In Autumn 2022, FE maths teachers across the country tried out one of four interventions with their classes. After doing a short amount of professional development (two online sessions and individual preparation), the teachers introduced and worked through a series of activities with learners on either Bar Models, Ratio Tables, Responsive Teaching or Engagement and Resilience.
Free practical guides containing CPD and classroom activities are available for you to adapt and implement:
- Bar Models
- Ratio Tables
- Approaches to developing engagement and resilience
- An Approach to Teaching Responsively
The interventions had been developed by FE maths teachers, for FE maths teachers, using content and teaching approaches found to have worked well in previous smaller-scale two-year action research projects.
The effectiveness of each intervention was measured by comparing results of a pre- and post-intervention maths assessment and learner questionnaire, a teacher questionnaire and coordinator focus groups. The design and delivery of the interventions was also independently evaluated.