𝑴 We're recruiting at the @yrmathshub.bsky.social! The Operations Manager role is full-time, term-time only. For more information and to apply, click the link below. http://buff.ly/41GZZaD Applications close Thursday 16th January. @NCETM

👏 Huge congratulations to @johnwestwell.bsky.social, the NCETM’s Director for System Leadership, on receiving an MBE! John is the architect of the Maths Hubs Programme, now in its tenth year and supporting nearly 60% of schools in England.

Congratulations to @johnwestwell.bsky.social, MBE for services to education. So deserved! 👏 @ncetm.bsky.social

If you read one thing over the next few weeks, read this from @collegeofteaching.bsky.social: cstuk.org.uk/knowledge/disc… ‘… flourishing together is the central concept around which any community, school, team, or classroom should be built.’ It is a paper of hope.

Something remarkable has happened in maths education in England. Now the highest performing country outside of East Asia. A massive joint effort from so many, including a whole load of amazing teachers and leaders of maths! 🤩

Last year, Maths Hubs worked with 9,213 primary schools (55.0%) and 1,898 secondary schools (55.6%) across England🤯 What a stat!🤩 To learn about how schools have engaged with their local hub, read the full report 👉👉 bit.ly/3BadS6q #CoreMaths #FEMaths #ALevelMaths #EduSky #UKMathsChat #PrimaryMaths

Something positive is happening in maths education in England. @ncetm.bsky.social Director of Secondary, Carol Knights, talked to secondary school leaders yesterday, about how to ensure the conditions in schools might support teaching for mastery.

Trust leaders who joined us at our national community will be interested in this. We heard @alisonpeacock.bsky.social reflect on how we can enable maths teacher professionalism to flourish. Together we considered the balance of prescription and autonomy. @ncetm.bsky.social

November's Secondary Round-up is out: Five Big Ideas explainer video, fluency at secondary, Ofsted and coherence, and Charlie Stripp and Carol Knights suggest ways in which the curriculum and assessment of secondary maths might be improved mailchi.mp/ncetm/second...

EARLY YEARS TEACHERS! Develop your maths teaching for to 3-5 year-olds. This may be particularly relevant for teachers that have moved phases or have not received maths-specific training. Book a place on our SKTM: Early Years Work Group today: bbomathshub.org.uk/project/spec... @ncetm.bsky.social

Friday: national leaders of maths education from 40 Maths Hubs came together in four locations for their Maths Hubs Forum. ‘Culture is a set of living relationships working toward a shared goal. It’s not something you are. It’s something you do.’ (The Culture Code, Coyle) @johnwestwell.bsky.social

Absolutely this! We have ten years of system leadership learning from the Maths Hubs Programme ready to share. Highly ethical leadership.

"In my first headship, I’d attend meetings and was always the youngest in the room, sometimes the only woman, and often the only openly gay person. Now I am getting used to having no hair." A bold, authentic How I Lead from @vianclark.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

Boost your confidence in teaching secondary maths! 📈 This Work Group is crafted to strengthen both subject and teaching knowledge for all TAs supporting maths learning. Sign up: tinyurl.com/24zmj7z2

The opportunity to become a Local Leader of Maths Education - a system leader for the Maths Hubs Programme - can help to retain teachers of maths in the profession. Read the @ncetm.bsky.social report about the Maths Hubs Programme here: www.ncetm.org.uk/media/zmnnhg... @johnwestwell.bsky.social

Great to see teachers getting hands-on with the Five Big Ideas of Teaching for Mastery! ⏰ Plenty more secondary Work Groups open for enrolment – don't miss out! 🔗 tinyurl.com/5dexu3w7 #MathsHub #TeachingForMastery

Calling school leaders across the UK - please complete this Sustainable School Leadership Survey! It asks about your experiences of leadership, development & support. Part of a 3-year study to inform policy & practice. Takes 20 mins! tinyurl.com/2sea2c54 #sustainableleadership @samgibbs.bsky.social

Recommendations please from leaders in education: which leadership book has had the greatest impact on your practice?

🌟 Welcome to West Yorkshire Maths Hub! 🌟 We provide fully funded maths CPD for teachers and TAs across all phases. Our expert-led Work Groups are transforming maths education in West Yorkshire. Join our community today! 🤝📊 More info: wymathshub.co.uk #WestYorkshire #MathsHub

SAVE THE DATE! The Yorkshire Ridings Maths Hub Conference 2025 will take place on Monday 30th June 2025 at STEM Learning Centre, York. Further information will be released later in the year. Take a look 👀 at 2024's conference here...https://buff.ly/47ZiIQ4

Great to join the Abacus NW Maths Hub #LLME as they reflected on 10 years of Maths Hubs. They're 1 of 40 professional communities of local leaders of maths education in England. Committed to supporting pupils and teachers in schools in their area, they exemplify humble #systemleadership at its best.

