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NCETM National Newsletter
In this month's newsletter, we're keen to emphasise that applications for our 2026/27 CPD leadership programmes close shortly after the Easter break. If you’re planning to apply, now’s the time to do it!
Elsewhere, find out about a new NCETM job opportunity, some suggestions for getting ready for exam season, plus Teacher Degree Apprenticeships, our new Instagram account, and more.
Catch up with the National newsletter here
New KS4 professional development materials now available
New Secondary Mastery Professional Development Materials are now available for Theme 10: Statistics and probability.
These resources build on the existing KS4 materials and support teachers in strengthening subject knowledge, planning coherent sequences of learning, and refining classroom practice. As with earlier themes, they are designed to be used flexibly, whether by individual teachers or as part of departmental professional development.
Theme 10 is organised around three core concepts:
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10.1 Statistical measures and analysis – developing students’ understanding of statistical measures so they can draw conclusions from data and describe the properties of populations.
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10.2 Statistical representations and analysis – introducing representations such as box plots, cumulative frequency graphs and histograms, and exploring ideas such as correlation and causation.
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10.3 Probability – extending students’ understanding of probability through a range of representations and contexts, including single and combined events.
Each core concept page includes downloadable guidance that breaks the mathematics down into smaller ‘key ideas’, highlighting prior learning and supporting teachers to plan coherent sequences of learning for KS4 students.
Explore the full range of materials and guidance for KS3 and KS4 here
Articles
What do we mean by variation in the secondary classroom?
Hear how this programme develops teaching expertise, strengthens departments and supports coherent maths practice across schools and trusts.
We need to talk (about maths)
The Oracy Commission Report’s recommendations and how this could impact on maths teaching and learning
Work with your colleagues to plan lessons and develop your own knowledge and pedagogy
Prompts for teachers to draw out mathematical thinking in KS2 or KS3 pupils
MASTERY BRINGS ‘PRICELESS’ BENEFITS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
NCETM Q&C Twitter account
Where Secondary maths teachers can find up-to-date qualifications and curriculum information all in one place !
Check out the article on NCETM five reasons to visit the NCETM Q & C twitter account
Podcast
In this episode of the NCETM Maths Podcast, Jane Hawkins, the NCETM’s Assistant Director for Secondary, speaks to Geoff Barton, chair of the Oracy Education Commission.
Secondary Maths: Inside the EEF Practice Review
In this episode, the NCETM’s Dr. Jen Shearman and Carol Knights discuss the EEF’s Secondary maths practice review.