Y10-7 Mentoring

Year 10-7 Peer Mentoring Intervention

MEI has developed an engaging set of resources to help students make a positive start with maths in KS3 by involving Year 10 students in mentoring Year 7 students.

Aims

These resources are particularly designed to support Year 7 students who haven't met age-related expectations in maths and demonstrate a lack of confidence; however, they can also benefit other Year 7 students, and the Year 10 mentors, by raising confidence and addressing gaps in knowledge and understanding.

Content

The materials include activities, games and resources for the students to make. The games, which are designed to take between 5 and 10 minutes, are based around follow-me (loop cards), and matching and sorting activities. They are played by the pairs of students during sessions lasting between 15 and 30 minutes, once or twice a week, depending on the flexibility of the timetable. Guidance for the Year 10 mentors supports mathematical talk and suggests questions to promote thinking and to make links to known facts and strategies.

The materials cover key aspects of KS3 maths, including:

• Place Value
• Measures
• 2D shape
• Calculation
• Fractions

Please find below a sample of the resources taken from the Place Value topic:

Sample of Mentor guide
Sample of Loop Card assessment activity
Same of Chart activties
Sample of Numbers between activity

Training

Training is available for teachers who are coordinating the programme, and also for the Year 10 mentors.

Training can be delivered online or face-to-face, and can be tailored to meet the needs of your school, or group of schools.

Benefits

Benefits for you:

• Become more familiar with key aspects of the primary curriculum
• Develop a positive relationship with new students

Benefits for your school:

• Ensure all students make a positive start with maths in Year 7
• Create positive role models for new students in the school

Benefits for your students:

• Address gaps in their skills, knowledge and understanding
• Raise confidence in maths and develop a positive attitude to the subject
• Make consistent progress from KS2 and into KS3
• Increase confidence for Year 10 mentors
• Provide an opportunity for the volunteering aspect of the D of E programme

Are the resources right for me?

These resources are ideal if you are looking to:

• Strengthen the transition from KS2 to KS3 maths
• Ensure that all students make good progress across KS3
• Develop mentoring programmes across year groups

School feedback

Teacher in charge:

• "They are working really well together on the tasks and really enjoy the activities. It is a very positive experience for both the Year 10 and Year 7 students."
• "After intervention, all but two of the Year 7s targeted showed an improvement in their percentage outcome."
• "Resources, provided by MEI, are mostly in the form of loop activities and card sorts, as well as other ‘gamified’ resources designed to encourage discussion and deep questioning."
• "All students gave positive feedback on the social side of the intervention, with Year 7s grateful and glad to have had the opportunity to spend time with Year 10 students."

Year 7 students:

• "I didn’t really get decimals and stuff but now I do."

Year 10 mentors:

• "I feel more confident with basic maths skills and I understand the practical side of it better. I enjoyed it."
• "I was able to communicate with my mentee successfully as she was comfortable telling me when she was struggling."

Quality

You can be assured of the high quality of our courses. MEI holds the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) CPD standard. MEI is committed to providing the highest quality of professional development and seeks to pass on the benefits of our not-for-profit pricing.

Application

The cost of access to online training and downloadable resources is £300 per school.

The cost of a one-day face-to-face training session for teachers and mentors is £600 plus expenses. For academic year 2019-20, this includes access to the resources online.

To apply please complete this application form: Year 10-7 Mentoring application form

For further details, please contact the course leader: Alison Hopper

Please refer to the terms and conditions for MEI CPD events.