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Issue 02 April 2015
Celebrating
Numbers
Teacher Conference
29 June 2015
St James Park
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4ST
10am—4.15pm
The Numbers Festival is being organised by
Newcastle University in association with the
Great North Maths Hub and the Institute of
Mathematics and its Applications.
The festival takes place between 27th June
and 5th July 2015.
All of the events are free of charge and are
available to all teachers and pupils within the
Great North Maths Hub region, covering
Northumberland, Tyne, Wear and County
Durham areas.
We will provide a full itinerary of events,
which includes our Teacher Conference,
workshops, talks, careers fare, and even an
appearance by Kjartan Poskitt, author of the
Murderous Maths series.
The events will take place in local landmarks
including Newcastle University, Baltic Art
Gallery and the Sage.
Further information about the Numbers
Festival can be found at
www.ncl.ac.uk/events/numbers.
The Great North Maths Hub, Newcastle University
and Baltic Art Gallery have organized a Maths and
Art fun day for over 400 primary school children as
part of the Numbers Festival
Contents
Welcome
4
Speakers
5
Marketplace
6
Workshops
7
Biographies
13
The Numbers Festival welcomes Kjartan Poskitt,
author of the Murderous Maths Series. 800
primary school children from the Great North
Maths Hub will be attending two special shows by
the author, as part of the festival.
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Welcome
The Teacher Conference is a free event for all school teachers within the
Tyne, Wear, Northumberland and County Durham areas, sponsored by
Newcastle University, IMA and the Great North Maths Hub, as part of the
Numbers Festival.
Aim of the event
Programme
The event will provide valuable learning
opportunities designed to enrich teaching practice
by combining inspirational and motivational
speakers, with professional development
opportunities and interactive workshops.
Registration will take place from 8.45am, with the
event commencing at 10am. The morning
session will feature our keynote speaker,
Mike Ollerton.
Who should attend?
The event is open to all primary school teachers,
secondary school maths teachers, subject leads
and head teachers.
The afternoon session runs from 12.30—4pm and
will consist of a series of interactive
workshops and presentations. Participants are
able to choose which sessions they wish to
attend.
The programme is evolving all the time and
therefore may be subject to change.
Venue
The event will be held in Newcastle City Centre at
St James Park. The facility is accessible by
public transport, with parking available nearby.
Networking
There will be plenty of networking opportunities
throughout the day over lunch and refreshments.
Tickets are FREE and can be obtained online by visiting
http://gnmhtc.eventbrite.co.uk.
www.mathshubs.org.uk/greatnorth
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Conference Speakers
Registration opens from
8.45am for those early birds,
make sure you pick up your
delegate pack on the way in.
Our speakers are motivated, innovative, skilled and
highly experienced in the field of education, providing an
excellent start to our conference.
Tea and coffee will be served
in our Exhibitors Marketplace.
Programme Agenda
Subject
Speaker & Organisation
David Baldwin,
Great North Maths Hub
10.00am
David Baldwin,
Exciting opportunities and developments in
the Great North Maths Hub
Great North Maths Hub
10.15am
Steve Humble,
Concept of the Numbers Festival
Newcastle University
10.30am
Rene Koglbauer
Teacher Qualifications and Further
Professional Development Opportunities
Newcastle University
10.45am
Noel Jackson
Maths Magic @ LIFE
Life Centre
11.15am
Mike Ollerton
Reasoning and Problem Solving
Keynote Speaker
12 noon
Buffet Lunch
12.30pm
Elective Workshop 1
*includes coffee/tea break
1.45pm
Elective Workshop 2
*includes coffee/tea break
3.00pm
Elective Workshop 3
*includes coffee/tea break
4.05pm
Closing Speech & Raffle Draw
Mike Ollerton,
This programme may be subject to change.
www.mathshubs.org.uk/greatnorth
Keynote Speaker
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Marketplace
The Marketplace will be open at the
following times:-
Our supplier marketplace provides an opportunity to
learn of the latest innovations, resources, support tools
and applications available to the education sector.

