Newsletter No. 6

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Catch up with our 2014 Keynote Speakers:

Professor Jo Boaler
Dr Sue Gifford
Debbie Morgan

Maths New Headlines

One-stop Searching of WorldWideScience Sources
Maths Hubs
New online course for adults and college students still to achieve Level 2 maths
DfE News
New support materials for Assessing Maths
Mathematical Problem Solving in the Early Years
Position with Wellies
Free resources workshops
Ofsted clarifies how inspectors evaluate maths teaching

Free Resources

Each issue of the newsletter offers additional resources that we feel may be of interest to you. These can be downloaded by clicking on the individual links below:

Resources from The 6th National Dyscalculia Conference 2014

Keynotes and Workshop presentations
Conference Evaluation Report

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We have collected together a number of research papers and practical resources on the theme of developing the language of Maths:

Talk Money - Talk Maths From Northern Ireland - this resource aims to support the learning and teaching of financial capability within Mathematics at Key Stage 3
Building a Bridge to Academic Vocabulary in Maths From Austin America - 28 pages of practical ideas to support the development of key vocabulary
Using headline stories to develop Maths language From Hawaii - a short practical paper that uses 'Headlines' like a headline in a newspaper as short 5/10 minute exercise to develop thinking and problem solving
Maths from story books From UK - a practical resource that does what the title says offering many suggestions that matches a maths topic to a story book
SLCN pupils and Maths From the Numeracy Strategy - an accessible overview of the practical issues pupils with SLCN can encounter when learning Maths
Mathematical English -Jabberwocky? From Australia - this article presents a review of the literature about the complexities of mathematical English. It includes examples of more than fifty language features that have been shown to add to the challenge of interpreting mathematical texts
Language in the mathematics classroom From the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) for the NSW Institute of Teachers - a very useful and accessible overview
Learning the Language of Maths From the journal Number, a short practical paper written by Robert Jamison

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Events and Training

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Learning Works staff very welcoming and were willing and able to give us information and guide us into the right room at the right time.
Able Gifted and Talented Conference
The course was, as ever, fantastic! I have come back to school buzzing with ideas and one day in some are already being implemented.
Annual SEND Residential Conference
Fil shows such passion and enthusiasm for your subject. I felt today's presentation was wonderful. It was so relevant to our classroom.
Dyscalculia & MLD Tour with Fil Came
This is one of the best short courses I have attended in terms of meeting its stated aims and having material that accurately matches the course content.
Teaching Children with SpLD
I loved the course. Not a moment of it was wasted on me and I enjoyed the intensity.
Managing the Role of the SENCo
Excellent training which is tailored to the independent sector and the opportunity to meet colleagues doing the job of SENCo in different schools.
Managing the Role of the SENCo
I would have no hesitation in recommending the event to colleagues.
Able Gifted and Talented Conference
Glynis is an excellent lecturer. Her ability to convey the depth of her knowledge is superb.
Teaching Children with SpLD
I have never been on courses that are as well prepared and personalised to delegates needs as Fils. I am very impressed with Learning Works.
SEN Policy Writing
Truly inspirational - Tandi explains the maths topics so clearly and demonstrates everything with ease. Maths really does make sense when she teaches
Overcoming Barriers to Learning in Maths
It was really great to be given the time to actually discuss our assignments and be given immediate feedback
Overcoming Barriers to Learning in Maths
I really enjoyed working with Learning Works - I've had six bookings from teachers at the event so I'm very happy! Brian Moses, Performance Poet at the 3rd English conference
Teachers of English Conference
It’s good to be on the receiving end of learning something new for a change
National Dyscalculia & MLD Conference
I would highly recommend this conference. The positivity and enthusiasm of those presenting and other delegates was great. I can’t wait to try out some of the new ideas with my students.
National Dyscalculia & MLD Conference