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Primary Teaching for Mastery

Collaborative professional development for schools to ensure that a teaching for mastery approach is implemented with fidelity

Who can take part?

 

This programme is for primary schools in England that engaged with a Teaching for Mastery Work Group in 2025/26 or have previously participated in a Development, Embedding or Sustaining Work Group.

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Each participating school will nominate teachers to engage in the Work Group, and school leaders will support them to lead developments across the school.​​

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Our diagram shows a school's journey towards mastery. Use it to determine where your school's journey starts (click/tap diagram to show a larger version with more detail of the journey).

 

What is involved?

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This programme is for primary schools that have previously taken part in a Teaching for Mastery Work Group and want to continue to deepen and embed their approach.

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Each school will continue working with a small group of local schools, supported by a Mastery Specialist. Across the year, participants will collaborate to explore effective leadership, observe live teaching for mastery, implement aspects such as lesson design, and refine systems to maximise pupil impact.

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Participants will work closely with their senior leaders to focus on key areas of curriculum development and professional learning. There will also be opportunities to explore implementation strategies, with a particular focus on aspects such as oracy and mixed-age.

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What will you learn?

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  • You will develop a consistent, whole-school approach to teaching for mastery

  • You will support pupils to meet age-related expectations and develop a deeper understanding of key mathematical ideas

  • You will collaborate with other schools to share practice and refine approaches

  • You will strengthen teaching and subject leadership across your school, including sustainable professional development

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What is the cost?

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The programme is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools.

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What should you do next?

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Expressions of interest for this programme are now open for the 2026/27 academic year. Please complete our short form to register your interest and receive further information.

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