8.45am—10am for those
early arrivals

12-12.30 to peruse over
lunch.
edtech
As a distributor for local company
Inspirational Classrooms, edTech
supply
and
produce
exciting,
curriculum relevant products that
provide everything you need to
effectively
teach,
engage your pupils!
enrich
and
For further
details please visit our website at
www.inspirationalclassrooms.co.uk
Active Maths provides hundreds of
interactive whiteboard resources:
lesson-starters, questions, games,
problem solving activities,
simulations, mathematical tools
and other interactive resources.
Printable worksheets accompany
most of the activities.
All the resources can be tried out
on the Active Maths website :
www.active-maths.co.uk.
The Myflo teaching platform enables
teachers to automatically and
intelligently create, access or share
completed and outstanding lesson
plans with attached resources within
their networks. The platform has been
developed by teachers for teachers
and incorporates best practice in the
lesson development and delivery. It
saves on average 114 hours per
academic year per teacher.
Science Studio has been established
for over 50 years as a specialist
supplier of calculators to schools,
colleges, universities and students.
We are the UK's leading authorised
educational distributor for Casio,
Hewlett Packard, Sharp and Texas
Instruments educational products.
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TTS is home to innovative
educational resources, celebrating
30 years of supplying Schools with
products that are researched and
sourced based on ideas and
suggestions from advisers, teachers
and many others, whose number
one priority is the same as our
own … children.
ESApps Ltd build APPS for
education
and
businesses.
These APPS can save schools
and companies money on
contacting large numbers of
contacts. This is using our
messaging service that offers
1million message to 1million
devices. Our company has
strong links to education and our
school APPs are designed by
Head Teachers.
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Workshops
Each workshop is interactive
allowing for audience participation.
Our workshops offer an effective means of updating
your skills and knowledge in a relaxed and welcoming
atmosphere. These sessions are led by knowledgeable
and experienced advisors, teachers and NCETM
recognised leads.
Open your eyes to the
world of numbers
Audience : Primary Teachers
Presenter: Steve Humble
Planning for
Misconceptions in Maths
Audience : Secondary
The sessions will last up to 60
minutes. Delegates are able to
chose which workshops they would
like to attend as part of the event
registration process.
Steve Humble, expert teacher, teacher trainer and, as
Dr Maths, advocate for the power and potential of
mathematics, offers a fresh, practical approach to teaching
mathematics, based on the best research and practice, and
years of experience in the field. In this workshop he will
challenge you to think about your own maths beliefs and
how they influence your view of the subject.
This workshop will consider common misconceptions in
some areas of maths and relate these to methods of
planning and development to improve understanding.
Presenter : Karen Knox,
School Improvement Adviser for
Secondary Mathematics, North
Tyneside Council
Six Quickies
Audience : Primary
Presenter : Richard Brown
Six, easy to learn and quick to play, dice games to build
ordinal and cardinal number sense. Research has recently
shown a strong correlation between children who, at a key
time in their lives, play simple dice and linear movement
games with their success in maths later in life. This
workshop will introduce six quickies and equip you with a
game pack to take away and introduce to children. The
pedagogy of game-play and how children learn from each
other in this context will be explored.
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Workshops
Maths for SEN
Audience : Primary*
Presenter : Lucy Cameron,
Teacher and Maths
Coordinator at Beacon Hill
School
*this session is also open to people
with SEN interest
Top 10 Maths Apps to
support learning
Audience : Primary
Presenter : Laura Dickinson
Lucy Cameron is an experienced Special Needs Teacher
and Maths Coordinator at Beacon Hill, rated Outstanding
by Ofsted. The session will focus on considerations for
special educational needs teaching and learning. Beginning
with a general introduction to maths at the very early stages,
the session will discuss and provide practical activities to
highlight problems that may occur for pupils with SEN,
referring to specific considerations for pupils with autism
spectrum conditions.
