Maths Matters More Than Ever! Free Mini-Conference With Guest Speaker Dr Sue Gifford and Maths Workshops
October 15 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm BST
Free
Stronger Practice Hub Event
Do you want to:
- Understand the firm foundations of mathematics?
- Increase your own confidence in supporting children’s mathematical learning?
- “Mathematise your day” and get playful and creative with maths?
- Help children develop positive attitudes to mathematics?
- Develop your own maths subject knowledge in pattern and spatial reasoning?
Maths Matters more than ever!
There is an urgent call to improve children’s outcomes, develop positive attitudes to mathematics, address high levels of maths anxiety in the early years workforce, and develop high-quality, maths-rich, playful pedagogy!
Mathematics is empowering and joyful and ALL children are entitled to develop confidence and competence across all areas of maths.
Early Years maths is the strongest predictor of later school achievement – more than reading and attention skills. Maths needs to be as much of a priority as language and communication, directly impacting on each child’s educational progress and life chances.
As curricula across all phases of education are being reviewed, Sue and colleagues at Early Childhood Maths Group are championing a broad and balanced Early Years Maths Curriculum, ensuring children have much richer experiences and firmer foundations in mathematics.
Early Childhood Mathematics must be firmly rooted in Spatial Reasoning and the Power of Patterns.
Professional development is essential, equipping early years practitioners with strong subject knowledge and pedagogical approaches to support children’s learning and attitudes in mathematics.
Dr Sue Gifford, Professor Emerita in the University of Roehampton’s School of Education, will be celebrating all that is creative and playful about early mathematics and digging deeper into pattern, problem-solving and spatial reasoning. Learn more about Dr Sue Gifford here.
Sue will be joined by two local specialist leaders in early maths, Robin Taylor (SPH/Boolean Maths Hub) and Jo Chandler (Mobius Maths Hub), who will facilitate workshops and discussions around maths-rich pedagogies, provision, and practice.
Agenda
5:00pm Dinner (included)
6:00pm Welcome from Lucy Driver (Stronger Practice Hub Lead)
6:15pm Keynote Speaker: Sue Gifford “Maths Matters more than ever!”
Followed by: Digging Deeper: further discussions and reflections on playful provision in Early Mathematics
Choose a session
6:45pm The Brilliance of Blocks: Robin invites you to construct and “deconstruct” Block Play through a mathematica lens, digging deeper into Spatial Reasoning as a crucial foundation to all mathematics learning
6:45pm The Power of Pattern: Jo gets creative with pattern play, inviting you to make and talk about pattern, digging deeper into Patterning as a firm foundation to all mathematics learning
7:30pm Sue invites you to Q+A questions and reflections
This is a free Maths conference for early years practitioners and childminders in our SPH area. There are limited places available, and we want as many settings and childminders to benefit as possible. Places will be limited to two-per-setting initially.
This training is for early years practitioners and leaders working in settings or childminders in our Stronger Practice Hub area (Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, Wiltshire, Somerset, North Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire). We will also prioritise settings and childminders in areas of deprivation.
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Parking
St. Pauls Children’s Centre: There is no on-site parking but parking is available on the road for £1 an hour for a maximum of 3 hours, or in Cabot Circus which is 5-minute walk from the St. Pauls Children’s Centre.
