LAUNCH OF NUMSKILLS TRAINING

Details of the course:

Are there children struggling with mental maths in your school? Is this stopping them from feeling confident and comfortable with numeracy in the classroom? Education charity, Reading Quest incorporating Numeracy Quest, has specifically designed Numskills for these pupils in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University.

We are delighted to launch our Numskills training in your area. Numskills involves using set activities to boost children’s confidence in the mental maths areas of the curriculum that they are finding it hard to access. These activities involve using everyday items, such as playing cards, dice and counters.

The aim is to train school staff (either TAs or teachers or even trained volunteers) to be able to deliver the activities in groups with those children who are most struggling and get little or no support at home. They are designed for children aged from Year 1 to Year 4 but could also be played with pupils who are very weak in Years 5 and 6.

Our specialised tutors have been piloting Numskills teaching with pupils in schools in Oxford and we are thrilled by the positive changes we can see in the children that we are working with. Please see the ‘Further information sheet for schools’ attachment for further details.

This training session will:

·      Give an insight and understanding of the Numskills materials and the rationale behind them

·      Enable familiarisation with the games and activities which rehearse and develop key mathematical skills, knowledge and understanding so delegates will be prepared to support children through the programme

·      Give delegates confidence in the subject knowledge required to support children

·      Show delegates that maths is fun and that everyone can do maths  (be a mathematician)

How to attend

Please fill out the booking form and e-mail it to us. The cost is a special pilot price of £250 per delegate which includes the training and a copy of the materials.

Details of the trainer:

Katherine Milner is an effective mathematics teacher, having taught across Key Stages 1 to 3 and is an experienced trainer delivering to teachers, subject leaders, teaching assistants, parents and governors. As a primary mathematics consultant, previously with Northamptonshire County Council and now working independently, Katherine has a proven ability to bring about improvements in the teaching and learning of mathematics. She is an Associate Academic in ITT at The University of Northampton supporting students on BA and PGCE courses and is also a tutor on the Mathematics Specialist Programme. She is passionate about mathematics despite not always having found it an easy subject herself, and strives to foster this enthusiasm in others – adults and children.