PortsMaths Conference 2024
Booking is now open for PortsMaths Conference 2024, the second PEP Teaching and Learning conference! The conference will take place on Thursday 14 March 2024 at Portsmouth Marriott Hotel.
Book early to ensure your space at what will be a fun and engaging conference. We have 10 workshops and two keynote speakers; Dr Andrew Curran and Andrew Jeffrey. You can also expect stallholders, a goody bag and a free raffle with prizes.
Further information about each of the workshops can be found below.
You can also watch a video of last year’s conference, Portsmouth Reads.
Workshop descriptions
- Adapting for depth – Andrew Jeffrey
Greater Depth should be more than just a target or a percentage of a cohort; it is an entitlement for all students. But how do we adapt our lessons to make it possible to offer every child the chance to think about maths this way? In this workshop we will look at some of the key ideas and strategies from “Greater Depth in Primary Maths” that are effective and easy to implement but which can have lasting impact on your students. - Using technology to improve outcomes in primary maths: quick wins to take away today! – Gemma Gwilliam
As part of the Digital City Project, we have all been looking at how technology can be used to enhance teaching and learning, support accessibility and inclusion and reduce workload, but what does this look like in the primary maths classroom? How can technology be used to improve outcomes? What are those quick wins you can take away today without spending any money? Join us as we share best practice from across the city and continue to support all members of our community to select the right tool, for the right outcome, for them. - Transition and the use of concrete manipulatives – KS2 to KS3 – Jo Gerrard /Carla
Laney
This workshop will focus on the use of concrete manipulatives in upper key stage 2 and the start of key stage 3. We will explore their use through calculation methods and calculating with fractions to ensure that students develop a deeper understanding of concepts which can otherwise be taught as abstract procedures. - Maths for all – Fran Watson
Offering the opportunity for all learners to see themselves as problem solvers, is important for building positive relationships with a subject that is often thought of in the same light as Marmite! Come and participate in this practical hands-on workshop, to experience the intrigue, surprise and delight that comes from puzzling with paper. (These cross-phase activities have been rigorously road-tested and found to spark excitement in learners of all ages and their teachers.) - Maths – not a universal language! Supporting your pupils with EAL in maths – Karen Thomas and Marie Allen
During this session, we will identify the barriers that pupils with EAL may face in, and the inherent demands of, maths lessons and will introduce strategies to support EAL pupils in both primary and secondary settings, especially with word problems. - Promoting independence in maths for learners with SEND – Shelley Martin
This workshop provides a range of strategies to promote the independence of pupils with SEND, so that they are less adult-reliant. This is suitable for primary and secondary mainstream colleagues. It is packed full of a range of things to try, without increasing teacher workload. - Early years / KS1 – Mandy Hooper
How to construct a curriculum for EYFS that enables a clear developmental trajectories across the domains of mathematics. This workshop will focus on the instrumental pedagogies and practice that then allow the KS1 curriculum content to be secured for all children through gesture, visualisation, language, representations and manipulatives. This will reference: Mastering Number, the NCETM EYFS Domains, Learning Trajectories and Development Matters as frameworks. - Accelerate in KS4 (to achieve a grade 5) – Juliane Collings
This workshop will look at how to support learners’ progress through the use of some mastery strategies. Allowing learners to consider a number of approaches and through the use of dialogic teaching and learning activities to further learners’ understanding of mathematical concepts rather than rote learning. The workshop will also consider a number of teaching approaches such as workshop sessions to focus on individual gaps in knowledge and how to plan and execute these within a range of settings. - Maths for all – Fran Watson
Offering the opportunity for all learners to see themselves as problem solvers, is important for building positive relationships with a subject that is often thought of in the same light as Marmite! Come and participate in this practical hands-on workshop, to experience the intrigue, surprise and delight that comes from puzzling with paper. (These cross-phase activities have been rigorously road-tested and found to spark excitement in learners of all ages and their teachers.) - Using technology to improve outcomes in the secondary maths classroom: quick wins to take away today! – Gemma Gwilliam
As part of the Digital City Project, we have all been looking at how technology can be used to enhance teaching and learning, support accessibility and inclusion and reduce workload, but what does this look like in the secondary maths classroom? How can technology be used to improve outcomes? What are those quick wins you can take away today without spending any money? Join us as we share best practice from across the city and continue to support all members of our community to select the right tool, for the right outcome, for them.