In this session we will explore apps that can be used in
maths lessons as whole class activities, as group activities,
as individuals and for tailored intervention. There will be
times to try the apps and discuss how these can be
seamlessly integrated into your classroom.
*Delegates will need to bring an iPad to this presentation
Core Maths
Audience : Secondary /
College Maths Teachers
Presenter : Mick Blaylock
Core Maths Support
Programme
A presentation given to provide an informative overview of
the Core Maths programme. This session will cover the
background to Core maths, technical guidance and
awarding organisations.
The Core Maths Support
Programme and experience of those now teaching Core
Maths will be incorporated into the session, with an
opportunity to ask questions.
Contact us on : 0191 234 7229
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Workshops
Stretching the Most Able
Maths Students
A range of ideas and strategies for stretching the most able
students. We will focus on how we can:-
Audience : Secondary

Raise aspirations and life goals

Bring challenge and progress to every area of the
maths curriculum without ‘moving them on early’

Provide most able students with a role within the
classroom that enhances everyone's learning and
their overall development.
Presenter : Michael Forrest,
SLE and Curriculum Leader
for Maths at George
Stephenson High School
Lets Talk about Maths
Audience : Primary
Presenter : Laura Tullock
Monkhouse Primary School
Using iPads in Maths
Lessons
Audience : Secondary
Presenter : Aidan Batey
Longbenton Community
College
Communicating and reasoning is a key element of the new
curriculum. The workshop will share a range of strategies
that have been successfully used across the primary age
range to develop these skills and deepen children's
understanding of key concepts. These include talk for maths
mats which encourage collaboration, challenge and chatter
and are easily adapted for all age ranges and topics.
This session will showcase some of the different ways iPads
can be used in Maths Lessons and other environments in
school, for example during CPD and more generally within
the teacher role. We will address some of the potential
problems that may arise in using iPads and how these can
be avoided and managed.
*Delegates will need to bring an iPad to this presentation
Contact us on : 0191 234 7229
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Workshops
Special Educational Needs
Audience : All Teachers and/
or Teaching Assistants
Presenter : Victoria Toulmin
Heel & Toe
Exploring the Mastery
Approach—Singapore Text
Books
Audience : Primary Teachers
Presenter: Wendy Mitcheson
North Tyneside Learning
Trust
Concrete Resources in
Key Stage 2
Heel & Toe Children’s Charity was established in June
2008, to provide free conductive education therapy for any
child with cerebral palsy. Demand from parents, children
and schools led to an increase in the range of service
provided by the charity. This session will be led by Victoria
Toulmin, SEN Tutor. This session will introduce resources
and techniques specially used for SEN children, and will
appeal to all colleagues directly affected or working with
children requiring additional assistance.
As the Great North Maths Hub Project Lead on two National
Projects focusing upon Mastery in the Primary Curriculum,
Wendy Mitcheson has been involved in both the Shanghai
England-China Exchange Programme and instrumental in
the Singapore Text Book Project. This workshop will focus
upon the key elements of mastery in the primary curriculum
and will include sharing of best practice and resources, in
addition to providing more information regarding the
Singapore Text Book programme.
Audience : Primary
This session will focus on how to use concrete resources for
reasoning, fluency and problems solving in Key Stage 2
classrooms.
Presenter : Sarah Freeman
and Rachel Morgan
Regent Farm First School
This session is fully interactive.
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Workshops
Reasoning and Problem
Solving in every
mathematics lesson
Audience : Primary /
Secondary
Presenter : Mike Ollerton
The Maths Landscape—
AQA’s Vision
Audience : Secondary
Presenter : Zoe Mather
Maths Advocate for North
East Region
The Mixed Ability Journey
Audience : Secondary
Presenter :
Patrick William-Powlett
Venerable Bede CE
Academy
This workshop will focus on ideas with a view to considering
how they might be adapted so they can be taken into
primary and secondary classrooms ‘tomorrow’.
