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What's New

New additions to the site and news about numeracy - 2008
Please note that the materials on this site are developed and/or written by the Leicestershire Numeracy Team. You are welcome to use the materials and ideas but please acknowledge the source. We welcome feedback, via the email response form, including that from teachers and consultants outside Leicestershire.
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July 08

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Maths APP Day 2 for subject leaders.  The powerpoint and resources from this recent training are available here.

Fliers for the following courses are now on EIS:
Teachers new to Year 6
Teachers recently returned to teaching
Assessment Guidelines as word documents that can be highlighted
L2/3
L3/4
L4/5
L1/2 guidlines will follow shortly when nationally finalised
June 08

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Navigating the Primary Framework (ten ways to find some useful resources).  This document details pathways through the Primary Framework to find useful resources.
Maths Audit document.  This document provides a framework for a staff meeting supporting a school’s self evaluation in maths.
EXCEL GUIDANCE.  The Leicestershire Leading Teachers and consultants have written guidance for the Excel documents on the Primary Framework.  These are designed to show clearly both how to operate the excels and ideas for questions and teaching points when using them.  Click here for an index to these, and here to download the zip file containing the word documents for each Excel.
A planning year calendar that shows how the Primary Framework units fit with the Leicestershire term dates for 2008 - 9 available here
May 08

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The powerpoint presentation we used at the recent Subject Leaders meetings on 'Leading on learning
– making best use of Assessment for learning', introducing the APP materials, is availble here
Apr08

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 The Reception planning document now includes the Summer Term and is available here.
Feb08

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STOP PRESS
Our latest newsletter is now available on EIS and this website under the newsletter tab.
Feb08

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Parents evening calculation presentation
A powerpoint presentation for a parents meeting on methods of calculation, recently updated with the partitioning strategy for division.
Feb08

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SEN Wave 3 Materials  
Follow this link to the Maths Out and About psotcards, Number Stars and other guidance for SEN and mathematics on the Leicestershire SEN team's web pages
Feb08

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Year 3 and Year 5 Training for Category 3, 4 and 5 Schools.
Handouts from these courses are available here for: Year 3 (zip file), Year 5 (zip file)
Jan 08

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An annotated copy of a Year 6 mental test.  This image models the use of jottings in the mental test. It was demonstrated on the Y5/6 Briefing for English and Maths, Jan 08.
Some materials to support speaking and listening in mathematics have been added to section 14 of the Subject Leader page.

further information

Contact: The Numeracy / Mathematics Team
Telephone: 0116 305 6396 / 6303
E-mail: numeracy@leics.gov.uk
Last Updated:
29 July 2008
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