Enabling all learners to develop a love of Shakespeare
Authored by Maddie Short, Programmes Lead, Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation
Confidence for all
We want every learner to engage with the power of maths so they can develop the skills and confidence to achieve and progress throughout their lives.
That's why our unique and innovative approaches help to build confidence in maths at every age and stage of learning. We believe every learner can be a confident mathematician.
Boosting number confidence with free National Numeracy Day support
As part of our mission to advocate the #PowerofMaths, we were proud to be a lead supporter of National Numeracy Day 2020 and celebrate that maths is for everyone. During the virtual festival on 13 May 2020, we joined a Q&A with The Maths Factor creator Carol Vorderman on how everyone can unlock their maths factor.
Together with National Numeracy, we've also created a brand-new resource to help adults who support children’s maths learning both at school and at home. Focusing on confidence and mindset, the guide to Boosting Number Confidence is full of fun and practical activities, videos and tips and is designed to help everyone build a positive relationship with numbers.
Building maths confidence for our secondary learners
Our KS3 and GCSE courses help students master maths with confidence with a UK-specific approach that draws upon global best practices and cutting-edge research. Every student can be a confident mathematician.
That’s why both Maths Progress (Second Edition) for KS3 and the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Mathematics series are specifically founded on key principles to nurture students’ confidence in maths so they can believe it too. And if they can believe it, they can persevere, achieve and progress.
“The GCSE Maths resources build their understanding, they show them things in different ways...The resources help you to differentiate much more effectively in the classroom, which helps with their confidence.”
– KS4 teacher
“Students are more willing to discuss their mathematical thinking, engaging with other students. They are also more confident in presenting their mathematical ideas.”
– KS4 teacher
“Everyone can have a go, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake. There is that environment that's been created and I would say these resources have helped do that.”
– Maths teacher, Hamstead Hall Academy
“The students’ confidence is improving from where it was. Part of that is that they are being challenged a lot more... KS3 Maths Progress has developed them a lot.”
– Head of Maths
“My confidence has grown.”
– Year 8 student
“I am definitely more confident than I used to be in mathematics.”
– Year 11 student
“From where I was last year, I definitely feel like I’m more confident in my ability.”
– Year 11 student
“Students do say 'I like maths' a lot more than they used to. Maths Progress has obviously contributed to that.”
– Head of Maths
Maths confidence blogs
Maths confidence in Covid-19 - five steps to build greater resilience in primary maths
This blog explores from a primary maths perspective, some steps with practical tools and approaches to help turn ‘I can’t’ attitudes in maths to ‘I can’.
Covid-19 and your secondary students’ mindsets in maths
This blog delves into six practical steps and tools to help young people establish a growth mindset and build towards greater mathematical confidence.
Guide to Tackling Maths Anxiety and Roundtable report
From the Guide to Tackling Maths Anxiety, we have developed a quick-read document highlighting some tools to support maths-anxious learners.
We also ran a session on maths anxiety at our first ever Virtual Maths Festival from 5–16 July 2021.
Recent news and blog posts
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Bridging the digital divide – two teachers share their stories
Two teachers share their stories of how they’re tackling the digital divide in their schools.
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Creating students who can read (and who want to read)
Authored by Dee Reid, founder of Catch Up