How Teaching for Mastery in Maths Supports all Pupils, including those with SEND

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Janet Goring

Literacy and Numeracy Inclusion Advisor

Janet Goring has taught for over twenty years as a class teacher, maths subject leader, Advanced Skills teacher and most recently as a specialist teacher for pupils with specific learning difficulties. She has a Masters in Specific Learning Difficulties, specialising in Dyslexia and Maths difficulties. Her dissertation researched how playing a board game can increase number sense, following a career-long interest in using games to develop understanding and increase enjoyment in maths.

Janet is an accredited Professional Development lead for the NCETM and has led SEND work groups for the last six years in her local Maths Hub. The two current projects are looking at an approach to Maths Anxiety using Zones of regulation for mainstream schools and a smaller steps curriculum for special schools. She is also on the Dyscalculia committee of the British Dyslexia Association.

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Kate Mole

Assistant Maths Hub Lead – Primary

Kate is the Primary Mastery Lead for the Hub and is also the Strategic Maths Lead for GLF Schools Multi Academy Trust. She is passionate about teacher professional development in mathematics, believing that this is the key to improving teaching and learning. Having led work groups for the Maths Hub, she continues to be inspired by the teachers and leaders who are transforming mathematics practice and policy in their schools for the benefit of all of their pupils. She is a co-author of the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation Materials and is a Professional Development Lead. 

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Rhiannon Rainbow

School Improvement Lead (Greenshaw Learning Trust)

Rhiannon Rainbow is a maths teacher with 20 years’ experience teaching secondary. Rhiannon completed a 3 year BSc Hons QTS Primary Maths EY before moving to secondary. She is an NCETM accredited SMS, C5, and PD Lead and part of the NCETM MAT Maths Leads delivery team. She also is an LLME in her local Maths Hub and runs the secondary SKTM. 

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Nicki Ashton

Maths Hub Lead – Primary

Nicki is one of our Maths Hubs Leads, having been involved in the leadership team since the very beginning and as Primary Mastery Lead and Work Group Lead. She is based at one of the hub’s lead schools, Chesterton School, where she also oversees CPD Partnerships for the Wandle Teaching School Hub.

Nicki has 20 years’ experience as a consultant in supporting, developing and training teachers in their maths classroom practice. She loves working with fantastic and inspiring colleagues in the Maths Hub!

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Matt Lewis

Assistant Director for School and Professional Development

Matt has worked at secondary school and cross-phase at local authority level, and now works as an assistant director in the school and professional development strand, with a focus on local leaders of mathematics education (LLME).

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Amelie Thompson

Amelie Thompson has worked in education for over 20 years, including 12 years as a senior leader and headteacher. She now works at Greenshaw Learning Trust as Assistant Director of Education - SEND. She is also the regional lead with Whole School SEND for South East England and South London (SESLON) region and lead author of the Teacher Handbook: SEND. Amelie has a keen interest in how we, as leaders, build systems and create environments that enable ‘every teacher to be a teacher of SEND’ – driven by leadership that builds inclusivity into all aspects of school practice. As a school leader, she challenges herself to consistently reflect on the operational implications and implementation of this strategic vision and is strongly committed to cross-phase and cross-sector collaboration to achieve this.

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Tina Harvey OBE

Until July 2023, Tina was the Head of an Outstanding all age special school for children and young people with severe and profound learning difficulties including those with an additional diagnosis of autism. Tina held this post for over 30 years, during which time the school expanded its roll by 90%.

Tina trained at Birmingham University and holds a Master’s Degree in Childhood Autism, and has spent all of her career working within the special education field. Tina was a National Leader of Education until her retirement from Headship. Tina continues to work as a member of the South East South London Regional SEND team for Whole School SEND (nasen).  Aside from Special Educational Needs, Tina's particular interests are school improvement including ethical leadership and leadership development at all levels including governance. Tina firmly believes in the power of coaching as a supportive professional development tool for colleagues.

Tina is the Deputy Regional SEND Lead for South East England and South London (SESLON) region.

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Clare Belli

Clare is Head of Southampton Inclusion Partnership and Outreach Service, based at Springwell Special School in Southampton. She holds an MSc in Specific Learning Difficulties from the University of Southampton and an MA Ed in Special Needs and Inclusion from the University of Winchester. Clare is also Director of SEND for the HISP Learning Partnership and provides coaching, training and strategic support for SEND improvement across a range of schools within and beyond Southampton.

Clare is the Deputy Regional SEND Lead for South East England and South London (SESLON) region.