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	The National Numeracy Strategy a report from Ofsted of the first three years of the NNS - worth dowloading and reading.

Calling all Maths Co-ordinators - this handbook is designed to provide support as you lead and coordinate mathematics (and literacy) across the school, from the National Numeracy Strategy - THE COORDINATOR'S HANDBOOK The handbook includes four elements: a self-evaluation grid; a coordinator planner; training materials; supporting information.	Coordinator's Handbook Cover Coordinator's Handbook Power Point Presentation Self Evaluation Grid

Fed up of working every Sunday on your lesson plans? Yes? Then this site may be the answer to your prayers! Ruth Merttens plus her Hamilton team have created the Hamilton plans 'with no other agenda than saving teachers’ time and effort. They are a starting and not an end point – and will need to be adapted by class teachers to suit the requirements of their specific context. To download the plans, just select the type (literacy or maths), the year and the term and you will then be able to see the available plans and also the accompanying resources. The medium term plans refer to the resources required for each week, and also indicate if preparation is required for the following week, such as a longer story needing to be read or started in advance. The weekly plans provide teaching strategies and differentiated activities as well as giving ideas for the plenary and relating the content directly to the NLS or NNS objectives.'

The New Abacus Teacher Cards are now available for reference as downloadable PDF files. For each half-term the relevant Teacher Cards are available. To access the Teacher Cards for a particular week click on the links below.

The Department for Education and Skills comprehensive online resource for teachers is now one year old.

ICT for the Maths Teacher - excellent links to enhance maths teaching, resources, references, sample lessons... most useful.

This ICT Inspection Web site is aimed at inspectors of primary, secondary and special schools in England. It provides guidance for team and registered inspectors on dealing with ICT in inspections. Resources include indicators of good practice in: all aspects of subject ICT use of ICT to support other subjects ICT in teaching ICT for management ICT and pupils with special educational needs Useful for self evaluation!

Numeracy across the curriculum Key Stage 3 - download the pack. (PDF) The materials support schools that have already done considerable work on numeracy across the curriculum as well as those that are just starting. Web-based sources of data for using numeracy across the curriculum - History, Geography, Music, Physical education, PSHE, religious education and citizenship and Science. Useful!

The purpose of this material is to support teachers in using Assess and Review Lessons. The focus is on questioning and dialogue, using probing questions to explore levels understanding of the key objectives. Reception - Year 6. Teaching Literacy and Mathematics in Reception Classes - a survey by HMI.

National Numeracy Strategy - Unit Plans show how a series of lessons can be planned to ensure progression across a unit. Definitely worth having a look.

Springboard 3 is intended for those pupils in Year 3 who have achieved a level 2C in the Key Stage 1 SATs and who, with extra help, are likely to achieve level 3 by the end of year 4. Springboard 4 is intended for those pupils in Year 4 who achieved a level 2C in the Key Stage 1 SATs and who, with extra help, are likely to catch up and achieve level 3 by the end of year 4. Springboard 5 is for use in Year 5. It is intended specifically for children who, without extra help, are likely to achieve a level 3 in mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2. Springboard 6 is designed for use during the Spring term of Year 6. The series of lessons are designed to provide additional support in booster classes for children in Year 6 who, with intensive targeted support, can achieve level 4 in the Key Stage 2 SATs. Easter School Guidance (!) English schools only! Thank goodness!! Using assesment to raise standards in maths

A Mathematics catch-up programme for pupils entering Year 7 - for those pupils who achieved level 3 rather than level 4 in mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2. It is designed for teaching in the autumn and spring terms of year 7. Very Good.

Wolverhampton University computer assisted assessment site. Mathematics assessment tests, free for teachers to download - can run over a network or from a floppy disk. The topics range from a numeracy diagnostic test and a basic statistics test and are of varying degrees of difficulty, up to Advanced level.

