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Written by lead practitioners in maths at Ormiston Academies Trust, one of the largest not-for-profit multi-academy trusts in England, this book is a comprehensive guide that will help any maths teacher to deliver effective lessons and take their career to the next level.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1: Planning learning, not lessons
2: Some practicalities of classroom instruction
3: Responsive teaching
4: Representing mathematics
5: Reasoning and problem-solving
6: Enrichment inside and outside the classroom
7: Applying science and research to teaching mathematics
8: Personal professional development
9: Understanding curriculum and assessment
10: Developing your team
11: Some practicalities of leading a department
References
Index

About the Author

Caroline Kennedy, Amie Meek, Emma Weston and Jemma Sherwood are lead practitioners at Ormiston Academies Trust, one of the largest multi-academy trusts in England. With a combined teaching experience of over 60 years, they focus on staff and curriculum development for maths in schools across the trust. Amie and Caroline also work with schools on a regional level as mastery specialists for the NCETM.

Reviews

Succeeding as a Maths Teacher is the perfect companion to support the development of any teacher of maths in the first years of their career and potentially beyond.
*Peter Mattock, Assistant Principal and author of Visible Maths @MrMattock*

Succeeding as a Maths Teacher is packed full of sensible advice. This well-organised book provides a concise guide to all aspects of teaching maths, including questioning, vocabulary, use of exercise books, responsive teaching, representations, professional development and enrichment. The fundamentals of maths teaching are explained in a really accessible way, with plenty of practical examples and references to research and further reading. An excellent resource for maths teachers from a highly knowledgeable team of authors.
*Jo Morgan, Maths Teacher @mathsjem*

A comprehensive companion for maths teachers at any stage of their career. Jam-packed with solid advice and actionable tools for planning lessons, developing the curriculum or leading a department.
*Kathryn Darwin, Director of Learning for Dr Frost Maths @arithmaticks*

This is an outstanding resource for maths teachers. It provides excellent advice from experienced and highly reputable members of the profession, written in an accessible and entertaining style. A very welcome and unique addition to maths education literature.
*Ed Southall, Maths Curriculum Lead for Oak National Academy @edsouthall*