The focus of the improvement activity will be on the Numeracy Hub Champions and practitioners to:
• facilitate collaboration, co-creation and delivery of high quality CLPL
• drive innovation and improvement in First Level Numeracy pedagogy
• improve capacity of staff to deliver high quality learning experiences in First Level Numeracy
• support the use of research and data to evidence progress and improvement
• Each Local Authority will identify up to 3 schools to participate in a pilot project aimed at building staff capacity within First Level Numeracy using an embedded classroom professional learning model.
• Numeracy Hub Champions within each Local Authority will design and deliver high quality CLPL to identified SMT and classroom practitioners.
• Numeracy Hub Champions will facilitate professional dialogue on a monthly basis to increase teacher confidence in using manipulatives to help children and young people gain a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.
• Identified schools will administer pre and post diagnostic assessments as identified by the Numeracy Hub Champions. Data will be analysed and implications for future practice shared across the RIC.
• Establish an inter-authority, teacher driven, professional network in First Level Numeracy.
• Numeracy Hub Champions will establish an electronic platform for staff involved to engage in professional dialogue and share good practice around the intervention.
• Numeracy Hub Champions will facilitate peer visits across the RIC to support teaching staff in developing high quality learning experiences in First Level Numeracy.
• A model of collaborative professionalism will be established which can be used across the RIC.