Agree @tobygreany.bsky.social Great article. @lizrobinson.bsky.social and Nicola Noble are surely right that we need to re-imagine #systemleadership. Strong parallels to @leoracruddas.bsky.social CST work on civic leadership. So we need to consider how the system enables the leadership they describe

Great article here from Neil Renton, about flexible working in schools: www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best...

If you want to develop your A level Maths teaching please join a local Work Group amsp.org.uk/events/maths...

The 40 Maths Hubs serving all state-funded schools and colleges in England, each have an Operational Management Team who are critical to the Maths Hubs Programme. Huge thanks to the wonderful Laura Greener from @greatnorthmathshub.bsky.social for leading the Spotlight at the first forum of the year.

This community has matured over the last few years and is becoming an important demonstration of cross-trust collaboration. @steverollett.bsky.social @leoracruddas.bsky.social

This professional community of maths leaders represent about 80 multi-academy trusts, 1000 schools and 10000 teachers of maths! These leaders come together to collaborate, criticaly engage with research and exchange practice. @ncetm.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @johnwestwell.bsky.social

🤔How can curriculum & assessment reform transform primary maths education and improve outcomes for children? In response to a recent TES feature, the NCETM's Charlie Stripp and Debbie Morgan share their thoughts in a new blog post 💡 #Maths #EduSky #PrimaryMaths #UKMathsChat

Here’s how United Learning paved the way for its schools to benefit from the Maths Hubs Programme: www.ncetm.org.uk/features/uni... @johnwestwell.bsky.social @ncetm.bsky.social ‘The partnership involved high-level system leadership facilitation, to enable… teachers… to access the fully-funded CPD.’

If you’re a trust leader and are not yet working in partnership with your local Maths Hub, it can provide the framework for your strategy for maths professional and school development. Get in touch if you want to chat about a strategy 👋 @ncetm.bsky.social #UKMathsChat #EduBlueSky #EduSky

We are hosting Dr Ben Knight and Rob Caudwell from Penrose Education on the 30th of September to explore the crucial – yet often overlooked – role of ‘professional judgement’ in the development of teacher expertise. Register today: my.chartered.college...

Does anyone know of any schools/MATs in England that have been rolling out Engelmann developed/inspired whole-class maths curriculum/textbooks? If so, please let me know. Thanks!

Excited that @alisonpeacock.bsky.social, CEO @collegeofteaching.bsky.social will be leading the keynote at the @ncetm.bsky.social national community of trust leads for maths! We’ll grapple with the challenge of balancing consistency with informed autonomy, in the context of teacher professionalism.

We are thrilled to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of Maths Hubs! #ambitious #innovative #inspirational

Why have #MathsHubs10Years thrived? 1) Commitment to an evolving, evidence-informed pedagogy for all children to succeed in maths 2) High quality training led by colleagues in both @ncetm.bsky.social and #MathsHubs thus linking theory with practice 3) Relentless focus on culture change in schools

Anyone thinking about this should check out: www.ncetm.org.uk/maths-hubs-p... @ncetm.bsky.social #UKMathsChat

Privileged to have had two opportunities today to review 2023/24 with the Lead Institutions for @nw1mathshub.bsky.social and North North West Maths Hub. Bright Futures Educational Trust and Lancaster Royal Grammar School both fulfil an important system leadership role in their respective regions.

It's been a joy and privilege to work with hundreds of local and national leaders of maths education over the last 10 years as they have supported schools in England. There's more to do, but it's because we have so many committed professionals, that it becomes possible #MathsHubs #LLME #UKMathsChat

We are celebrating 10 years of the national, collaborative, Maths Hubs Network! #EduSky

If you lead maths across a trust and want to be involved in this community, get in touch! Here’s the link to the report: chartered.college/wp-content/u... #EduSky #EduBlueSky #UKMathsChat

If you teach or lead and haven’t yet read this report from @collegeofteaching.bsky.social, I’d highly recommend it. On 4th Oct, @ncetm.bsky.social will bring together the community of trust leaders of maths from across England, and we’ll explore the concept of teacher professionalism together.

EEF NEED YOU! The EEF sector survey will help us to understand the challenges education professionals face. It will take about 10 mins to complete. Responses will help us to make informed decisions, based on your experiences. Thanks for your help! https://buff.ly/3TmTTHp

#EDUk #SkyEd The great Herb Simon (The Sciences of the Artificial) on rote learning, understanding and memory. Particularly enlightening how understood memory, if partly forgotten gets prefabricated upon recalling other parts.

I love this diagram which explains what a Maths Hubs Work Group is. Effective professional development used by Maths Hubs and @ncetm.bsky.social and led by local leaders of maths education (LLME). Are there many LLME on #EduBlueSky #EduSky yet? #UKMathsChat

Whether you're a long-time friend or new to our community, our Primary Round-up for September has something for everyone: Coherence, Curriculum Prioritisation Materials, new Oracy webpage, ready-to-prigress slides, and more mailchi.mp/ncetm/primar...