About
The SWEIC Maths Group was formed in February 2019 with the aims of improving the quality of learning, teaching and assessment in numeracy and mathematics through sharing practice and collaborating across the South-West to design and deliver high quality CLPL inputs for practitioners across the South West Collaborative.
During session 2019-20 the SWEIC Maths Group developed delivered a CLPL input day with Numeracy Leaders from all four local authorities in April 2019 on Developing Mathematical Reasoning using Bar Models. The Numeracy Leaders from across Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire developed and delivered a series of twilight training sessions from this training input. The 36 Numeracy Leaders consequently delivered twilight sessions to over 500 teachers from primary, secondary and special education sectors during last session.
Numeracy Leaders within the SWEIC Maths Group also provided training sessions with over 100 student teachers from the University of the West of Scotland and University of Glasgow. These sessions were very well received by teachers and students attending the training inputs. Participants reported that the training sessions were beneficial and provided an approach to problem solving which supports learners understanding of number relationships within worded problems.
Since lockdown in March 2020 the SWEIC Maths Group have been planning ways to maintain the momentum gained within the Numeracy Leaders network during last session. The SWEIC Numeracy PL Team site is a result of this planning with each of the four local authorities committing to sharing approaches to delivering CLPL in the current climate. Within this notebook you will find links to a wide range of anytime, anywhere numeracy and maths focused CLPL inputs, resources and sources of inspiration currently being provided across our local authorities, including the recording of the ‘Mathematical Reasoning using Bar Models’ CLPL input delivered by the SWEIC Numeracy Leaders last session.
The SWEIC Maths Group are currently investigating opportunities for practitioners to engage in discussion and collaborate on key issues in relation to teaching and learning in numeracy and mathematics within this virtual space. Details in relation to this will be made available during this session.
SWEIC Numeracy and Maths PL Access Guide
The East Ayrshire Numeracy and Maths Blog contains a wealth of resources for schools and practitioners, including research articles, a maths podcast and professional learning opportunities.
