Welcome to our community
This community is led by Mateu Ramonet, who is Assistant Head Teacher at Star Primary School, where he has worked since 2015. In addition to leading the NL Maths Community, he has led Teaching for Mastery workgroups for the NCETM since 2019. He is very passionate about maths and fundamentally believe that everyone can be a mathematician.
Who is this suitable for?
Maths leaders and coordinators (Primary only)
How does it work?
This group aims to support three aspects of subject-specific teaching:
Ensuring that subject leaders understand how to support their teachers with the subject-specific leadership
Ensuring that subject leaders know how to plan and sequence a rich and engaging curriculum
Developing teachers’ subject knowledge and subject-specific pedagogy
What does it involve?
Members of this group will be able to attend three subject leader network meetings, one per term.
Members of this community can access a range of materials to support this group, including access to training videos, articles and other resources
Cost
This group is free for member schools.
The sessions are available to non-member schools for £75 each or £200 for all three.
If Trusts wish to sign up multiple schools, the price is reduced to £150 per school.
To sign up for this community and receive updates, please visit: https://forms.gle/t2zkdZ2udnLS26sd6
Please note: that this link does not sign you up to meetings - to do that, you will need to visit the link in the network section below
Sessions are free for Newham Learning member schools.
To book, please visit: https://forms.gle/wVHSzjCwPicn6R947
The meeting dates for 2026-27 are:
Autumn Term – Tue 06 Oct 2026
13:15 – 15:15 for subject leads at Star Primary
15:45 – 16:45 for subject teachers – online
Spring Term - Tue 12 Jan 2027
13:15 – 15:15 for subject leads at Star Primary
15:45 – 16:45 for subject teachers – online
Summer Term – Tue 20 Apr 2026
13:15 – 15:15 for subject leads at Star Primary
15:45 – 16:45 for subject teachers – online
Network meetings
Reading & Research
Videos & Podcasts
Engaging with the wider community
Support with implementation
Case Studies
Thu 15 Oct 2026 - Get involved in the Richmond Project
In the HT KIT+ meeting, Dr Wayne Harrison from WhatWorked Education described how school can get involved in a free maths peer tutoring trial - The Richmond Maths Project
We've added a project folder with the slides from the session and the guide with how to sign up to take part in the trial. This can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aMYgEmUjt5TUxewowHmU0jCE2k9ddr-H?usp=sharing
It has been confirmed that the intervention can be run as an after school club activity.
Thu 15 Oct 2026 - Maths Hub Autumn 2026 Newsletter
The Maths Hub have released their Autumn 2026 newsletter. It is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v5hHKK2LflKl2Rrzg3ffMmHZUhUvSJpA/view?usp=drive_link
Improving Mathematics in the Early Years and Key Stage 1 (EEF, 2021)
Improving Mathematics in Key Stages 2 and 3 (EEF, 2022)
Mathematics Subject Report (Ofsted, 2023)
Curriculum Research Review - Maths (Ofsted, 2021)
The National Curriculum Programmes of Study (DfE, 2013)
Video: Building strong foundations for early mathematical skills (ELRS)
Video: Effective maths education (Ofsted, 2021)
Video: Getting better at maths (Ofsted, 2021)
Video: Maths lessons lacking reasoning (Ofsted, 2019)
Video: Use of resources in maths (Ofsted, 2019)
Video: When children don't get maths (Ofsted, 2019)
Video: Use of textbooks in maths (Ofsted, 2019)
Video: Primary: Using picture books to help with maths (STEM Learning)
Podcast: Evidence into Action: Why manipulatives matter in the maths classroom (EEF, 2025)
Podcast: Evidence into Action: Setting pupils up for success in maths (EEF, 2021)
(coming soon)
Guidance Documents
Videos
A schools' guide to Implementation - Animation (EEF, 2024)
Newham Learning: Implementation (Newham Learning, 2022)
Templates
(coming soon)