This episode is in two parts. In part one, Andy and Alison discuss what mastery means. In part two, they are joined by Steph Kirk (@Steph_mathsive), a teacher in a brand new school with just Year 7, to hear how she uses mastery as part of her teaching.
Together, they discuss the following:
- The weather – again!
- The challenge and opportunity of only having Year 7 in a school
- PD in your department
- Using mastery in your planning and teaching
Links to things mentioned in this episode:
- Rekenreks
- NCETM – Mastery
- Find your local maths hub
- NCETM – Professional Development resources
- West Yorkshire Maths Hub
- Ready to progress criteria
- NCETM checkpoint resources
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Your hosts

Andy Lumley

Alison Hopper
Our intro/outro was produced by a talented young creative – check out his Soundcloud.