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Mr Okoh (NPQSL training & NCETM PD Lead) has initiated, organised and executed a Capital City Academy and Harlesden Primary School collaboration involving pioneering work on improving mathematics as children transition between primary and secondary school. The year long project is themed, ‘Broken Maths: Mending the Connections in Teaching and Learning in the transition from KS2 to 3’, and has involved teachers from both schools experiencing what it is like teaching at the different learning phases and understanding the need for consistency in teaching for mastery with an appreciation of where the children are 'coming from' and where they are 'going to'. Deep conceptual understanding leads to learning progress in STEM subjects. From reflections made during the sessions to this point, teachers have agreed the need to teach for mastery at the primary and early secondary years. The next phase will involve teacher trainers working with primary and secondary teachers from schools across Brent at Capital City Academy, and a collaborative presentation of our school action based research by Mr Okoh, Ms Calado, Ms Hentzen and Harlesden Primary Teachers, Ms Khan, Ms Elizabeth McArthur, Ms Charlotte Adams and Mr Denton at the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics later in the year.
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Mr Okoh (NPQSL training & NCETM PD Maths lead), collaborating with other leading local Primary and Secondary schools set up a unique initiative, to create a community of primary and secondary maths and science teachers, local teacher trainers and university educators working on rich mathematical tasks and seeing how such tasks raise the bar on expectations across the attainment range, leading to better outcomes for students but also supporting teachers in understanding the deeper structures and connections in the subject. The idea was to enhance subject knowledge through engaging in the tasks with their fellow teachers and engaging with key mathematical ideas at a deep level. Experiencing the struggles involved in learning helped teachers to understand the challenges their students face and to offer appropriate prompts and questions to support learning. The event was held at Preston Manor School on the 30th September. Speakers and leaders on the day were: Anne Watson (emeritus professor of mathematics education, University of Oxford ) - was on the government panel which wrote the new primary programme of study and has been closely involved in developing curriculum provision at secondary level as well. John Mason (emeritus professor of mathematics education, Open University) – worked on teacher education and development across the world and his approach has informed developments in many successful professional development initiatives, including the primary MaST programme.. Dr. Jenni Back (past associate director for Primary, NCETM) - worked in professional development for teachers as well as task development through the NRICH project and the Nuffield funded ‘Making Numbers’ project. |
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