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Maths for Teaching Assistants in Key Stage 1
- This practical course will help teaching assistants support children more effectively in mathematics lessons. It also aims to improve the mathematical subject knowledge of participants ready for successful implementation of a ‘mastery’ curriculum.
Main themes:
- Supporting children through ‘bar modelling’
- Skilful questioning of children to enable articulate and confident ‘reasoning’ about number
- Deep learning in mathematics – ensuring breadth and depth before acceleration. How to encourage and develop problem solving skills
- Using key practical apparatus to help support children to reason and solve problems
- Facilitator
- Venue & Travel Information
Laurence Hicks, External Consultant, Sense of Number
Laurence leads an ‘inspirational’ mathematics course at the University of Manchester. Alongside this, he delivers high quality CPD and mathematics consultancy. He is an experienced cross-phase teacher and former headteacher.
You can visit the Sense of Number website here.
Hopwood Hall College
Free parking is available onsite - just press the buzzer at the barrier and say you're here for a REAL Trust event.
How to get here
By Road: The Rochdale campus is 2.6 miles from junction 20 off the M62. Follow the signs for Rochdale town centre
By Rail: Rochdale train station is a ten minute walk from the Rochdale Campus through the town centre. It is also a Metrolink station, Manchester’s light railway system, which links Rochdale with Oldham, Bury and Manchester City Centre.
By Bus: The Rochdale bus station is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Rochdale campus. There are frequent bus services throughout the borough which terminate in Rochdale.
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