Specialist Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics – Secondary Non-Specialist Teachers

• “This programme has deepened my understanding of the representations and given me new strategies that I can use with my students in the classroom” – Emily
• “It is helping me reflect as a teacher. I don’t have a maths degree and although I can do the maths myself, it is all different from how I was taught before. My department has done a lot of work on teaching for mastery and this is helping me make sense of the work the faculty are doing” – Sam
• “This is my first year teaching maths, and I hadn’t heard of teaching for mastery before – this programme gives you so many different ways of thinking and approaching problems” – Jessica
• “In terms of planning lessons, I will now use the NCETM resources in my planning – I can now think more deeply” – Ali
• “As a non-specialist, this course has enabled me to use the correct terminology and assisted in the way I structure my lessons” – Simon
• “I am finding it really useful to see different ways of explaining or teaching concepts” – Su
• “I find this really helpful […] it’s the ways to deliver the content that I find most useful, and correcting my misconceptions” – Phil
• “It’s making me see the different ways that concepts can be approached” – Jane
• “My subject knowledge has gaps in maths – I am learning a great deal” – Francesca
• “It’s helping me build confidence, in particular with using correct vocabulary and learning different ways of delivering certain topics” – Carl

What about a head of maths?

• “From attending the programme, the non-specialist teacher’s confidence in his maths and the teaching of maths has improved. The expectations of his students are now higher. During lessons, subject-specific language is being used by students and they are expected to explain their methods using this language. Manipulatives and representations are a regular feature of the teacher’s lessons and this has supported students in understanding the structure of the maths” – Karen, Head of Maths Department

What is the cost?

The SKTM Secondary Non-specialist Teachers Programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

More information

• READ: How to Put the Ofsted Maths Report into Practice – Non-specialist Teachers
• LISTEN: A podcast discussion with a non-specialist maths teacher and his head of department – The PE teacher in the maths department
• READ: Q&A with an expert leading a Secondary Non-specialist SKTM Programme cohort for London South East Plus Maths Hub – Spotlight on local leaders of mathematics education
• READ: A blog post exploring the importance of the EEF-funded trials on Maths Hubs work – Going for gold standard 
• READ: Find out how Maths Hubs support teachers whose main subject isn’t maths – CPD for non-specialists that strengthens maths departments

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