Our school improvement programme empowers and equips teachers to improve pupils’ enjoyment, resilience, understanding and attainment in maths.
Mathematics Mastery, a programme from Ark Curriculum Plus, is used by more than 300 primary schools across the UK to give non-specialist primary school teachers confidence in their approach to maths.
Ours is the only UK maths programme to have had its impact shown by an Education Endowment Foundation trial, and our teachers repeatedly tell us what a difference our programme is making.
Want to find out more? This pack contains more information to help your decision making.
We enable schools to transform their mathematics teaching and learning by providing:
Classroom resources and planning support for chosen year groups
Induction training for teachers
Leadership of mathematics course for a nominated maths lead
Ongoing specialist support
Membership of a national partnership
Classroom resources and planning support for chosen year groups
Induction training for teachers
Leadership of mathematics course for a nominated maths lead
Ongoing specialist support
Membership of a national partnership
For 2020-21, we’ve adapted the delivery of our programme to offer more regular guidance and support in your gradual return to schools.
We’re now offering our programme in three new tiers to suit the needs and budgets of different schools.
Prices start from just £1,350* per key stage, further discounts are available for smaller schools. Please get in touch with us for a bespoke quote.
We are non-profit and costs go directly towards programme delivery and development.
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from £1,350*
*Further discounts are available for smaller schools on request, please get in touch with us.
Mathematics Mastery is a long-term investment and most schools aim to embed the programme over several years. Your commitment is on an annual basis and each year you can:
Access fresh content and training each year
Select from a range of programme packages with differing levels of support
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While our programme content evolves, the ethos behind it remains the same. Our classroom principles are the evidence-based foundations upon which our entire teaching approach is built. The principles are interconnected and together the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Every child can enjoy and succeed in mathematics as long as they are given the appropriate learning opportunities. A growth mindset enables pupils to develop resilience and confidence.
Pupils must be given time and opportunities to fully explore mathematical concepts. The challenge comes from investigating ideas in new and complex ways – rather than accelerating through new topics.
Enabling learners to solve new problems in unfamiliar contexts is the ultimate aim of mathematics education. Identifying, applying and connecting ideas enables pupils to tackle new and more complex problems.
Successful mathematicians are known to develop mathematical ‘habits of mind’. To encourage this, we must support pupils to be systematic, generalise and seek out patterns. Questioning is a key element of this.
Mathematical language strengthens conceptual understanding by enabling pupils to explain and reason. This must be carefully introduced and reinforced through frequent discussion to ensure it is meaningfully understood.
Objects, pictures, numbers and symbols enable pupils to represent ideas and make connections in different ways. This develops understanding and problem solving skills – while making lessons engaging and fun.
Singapore and Shanghai are two of the highest international performers in mathematics education. They have a consistent, tried and tested approach to mathematics teaching which has inspired our programme. For example:
“Our Mathematics Mastery success is evident from our ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted report. Inspectors highlighted how pupils make ‘outstanding progress from their starting points’ in maths, and a previous trend for ‘weak mathematical skills’ had been ‘completely reversed’.”
We offer two separate programmes, one for primary schools and one for secondary schools. Please make a selection below in order to continue. You can change your mind at any time by switching your selection on the top bar.
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