Autumn Term 2016 Newsletter 2 20 October 2016 Newsletter 2 - 20 October 2016 We hope you have all had a good half term and would like to thank you for the interest you have shown in the events we have on offer. We promote these through the newsletter and email some to you directly if opportunities arise between publications. Please do go to our website for details of programmes and events, as well as information about forthcoming projects. It is a good idea for your whole maths team to sign up for a copy of the newsletter so if someone moves job the contact is not lost. http://cygnustsa.co.uk/402/maths-hub
Are you aware of everything mathematical going on in your area? BBO Hub covers most of Bucks; from South Bucks up to Aylesbury and surrounding villages; Oxfordshire up to Oxford and Bicester and their surrounding areas; West Berkshire, Reading; Windsor and Maidenhead. All Maths Hubs operate with ‘soft’ borders and if you are close to two hubs we would strongly recommend that you sign up for both hubs and participate in the events and projects which are closer to you; indeed, we know that many of our schools find this very helpful. Our neighbouring Hubs are GLOW, Enigma and Surrey Plus. However when recruiting for national projects we recommend applying through your 'designated' Hub which should mean you take part in a Work Group in your locality and also minimises travel. To find out which hub(s) covers your area please look at http://www.mathshubs.org.uk/find-your-hub/ We would also recommend that you keep an eye on the NCETM website https://www.ncetm.org.uk/ where you will find details of the national projects hubs are working on, as well as their on-line primary and secondary magazines.
Teaching for Mastery Specialist Programme Congratulations to the three schools who are joining the Primary Teaching for Mastery Specialist Workgroups, they are: Calcot Junior School, Reading, Tyler’s Green Middle School, High Wycombe and Belmore Primary Academy, Hayes There will be opportunities to join further Work Groups later in the year and in the summer term we will be recruiting more people to train as mastery specialists. In the meantime, we have other events planned for you to find out more about mastery and begin to develop teaching for mastery. We would ask you to sign up for these other events rather than asking to visit schools in the Work Groups, who are still learning, or the Mastery specialists, who have their own workgroups to support. Should you want any further help with mastery please contact us in the first instance.
Inspiring Primary Mathematics Conference – Saturday 12 November This conference has been organised in partnership with The Mathematical Association and is now in its fifth year. Ems Lord, Director of Nrich is leading the keynote session and there are a range of workshops throughout the day. The flyer and booking form can be found on the MA website http://www.m-a.org.uk/events/?id=68 Please make all bookings through this website as they are being processed by the MA not the Maths Hub. There has already been a lot of interest in this, so don’t leave it too late to book your place!
KS2/KS3 SEND Mathematics Provision Following several requests from schools within our hub, we are delighted to be offering a course on Supporting Learners with SEND in Mathematics. This course is designed to provide high quality professional development to those who teach and support the teaching of mathematics to learners with SEND aged 7 to 14 (KS2 and KS3). The course will be delivered through 6 face-to-face twilight sessions. A first cohort will be held in Amersham, starting on 30th November and we will be offering a second cohort in the Reading/Oxford area in the Spring Term. To book this course please email: mathscourses@whs.bucks.sch.uk Further information can be found at : http://cygnustsa.co.uk/courses/details/104/ BBO-Maths-Hub-Supporting-Learners-with-SEND-in-mathematics/ Join the BBO Maths Hub by emailing mathscourses@whs.bucks.sch.uk Follow us on Twitter @BBOMathsHub Maths Hub Lead - Julia Brown at JBrown@whs.bucks.sch.uk Maths Hub Administrator - Sarah Yarwood at SYarwood@whs.bucks.sch.uk