Succeeding as a Maths Teacher

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An all-encompassing guide to mastering teaching maths in secondary schools, Succeeding as a Maths Teacher is a unique manual that gives advice and guidance for maths teachers at all stages of their career. This handbook not only offers foundational advice on how to deliver the most effective maths lessons, but also delves deeper into key ideas for more experienced teachers, such as how the science of learning applies to mathematics and nuances in instructional design. Written by the team of lead practitioners in maths at Ormiston Academies Trust, with a combined teaching experience of over 80 years, Succeeding as a Maths Teacher takes you from your first days in the classroom through to leading a department. Along the way, the authors explore the purpose of a maths education, topics such as modelling and questioning, how to develop a high-quality maths and the importance of planning learning over lessons, adapting your teaching in light of feedback, reasoning and solving problems, and enriching pupils experiences of learning maths. The Succeeding As series offers practical, no-nonsense guidance to help you excel in a specific role in a secondary school. Including everything you need to be successful in your teaching career, the books are ideal for those just starting out as well as more experienced practitioners looking to develop their skill sets.

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Amie Coley, Caroline Kennedy, Jemma Sherwood and Emma Weston are the team of lead practitioners at Ormiston Academies Trust, one of the largest multi-academy trusts in England. With a combined teaching experience of over 80 years, they focus on staff and curriculum development for maths in schools across the trust. Claire, Amie and Caroline also work with schools on a regional level as mastery specialists for the NCETM.