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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West Cumbrian Education Entrepreneur asks for public help. As children take their SATs this week a busy Cockermouth lady who runs maths training for primary teachers has some precious time to think about the future. Rebecca Hanson has been running courses in school non-stop since she launched her new maths training in…
As teachers and children across Cumbria prepare for the new primary SATS this May, Rebecca Hanson from Authentic Maths is celebrating having trained over 100 Cumbrian teachers and teaching assistants to teach the new primary maths curriculum. Rebecca was one of…
By June it seemed that important conversations about pending national assessment reforms were failing to happen effectively because people had lost track on what’s going on. I’ve therefore spent the summer talking to many people from subject associations, unions and awarding bodies to try concisely describe the current position. This short report summarises the pending changes…
A free report for primary schools on the new Primary Mathematics National Curriculum is available here: The Challenges of Implementing the New Primary National Curriculum This concise report provides clear information for schools on the content and development of the 2014 Primary National Curriculum. It focuses in particular on the mathematics curriculum, comparing it with the previous…
Authentic Maths is due to launch in October 2013 Authentic Maths will offer primary schools in West and North Cumbria the opportunity to participate in professional development which will allow them to take the mathematics component of the new primary curriculum in their stride. Authentic Maths will also provide support for parents and other adults who…