Primary Maths Briefing ONLINE

This event is an opportunity for subject leaders and all teachers of Primary Maths to keep up to date with national priorities for mathematics.

Develop richer maths teaching: deepen your own knowledge of the depth and richness of mathematical thinking and how to bring this to the classroom daily.

Develop subject knowledge with practical ideas for reasoning and problem solving based on improved fluency.

Delegates will have the opportunity to work collaboratively; develop and share practices from their own setting that supports in establishing equitable classrooms.

Learning Outcome

By the end of the session you will be able to:

Adapt maths activities for deeper thinking.

Explore greater richness and imagination for pupils.

Engage your class in vivid mathematical exercises.

Target Audience

Primary Maths Subject Leaders and primary teachers interested in improving maths teaching.

Quotes from previous sessions

“Thinking about questioning across the school, and the child’s voice in questioning”

“Interesting research around Executive function skills”

Trainer

Josh Lury - Maths Specialist Teacher

Josh has worked in schools for over twenty years and is passionate about lessons that inspire deep thinking, creativity and reasoning. He studied Maths and Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh before specialising in Philosophy.

He now works as a writer, trainer and consultant, including a role with CODE Maths Hub.

Josh is a Maths Specialist Teacher and has worked in Special Schools and Secondary schools, but has spent most of his time teaching in Primary. He is the author of numerous Maths and English books and resources, including: A Creative Approach to Teaching Calculation (Bloomsbury) and Understanding and Teaching Grammar in the Primary Classroom (Routledge).

Costs

SWIFT members - FREE

Other colleagues - £55

NB Your school will need to have SWIFT membership for 2025/26 to qualify for the member price. Please check HERE

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is The Harbour Schools Partnership.

You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite. All further correspondence will come from (jo.turnbull@sw-ift.org.uk); please ensure you check your junk mail box and approve the email to ensure you receive important event details.

If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur your school a cost.

SWIFT members:

• This is a 'no additional charge’ event under the SWIFT Offer to Schools. You may withdraw, without penalty, provided minimum notice of 24 hours before the start time of the event is given.
• If less than 24 hours’ notice is given, for each date of a course for which there is no additional charge, then the following charges will apply per delegate: £25

Non-members of SWIFT:

• More than 21 days to date of event: Full refund available (minus £25 admin fee)

• Between 20-7 days to date of event: 50% refund available (minus £25 admin fee)

• 6 days or less to date of event: No refund available (plus £25 admin fee)

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving minimum notice of 24 hours.

Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.