We run Work Groups across all stages of education; working with teachers to deliver classroom-based programmes and projects designed to support the improvement of maths in schools and colleges.

All Work Groups are held in locations across our North East region and participation is FREE for state schools. Each Work Group is led by one of our Local Leaders of Maths Education (LLMEs) - a community of teachers and education experts who are passionate about maths and about supporting CPD in maths across our region.

Please see projects for Early Years.

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Mastering Number at Reception and KS1 Work Group

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We are excited to announce that, as part of the DfE's "Best Start in Life" (BSiL) policy, the Reception Mastering Number programme has been expanded to include pattern, shape, space and measure to create a coherent full mathematics curriculum. In Key Stage 1, new materials will be added to develop spatial reasoning.

 

Mastering Number KS1 Interest INTEREST FORM

Details for the form include - Headteacher and Reception, Y1 and Y2 teachers, Main contact and Maths Lead, School details,

School context: Last Ofsted inspection, % of pupils eligible for Pupil Premium, EAL % on roll and mobility %,

Please note:

  1. Applications are open to schools who have completed the programme previously
  2. Desirable criteria - Schools should be already engaged with the Primary Teaching for Mastery Work Groups (Continuing into 2026/27) or have applied for the 2026/27 Introductory Work Group 
  3. Pupil premium percentage will be taken into account
  4. Previous engagement with our Hub will be taken into account
  5. Spaces are limited for the 2026/27 cohort
  6. Completion of the application form does not guarantee you a place on the programme as we are still awaiting our final quota of schools from the DfE so we will use the information on your application form to help us select schools for the programme.

Early Years

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The Mastery Specialist Programme is for primary teachers with a passion for maths. In the first year of the programme, three residentials – one in each term – provide an opportunity to develop understanding the Five Big Ideas of teaching for mastery in depth and to focus on the specialist subject knowledge required to design lessons that unfold the maths for all children. Between residentials, as a classroom teacher, specialists will be able to apply their learning to the context of their own classroom and school, reflecting with others what the impact of learning has been on pupils. Participants should be experienced primary practitioners with the capacity to lead change in their own schools, and to develop as leaders of professional development in other schools. They must be working in a school in England. Their headteachers commit to supporting them and to developing teaching for mastery in their schools.
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Who can take part? This programme is for Early Years teachers who would like to develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths to Reception pupils. It may be particularly relevant for teachers who have moved phases or have not received maths-specific training.
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Who can take part? This programme is designed for primary teaching assistants who are supporting maths, and who would like to develop their specialist knowledge for teaching maths. This may be particularly relevant for new TAs, or TAs who have not received maths-specific training.
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Who can take part? All DfE-accredited ITT providers can nominate participants, who are responsible for leading maths provision. They will be joined by a representative from each Maths Hub’s leadership team. Participants are expected to attend all online and regional sessions and to share learning with colleagues.
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Who can take part? These phase-specific programmes are for expert teachers of maths (all phases from Early Years to post-16) who have existing commitments and responsibility for designing, leading and evaluating maths teacher professional development, and who will lead maths professional development beyond their own institution.
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Who can take part? The programme is for colleagues working with school and subject leaders in a school or group of schools other than their own. It will benefit those with significant experience of developing maths leadership capacity, or those newer to the role. Usually, participants will have completed the NCETM PD Lead Programme and have some experience of working directly with senior leaders outside of their own setting. Participants must commit to the full programme and will need the support of the headteacher of their own school and/or MAT.
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What are Research and Innovation Work Groups (RIWGs)? Every year, there are around 30 Network Collaborative Projects (NCPs) run across the Maths Hubs Network. They focus on teaching for mastery and other classroom pedagogies, as well as subject knowledge in all phases. In addition to these there are RIWGs. These Work Groups aim to rigorously explore new approaches, and to better understand how children and young people learn maths, influencing existing or new NCPs. RIWGs are proposed locally and organised nationally into themes – over 100 RIWGs were undertaken in 2023/24.