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Teaching through the pandemic
Listen to the latest podcast from NCETM and Nikki Bailey, Deputy Headteacher at Oldfield Primary School, to see how Teach Active and Active Learning has been used in maths across Key Stages 1 and 2, and the benefits this has had for children after a long period of home learning. Nikki Bailey is deputy head and Year 1 teacher at a primary school in Chester. She has long been an advocate of teaching maths through physical activity but has found this particularly beneficial in autumn 2020, with children returning to school unaccustomed to periods of formal, focused concentration. She describes activities and encourages other teachers to have a go....
Read moreUsing physical activity to raise attitudes and attainment in maths and English
As a teacher, we look for that hook that can really support a child – and for Liam that hook was physical activity. Teaching certain aspects of the maths curriculum through physical activity allowed Liam to enjoy maths again, provided an environment where maths was non-threatening and allowed him to begin to succeed....
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