Becoming 1stClass@Number

Event Details

Day 1: 14 October, 2022

Day 2: 25 November, 2022

Venue: Services For Education, Unit 3 Holt Court, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4AX

Event Details:

A specially trained teaching assistant delivers 24-30 half-hour sessions to a group of up to four children. The sessions focus on number and calculation, developing children’s mathematical understanding, communication and reasoning skills.

The sessions are lively and active, engaging children in real life contexts that are both stimulating and fun.

Each topic starts with a simple assessment that helps the teaching assistant to tailor sessions to the children’s needs.

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.

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.

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 has 25+ years of experience as a qualified teacher (B.Ed., Hons) working in schools and an Education Action Zone. She became a local authority primary consultant in 2003 with a focus on mathematics and assessment. From 2009 she worked with Edge Hill University as an Every Child Counts (ECC) Teacher leader to deliver a suite of early maths intervention programmes through which she gained an MA in Early Mathematics. Denise also gained accreditation from NCETM as a Primary Professional Development Lead. She continues to work with Edge Hill University to manage the delivery of the very successful mathematics intervention programmes: Success@Arithmetic and 1stClass@Number.

Denise successfully delivers the primary statutory assessment contract for moderation and monitoring on behalf of Birmingham LA. Through this role, and as an active member of AAIA, she works closely with other moderation managers both locally and nationally. She recruits, trains and accredits both KS1 and KS2 pool moderators.