White Rose Maths – Session 4. Planning for Depth

This session focuses on how teachers can plan to ensure that all students develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts. Focusing on variation, this thought-provoking session looks at how teachers can consider every aspect of a topic in order to develop strong foundations of understanding for their students. Covering many areas of the curriculum, the session focuses on the underlying structures behind the Mathematics and how to plan for these in a practical and accessible way. This is one of a series of 4 sessions. The price for all 4 sessions is £35 or £10 per person per session.  

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White Rose Maths – Session 3. Reasoning & Problem Solving

Reasoning and Problem Solving are two of the key aims of the National Curriculum. In this course, we focus on how to develop reasoning for all students by using stem sentences and concrete and pictorial models to support explanations. We examine why some students struggle with problem solving, and how we can overcome these issues through the use of goal-free problems and enabling prompts. Using practical examples, we investigate how to support and challenge all learners within problem solving, giving delegates a variety of activities to take back to the classroom. This is one of a series of 4 sessions. The price for all 4 sessions is £35 or £10 per person per session.  

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White Rose Maths – Session 2. Bar Modelling

Bar Modelling is a cornerstone to the teaching for mastery approach, and is of course associated with some of the leading practice and results in the world. This course will introduce staff to the basic principles of bar modelling, explore how it can represent a variety of topics and use it to make sense of tricky, worded problems. This is one of a series of 4 sessions. The price for all 4 sessions is £35 or £10 per person per session.  

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