Maths Projects at Grove Street

Research Projects and Case studies 

At Grove Street Primary School, we value the importance of research based practice. Due to this core belief, we are taking part in a range of exciting Maths Projects. 

Maths Hub

Mastering Number in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

This project aims to secure firm foundations in the development of good number sense for all children from Reception through to Year 1 and Year 2. The aim over time is that children will leave KS1 with fluency in calculation and a confidence and flexibility with number. Attention will be given to key knowledge and understanding needed in Reception classes, and progression through KS1 to support success in the future.

Sustaining Mastery 

As we have engaged in the Maths Hub since 2018, we are now in the Refinement phase. We are part of a Sustaining Mastery Teacher Reasearch Group (TRG). 

Case Study

We have been chosen as a Case Study. We will be working closely with the hub to share the how we teach and continue to develop Mathematics as a school. This will involve developing lesson study, observing teaching and learning, collecting pupil voice and sharing the vision for Maths at Grove Street. This is due to be published in October 2022. 

LLME

Our Maths Lead, Hannah Kingsley, is a Local Leader of Mathematics Education (LLME), this means she is at the forefront of the latest in mathematical research. She is currently working with the Maths Hub and is a Primary MasterySpecialist with the Cheshire & Wirral Hub. She also works as a SLE for Wirral Council, supporting schools in Wirral develop and improve their teaching and learning in mathematics. 

Liverpool Hope University

Case Study

We have close links with Liverpool Hope and we are member of their maths partnership. We are also completing a project regarding parental involvement and developing cultural capital. We also provid

Curriculum Group

We work with Liverpool Hope as a member of their curriculum group. This means we support trainee teachers by giving lectures, leading seminars and hosting students at our school. We also share what recent initiatives and curriculum developments look like in schools. 

We are taking part in a research project with the EEF and Loughborough University. Previous research indicates that the use of fingers as representations of ordinal and cardinal number is an important part of young children’s early mathematics learning. Further to this, studies have shown that a finger training can improve young children’s quantitative skills. ‘Mathematics at your fingertips’ adapts a systematic finger training programme that has been successful with Year 2 children for those in Reception classes with the aim of supporting children’s early number learning. The development and roll out of this programme is being funded through the Department for Education (DfE) and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).