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Numeracy & Maths Curriculum Evening

February 2016

• Overview of Maths & Numeracy at Mid Calder PS

• Numeracy Team: What is SEAL? What is Number Talks? How can you support Maths and Numeracy?

• Workshop 1: 7:00 – 7:25pm• Workshop 2: 7:30 – 7:55pm

• Evaluations in the hall

Mid Calder Primary School Our Numeracy

and Maths Journey …

• Developing learning and teaching in literacy and numeracy• Planning formats introduced • Cluster (stages) approach to planning• Focus on the teaching of number • Differentiated Maths groups in Primary 6-7• Audit of Maths resources and new resources purchased• Attainment and Achievement Meetings• Pupil Support Workers timetabled for core learning• Introduction of West Lothian Mental Maths framework • Transition Glow Meets• New Quality Assurance procedures• Use of ICT for learning and teaching: SumDog for P6-7

Learning and Teaching Career Long Professional Learning • Developing learning and teaching in literacy and

numeracy• Developing a common understanding of IDL

across staff• Individual support for teaching of maths for

some staff• All staff attended SEAL training• What does an excellent Maths lesson look like in

Mid Calder Primary?• Input from Assessment Development Officer

using Education Scotland materials• Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

workshop

Strategies for Raising Attainment in Numeracy and Maths: Session 2014 - 15

Increasing Ambition

Effective Leadership

Literacy & Numeracy

Using meaning evidence

Excellent learning

and teaching

Learning & Teaching

Commitment to Raising

Attainment

School Improvement Plan 2015 - 16

Priority 1: Raising attainment in number and mental agility- Developing sequential learning pathway- Developing a consistent maths language- Embedding Scottish Survey for Literacy & Numeracy guidance

into teaching and learning- Developing growth mind sets in maths

• STEM Junior Leadership Team

Our work during in-service days……

- Developing higher order thinking in maths- Developing problem-solving and application of learning- Using ICT to develop quick recall and logical thinking- Developing assessments linked with Significant Aspects of

Learning - CLPL opportunities from Numeracy Team; Active Maths; Single

Steps Learning – promoting independent learners

Learning and Teaching Approaches• Embedding SEAL in nursery – P2• Differentiated grouping in P4-7 (8 teachers)• Targeted support • Range of resources to support teaching of number

and mental agility• Outdoor Learning• IDL – to allow for application of skills and

knowledge• Using ICT to develop mental agility and accuracy • Rotations to support new learning and simmering

activities

Maths Working Walls

Maths Working Walls

Number Talks

• All teaching staff involved in this action research

• Supported by Numeracy Team

• 15 minute of Number Talks per day in addition to mental agility

• Impacting positively on children’s mental calculations and giving them a deeper understanding of number

Tracking and Monitoring

• Regular attainment and achievement meetings using a range of assessment data

- Strategies and impact

- Triangulated by speaking with pupil focus groups

Parental Engagement • Open afternoons with a focus on maths and number• Maths activities in weekly homework• School blog • Curriculum Evening with a focus on number & mental agility• Morning Blether• Purple Mash P1-7 & Sumdog P3-7• Profiling Tool

Developing assessments linked to SALs

Making Learning Visible

The Power of Feedback

• Enjoyment of maths • Change of mindsets• Maths and numeracy high profile across

school• High quality pupil dialogue about learning

in maths and numeracy• Improved pace of learning• Learning differentiated to meet needs• Number talks developing language of

number• More opportunities to apply skills – ICT;

games; IDL• Parents reporting their confidence to

support learning

What are others saying about our improvements

Profiling

A tool for supporting learner dialogue

A place for storing latest and best work

An opportunity for sharing the pupil’s learning journey

A tool for reflecting on previous learning and informing next steps

Pupil ownership

Profiling Tool

Profiling Tool

Workshop 1: 7:00 – 7:25pmWorkshop 2: 7:30 – 7:55pm

Evaluations in the hall

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