Courses

We are delighted to announce details of our PA Maths Conference 2022, which will be held in person at Holy Trinity Primary School Hackney:

Put your pens down – developing pupils’ mathematical thinking

Wednesday 15 June 2022

Holy Trinity Primary School, E8 3DY, 9.15am-3.30pm

Book your places now:  https://forms.gle/xkhU4yvfVLQVgdm36

One of the fundamental goals we desire for our children is that they can think mathematically when solving problems.

During this year’s PA Maths Conference, we will unpick what it means to plan for and develop true mathematical thinkers; pupils who can mentally simplify mathematical processes, recognising patterns and connections within a problem so that, rather than simply doing the maths (often by picking a pen up and carrying out a written calculation), they have a clear and deep understanding of what they are required to do.

Keynote Speaker – Dr. Celia Dunne

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Celia Dunne as our keynote speaker this year.  Celia is a Primary Mastery Specialist and former Assistant Maths Hub Lead at London North East Maths Hub. She has worked as a classroom teacher and leader, as well as in advisory and teacher training roles, supporting teachers, leaders and schools across London and Essex. Her keynote speech will open our day with the following theme:

Developing Thinking, Reasoning and Discussion:

Have you heard the phrase “the answer is only the beginning”? We might agree wholeheartedly with the premise but is higher-order mathematical thinking really prized and promoted over procedural accuracy in our classrooms? This session will explore how we can support children to think more deeply about and to reason with mathematics, looking, in particular, at the importance of mathematical communication and lesson design. 

Workshops & Ofsted Deep-Dive

You will be able to attend a range of workshops exploring practical ideas, tools and strategies to use in the primary classroom, from EYFS to KS2, to develop pupils’ thinking, communication and problem solving skills.

There will also be a session sharing experiences and top tips from an Ofsted deep dive in maths.

The full programme is available here: Put your pens down -PA Maths conference programme -Wednesday 15 June 2022

“A great day with loads of ideas to take back to school -I definitely need to think more carefully about the problems that I set children and need to consider what is the maths that children are going to need in order to be able to solve it”

“Excellent CPD. Thoughtful and practical.” 

“Brilliant”

“Thank you – it was a really enjoyable day that got me thinking more deeply about mathematical concepts”

Participants from previous conferences.

Places at our conferences are limited and we would recommend booking early.