Using ICT to support mathematics in primary schools - download the following - Using ICT in the daily mathematics lesson - choosing and using suitable software, the value of ICT in supporting mathematics, organising classroom ICT resources ICT supporting number - number sequences, teaching aspects of number, ICT in teaching and learning multiplication and division facts, Using 'Counter' to support understanding of multiplication facts in years 3, 4, 5 and 6. ICT supporting handling data - handling data, progression in handling data. ICT supporting work shape and space - positional and directional movement, programmable robots, key stage 1 teachers, key stage 2 teachers. ICT supporting problem solving - problem solving in Year 2, Year 4 and Year 5 and 6.

Key Stage 3 Numeracy Strategy This site contains a host of things to do with numeracy, including: The Framework; the Task Force Report; The 1996-98 progress report on the Numeracy Project; The mathematical vocabulary book; A numeracy discussion forum; Guidance for providers of Summer Schools; and An annotated bibliography.	Guidance for organising booster classes may be downloaded from NNS. Download 139 numeracy lesson plans, and Sample Year 6 booster lessons.


The Association of Teachers of Mathematics supports the teaching and learning of mathematics by encouraging the joy of maths, developing the understanding of how people learn maths, sharing and evaluating teaching and learning strategies and promoting new ideas and possibilities. This association is for all those who teach mathematics in secondary schools, primary schools and beyond. Details of its publications, activities and membership is given on the site.

An association of teachers and students of elementary mathematics. A good association for Primary Schools.

Maths Enhancement Programme funded principally by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation is just one of the interesting pages from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching at Exeter University.

The Modbury Group produces a variety of useful resources - worth looking at - Perfect Times - 'teach tables the fun way'; and NC Number - 'ideas for whole class teaching of number bonds and computation methods'.

	Professional development and articles for maths teachers.

This new addition to AMS promotes 'appreciation and understanding of the role Maths plays in nature, science, technology and human culture.'

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority site is designed to give quick and easy access to information on the curriculum for schools and the assessment of pupils.

ACCAC is the National Assembly's principal advisory body on all aspects of the school curriculum, examinations, assessment and vocational qualifications. Mathematics in the National Curriculum Wales. Maths pages from ACCAC.

The Teachers Online Project (TOP) Web site is designed for teachers to demonstrate how being on line can improve classroom practice, administration and management in primary and secondary schools. The Project has its own monthly Newsletter which is also published on line.


The BSA is the national development organisation for literacy and numeracy. It produces research and teaching materials, and develops projects which aim to improve the skills of both children and adults.


The Virtual Teacher Centre provides a focus for information and resource materials for teachers, including support for professional development and classroom resources.

	The National Language Unit of Wales at the WJEC is one of the chief providers of Welsh-medium learning resources for mathematics.

The WJEC service for the accreditation of primary schools in Wales for records of achievement provides: recognition for the quality of the school’s provision based on standards which apply across Wales a means of demonstrating to parents and others the school’s commitment to quality provision support for the development of a school process which focuses on improving pupils’ learning and personal development a WJEC certificate of school accreditation.

Key Skills Support Programme helps training providers, schools and colleges to improve the quality of Key Skills provision. Application of Number is about applying number skills to a variety of straightforward or complex tasks, depending on the level. In Welsh and English.

Are you ready for the ?!! Detailed information on Euro essentials from the European Commission - includes a Euro Converter, conversion rates and coins and notes etc. Euro Currency Calculator Don't forget that it's 1 euro and 5000 euro - not euros. The euro sign can usually be found by pressing Ctrl+Alt+£

PDF files from Irish Government - Introducing the Euro -Guidelines for Primary Teachers - and - Introducing the Euro - Guidelines for Post-Primary Teachers - I think these will be most useful. Lots of games to download for children (and teachers!) to get to know the Euro - Primary and Post Primary (...but don't forget that the value of the Euro on this site is for the Irish Punt) These activities from the European Central Bank are also for children. Spend your Euro Match the flag and coin

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