THE DURHAM SHARED MATHS PROJECT

Peer Tutoring and EEF

CEM involvement in Peer Tutoring

Fife and Vic’s research

Educational Endowment Foundation

Education Endowment Foundation

Addressing educational inequalities

DfE grant of £125m + other……

Fund projects that ‘should’ make a difference

Must be properly evaluated

The wider need for good evidence

The Toolkit

RCTs Phase 1 and Phase 2…….

WHAT IS SHARED MATHS?

A structured form of cross-age peer tutoring

Older children tutor for younger tutees

2 year age gap

Used with normal curriculum to support

maths learning

TUTORING IN MATHS

Can increases maths knowledge

Can raise confidence

Can improve maths talk

MATHS KNOWLEDGE

Can improves both tutor & tutee maths knowledge

Teach for 8 months, get between 11-15 months of gains compared to ‘normal’ maths teaching

Particularly good for underachieving tutors

BUILDS CONFIDENCE

Confidence in maths increases

Significant increases in ‘self-

concept’

Self-concept is related to higher

maths attainment

PROMOTES MATHS TALK

Dialogic changes

Significantly increases maths talk

related to better maths outcomes

(planning and questioning)

THE SHARED MATHS PEDAGOGY

Structured mediation

Does not rely on tutor knowledge

Tutor gains confidence

Interactions are tightly structured

THREE STAGES

Understanding the question

Finding an answer

Finishing the question

PRAISE AND ENCOURAGEMENT

A focus on praise and encouragement through the process, even for small steps in solving questions.

Keep confidence high

ORGANISING SHARED MATHS

Year 3 & Year 5 (Y4 & Y6 by 2nd year) 30 minute Shared Maths lessons 16 week block each year Year 3 teacher sets the questions from

normal curriculum work Questions are at the appropriate level for

each tutee

THE RESEARCH PROJECT 4 LAs ~ 90 schools Randomised controlled trial

Equal chance of being in Phase 1 or Phase 2 Schools will be randomly assigned to:

Phase 1 - starting Shared Maths from Autumn 12 OR Phase 2 - starting Shared Maths from April 14

Baseline assessment InCAS – All schools September 2012 March 2014

SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS

CPD Manual Website Local Shared Maths Coordinator

TrainingMentoringObservation and feedback

COORDINATOR ROLE

CPD training sessions for teachers

On-going support in person, by phone and

email

Observation of pupils and feedback to

teachers

Feedback to the Durham University team

Liaison with Local Authority

PROJECT TIMELINE

TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS

Session 1: Shared Maths

Training November

Year 3 and Year 5 teachers to attend

Schools get £250 towards costs

Continuing support in online forum, local groups

Session 2: Advanced Tutoring Skills

Twilight session (March 2013)

Focus on social and communication skills

Any Questions?