Please note: To guarantee the timely delivery of resources to your school, you should place your order at least one week before the intervention start date.
Event Details:
Day 1: Wednesday 8th October 2025 9.00 – 15.30 (TA and link teacher am/ TA only pm)
Day 2: Thursday 23rd October 2025 9:00 – 12:00 (TA only)
Day 3: Wednesday 26th November 2025 9:00 – 12:00 (TA only)
Day 4: Thursday 8th January 2026 9:00 -12:00 (TA only)
Day 5: Tuesday 3rd February 2026 9:00 – 12:00 (TA and link teacher)
Venue: Services For Education, Unit 3 Holt Court, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4AX
Services For Education is a provider of Every Child Counts which provides professional development, training and resources for school leaders, teachers and teaching assistants in and beyond the UK.
It is run by Edge Hill University on a not-for-profit basis and was set up with support from the DfE.
For further information about the programme please visit the Every Child Counts website here.
1stClass@Number, a teaching assistant-led programme designed to improve the maths skills of struggling Year 2 pupils, has been shown to boost numeracy, according to an independent evaluation by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). The EEF report confirms it as a Promising Programme: children from disadvantaged backgrounds did as well as non-FSM children!
- Year 2 children who received 1stClass@Number 1 made the equivalent of two additional months’ progress in maths, on average, compared to control pupils who did not receive the intervention.
- FSM pupils receiving 1stClass@Number 1 made the equivalent of two additional months’ progress in maths, on average, compared to FSM pupils who did not receive the intervention.
- TAs and pupils had positive views of the intervention. TAs perceived the training content, delivery, and materials to be of high quality and reported that they enjoyed delivering the intervention to pupils. Pupils reported enjoying intervention activities and interactive games.
- The key features of 1stClass@Number 1 that are likely to have led to the positive impact on pupils’ attainment include its modular nature with each topic building on previous ones, its manualised nature, high quality training, high quality tutoring with a small-group size and regular session frequency, and the ability to be adapted to pupils’ needs.
Quote taken from the NFER Report.
During the 1stClass@Number in Mathematics training, participants will develop:
- Subject knowledge and increase effectiveness
- Overall strategy for tackling mathematical misconceptions
- Ability to support children, increasing their attainment, enjoyment and engagement in mathematics
You will receive interactive and easily-adaptable session plans, online guidance and downloadable resources, access to the ECC data system and telephone and email support.
For more information contact us here.
About the Adviser
Denise Harris - Adviser, Services For Education
Denise has enjoyed many years working as a qualified teacher in Birmingham. She has taught across the age range in schools, in an Education Action Zone, and in a Youth Offending Unit.
As a local authority primary numeracy consultant, she has supported many schools to effectively develop their maths provision, and this continues through her management of the very successful 'Every Child Counts' mathematics interventions, developed and supported by Edge Hill University, and which are proven to have a significant impact, not only on underachieving and SEND pupils, but also on teacher and teaching assistant subject and pedagogical knowledge, classroom and whole school practice.
Nowadays, Denise successfully delivers the primary statutory assessment contract for moderation and monitoring on behalf of Birmingham LA. She has been instrumental in effectively managing the changes over time to the statutory assessment processes but does not lose sight of the need for schools and teachers to make use of ongoing formative assessment strategies as part of the teaching and learning process to monitor pupil progress. In her statutory role, Denise works closely with other moderation managers both locally and nationally to ensure a consistent understanding of national guidance and related requirements. She recruits, trains, and accredits both KS1 and KS2 pool moderators and utilises her knowledge and understanding of these processes to ensure, through her training offer, that schools are equipped to fulfil their statutory duty confidently.
