Catch Up with Numeracy

Catch up with NUMERACY is an empowering and engaging programme developed specifically for Year 7 students who have not achieved a score of 100 in KS2.

Fun and effective, it takes a fresh look at ways to inspire students and help improve their self-esteem whilst teaching vital numeracy skills.

For Year 7 students who have not achieved a score of 100 in KS2.

Description

Catch up with NUMERACY is specifically for Year 7 students who have not achieved a score of 100 in KS2.

The workshop can be booked any time during Year 7 – or indeed as a summer school transition course - for groups of up to 30 students in a classroom or venue of your choice.

Importantly funding for this programme is available through the ‘Year 7 Catch Up Premium’.

Benefits

Building on the momentum created in your school, Catch up with NUMERACY allows students to experience different techniques and discover new ways of achieving maths targets they previously believed to be beyond them.

Since March 2000, schools all over the UK have relied on us to help their students reach their full potential. By using accelerated learning techniques and personal development tools we are able to build student confidence and ability in a fun and supportive environment.

Our courses are designed to help students reflect on their learning and inspire them to reach their targets.

Content

The course comprises mental maths tricks, reflective practice, goal setting, Mind Mapping for shapes and their properties, exercises to reduce mathematical anxiety, multi-sensory maths facts and problem solving using the ‘journey technique’.

Aims

To increase mental maths skills and confidence in students of all abilities.

To allow students to understand why they are underachieving and how to reach their full potential.

To motivate students to raise their achievement levels in a positive and focused way.

To enable students to explore different approaches to numeracy.

To inspire students to improve their numeracy skills and to reach their targets.

To improve mathematical problem solving skills.

Results

During the course students will:

Learn simple yet effective mental maths tricks.
Reflect on the challenges they face with numeracy and learn how to overcome them.
Create a numeracy goal to improve performance and motivate.
Learn about shapes and their properties using Mind Maps.
Engage in exercises that encourage a positive approach to numeracy.
Experience multi-sensory learning to remember key facts.
Use the journey technique for problem solving.

Feedback about this course

We chose the numeracy and mind mapping workshops which worked very well with the group of students we had and the timetable for the day. All students were engaged and participated in the sessions. Kim was an excellent leader and trainer and her enthusiasm kept everyone going on a very hot day. Kim was flexible in her timings and this meant that students and staff were able to work together easily to ensure the day was a success. Kim recapped all the things the students should have learnt by the end of the sessions and all of them were shouting out the answers demonstrating that the techniques work and that the students had listened and learned well.

Leah Goldson - St Simon Stock Catholic School

• Students were engaged • Set at right level for most students • Good range of numeracy skills practiced

Hayley Follett - JCoSS

Shanaz was very enthusiastic and really encouraged our students. She gave them some fantastic learning tips. Her teaching style was fantastic and students quickly warmed to her and felt comfortable to approach Shanaz. She gave excellent learning tool which I have seen the students start to use already.

Sadia Bashir-Butt - Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College

Students enjoyed the course and feedback from staff was very positive. Presentation by Shenaz was excellent – she’s an asset to you.

Carol Evans - Ryburn Valley High School

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"Jay’s enthusiasm, knowledge of the strategies, techniques and tips was excellent and was exactly what we were looking for at this time in Year 11 for our students and parents. It’s testament to Jay and the workshop as to how many pupils had told their parents about how much they enjoyed it and how useful they found it that some students were calling and texting their parents during the school day to say ‘Mum/Dad you need to come to the Parent’s workshop this evening!’ The strategies were relevant, easy to use, engaging and delivered in a way which will facilitate the students use of them as well. It was great to be given some resources by Jay in order to support the pupils through the revision process as the year goes on as well. I will look to rebook this event for next years, Year 11 at a similar time."

Cardiff High School