The workshop will be interactive in terms of working on
mathematics, and a discussion about how reasoning and
problem solving can be woven into all mathematics lessons.
An overview of sample materials and resources for the new
GCSE and Level 3 Certificate in Mathematical Studies
(Core Maths). We will also provide an update on plans for
A Level. There will be an opportunity for the audience to
ask questions.
Patrick William-Powlett an experienced HOD and teacher
explains why and how he has introduced mixed ability
teaching throughout KS3 and KS4 in his school this
year. He will not only share his ideas but activities that have
worked successfully. Early indications show mixed ability
teaching is working and accelerating progress.
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Workshops
Exploring Concepts With
Handheld Technologies
Audience : Secondary
Presenter : Stephen Kean
Director, Science Studio
Grasping the idea :
Hands-on maths
This session will engage secondary mathematics teachers
to consider utilising the latest graphic calculators as a
means to promote student 'self-discovery' of mathematical
concepts. The onus will be on strategies to equip students
to explore and hypothesise for themselves using these
personal and powerful handheld learning devices.
No previous experience of graphic calculators is assumed
or required; just an enthusiasm to consider the implications
of using an extremely useful teaching and learning tool.
Presenter : Noel Jackson
Head of Education,
International Centre for Life
This workshop is a graphic example of how hands-on maths
creates an engagement with maths that has a reach far
beyond the classroom. Cyclic numbers are an important
part of everyday life, particularly time keeping. They can
also provide the basis for some fascinating and foolproof
card tricks. Students from KS2 all the way through
secondary school are delighted to discover engaging
activities which rely on the power of maths rather than slight
of hand. Whats more, because they want to show their
families and friend, the interest is infectious.
Tracking Pupil Progress in
the absence of Levels
The workshop will demonstrate how schools can assess
pupil progress using Standard Assessments.
Audience : All teachers
By comparing ability with attainment this will give a whole
pupil view, will highlight underperformance and types of
reports available for all Stakeholders.
Audience : All teachers
Presenter : Phil Wileman
GL Assessments
www.mathshubs.org.uk/greatnorth
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Biographies
Our presenters consist of Local
Authority School Improvement
Team, professional Lecturers and
fellow education practitioners.
All of our presenters are highly experienced and have a
wealth of demonstrable knowledge.
Many of our
presenters are Specialist Leaders of Education, NCETM
Certified Professional Development Leads and/or
represent Outstanding Schools.
Steve Humble
aka Dr Maths
Newcastle University
Our biography information will help
you to make an informed choice
regarding which workshops you
would like to attend.
With over 20 years experience as a mathematics subject leader in various educational
establishments, he became the Senior Regional Coordinator for the National Centre for Excellence
in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), which he undertook for five years. Steve presently works
at Newcastle University, teaching mathematics on the Primary and Secondary PGCE. His research
focuses on talented children in low-income areas of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and their possible
contribution to the eradication of poverty.
He is a Member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS) Committee for Raising the Public
Awareness of Mathematics in Europe and a fellow of The Institute of Mathematics and its
Applications (IMA). To promote public interest in mathematics he has written a fortnightly
newspaper column as ‘DrMaths’, as well as a range of puzzles ‘explorer’ books and a number of
classroom resources. His latest book, published in April 2015 by Routledge, is called 'How to be
Inventive when Teaching Primary Mathematics' .
Stephen Kean
Science Studio
Stephen Kean is the co-owner of Science Studio and provides handheld mathematics technologies
and training to UK educational establishments. His background is in mathematics teaching and his
current focus is on utilising graphic calculators within teaching and learning.
Laura Dickinson
North Tyneside
Learning Trust
Laura Dickinson joined the North Tyneside Learning Trust School Improvement Team in January as
the eLearning Lead Teacher. Having taught for 10 years and with a degree in ICT Education, her
passion is ICT and how to use eLearning as a tool to drive School Improvement. In her
previous role as Assistant Headteacher, she successfully rolled out a 1:1 iPad deployment
programme in her school and now supports schools in their own eLearning Journeys, integrating
technology to help support raising standards.
