Effective Pedagogical Practice in Mathematics & Numeracy Evaluation of Training Analysis 2022

South Lanarkshire Council’s Strategy for Recovery is an ambitious strategy to support recovery in Numeracy and Mathematics. The long-term strategy is to train all primary teachers and appropriate secondary teachers in the pedagogy of Maths Recovery. To deliver this ambitious strategy, we are embarking on a programme of staff training based on The Learning Framework in Number: Pedagogical Tools for Assessment and Instruction, which will be delivered by the Maths Recovery Council. This will result in South Lanarkshire Council having its own team of accredited Maths Recovery trainers. This process will take place over the next three years. Once trained, our team of accredited Maths Recovery Trainers will deliver the ‘Classroom Teachers Courses’ to staff across South Lanarkshire, as well as The Learning Framework in Number.

The 20 participants were asked to complete a pre and post training questionnaire. The questionnaires were split into two main sections. Section 1 asked about their confidence in planning, delivering and assessing high quality learning experiences in the Maths Recovery Teaching Domains. Section 2 explored the participants main Teaching approaches.

Conclusion: The Training in ‘The Learning Framework in Number’ has improved the participants overall confidence in planning, teaching and assessing high quality learning experiences in all the teaching domains. This training has altered the teaching approaches most used by participants to more desirable, enquiry-based methods.