9.00am: coffee and registration
9.30am: Session 1
Outcomes for the day
Identifying and understanding the needs of more able mathematician
- How do you identify highly able mathematicians?
- Recognising their needs and abilities
- Access to and mastery of broad and balanced learning opportunities
- Planning for their mathematical future
10.30am: break
10.50am: Session 2
Extending the curriculum
- Problems requiring deep mathematical thinking
- Challenging questions on ‘easy’ topics
- Don Steward, Dr Frost, NRICH
- UKMT challenges
12.30pm: lunch
1.15pm: Session 3
Improving your school’s provision for more able mathematicians
- Review current provision at both KS3 and KS4
- Include challenge for your more and most able mathematicians
- Look to the future at KS5 and beyond
- How can you judge the impact of your provision?
Reflections and action planning
3.15pm: close