Michael Forrest
George Stephenson
High School
Michael has been Curriculum Leader for Maths at George Stephenson High School for 6 years.
During that time the department has moved from Satisfactory to Outstanding in Local Authority
reviews, with the school also achieving an Ofsted Outstanding rating and Teaching School status.
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Biographies
Wendy Mitcheson
North Tyneside
Learning Trust
Wendy Mitcheson is the North Tyneside Learning Trust’s full-time Primary Maths Lead who was
appointed in 2013 to increase capacity with this important area of the curriculum and share effective
practice across the Trust. Wendy supports individual schools and plans and delivers CPD
programmes to groups of practitioners, working alongside the Local Authority School Improvement
Service to raise standards and narrow achievement gaps in Primary Maths teaching and learning.
Wendy has recently lead both the Singapore Text Book and Shanghai Teacher Exchange Projects
on behalf of the NCETM Maths Hub programme.
Karen Knox
North Tyneside
Council
Karen Knox has been a maths teacher for 30 years in Newcastle–upon-Tyne schools, including 20
years as a head of department in a large secondary school. She has recently moved into an
advisory role with the School Improvement Service in North Tyneside.
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Biographies
David Baldwin
Great North Maths
Hub
David Baldwin is the Senior Lead for the Great North Maths Hub, Chair of North Tyneside Learning
Trust, and Executive Headteacher of Churchill Community College, Wallsend, rated
OUTSTANDING by Ofsted and in the top 2% of all schools nationally for value added. He also
chairs the Secondary Education Improvement Partnership and the Children's Strategy Group for
the south west part of the borough. David is also a mathematician
Mike Ollerton
Mike Ollerton taught in schools for 24 years, worked in teacher education for 10, and has been a
freelance consultant in mathematics education since 2006. As a head of maths from 1986-1995 he
led a department that taught in all-attainment classes from Y7 to Y11 without using textbooks.
As a consultant he has been involved in several projects for the National Centre for Excellence in
the Teaching of Mathematics, including Inspiring Mathematics Champions. He has also worked for
(the former) Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency on projects including Functional
Skills, Understanding progress in Mathematics and Assessing Pupils Progress.
Mick Blaylock
CfBT Education Trust
Mick Blaylock is CfBT’s Head of the Core Maths Support Programme. The CfBT Education Trust, a
leading global education charity with substantial experience in managing national support and
improvement programmes. Mick has 25 years teaching experience in four very different schools
and a sixth-form college and has worked as an A level principal examiner. Appointed as HMI for
mathematics in 2001, he also worked with the National Strategies secondary mathematics team as
the Northwest Secondary Director. Most recently Mick has worked with CfBT Inspection Services
as a Senior Managing Inspector leading Primary and Secondary (11-18) school inspections and
training other inspectors. From April 2014 Mick has overseen the launch of the Core Maths
Support Programme, a government initiative that represents one of the biggest changes in
mathematics education in a generation.
Richard Brown
North Tyneside
Council
Richard Brown is North Tyneside Council’s Primary Maths Advisor and founder of Freestyle Maths
on Facebook. He is presently involved in extending research regarding the link between simplistic
children’s games, for example Snakes and Ladders, with skill development and achievement in
maths. He has designed several games giving children a strong sense of how numbers work.
Zoe Mather
AQA
Zoe Mather has been a qualified teacher for 15 years and taught pupils from P-levels to A-level
across a variety of mainstream and secondary schools in the North East. She moved to teaching
following a number of years as a naval design engineer and is currently working at a school for
pupils with Autism and representing AQA as a Maths Advocate in the North East. Her main interest
is in professional development and enjoys the opportunity to support staff across the region
through the advocate role.
Contact us on : 0191 234 7229