This course focuses on equipping primary teachers with strategies to embed problem-solving skills across the maths curriculum. Participants will explore practical approaches to developing pupils’ problem-solving skills, reasoning, resilience, and creativity through rich tasks. The session will cover: 

• understanding the key principles of problem-solving in mathematics, including routine and non-routine problems
• designing tasks that promote critical thinking and collaboration
• linking problem-solving to real-life contexts to enhance engagement
• assessment strategies to monitor and support problem-solving skills. 

By the end of the course, teachers will have a toolkit of ideas and resources to foster a problem-solving culture in their classrooms, supporting pupils to become confident and independent learners. 

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Problem Solving

Price: Sub £145 / SLA £90 / Full £174 

To enhance teachers or learning support assistants’ knowledge and understanding of effective guided group work strategies to enable pupils to reach independent practice. 

Learning outcomes: 

• exploring how to implement the ‘I do, We do, You do’ strategy  
• ensuring pupils show a good level of understanding through sufficient independent practice
• developing faded scaffold examples to enable pupils to gain confidence on their journey to independence  
• constructing intelligent practice questions which enable pupils to identify mathematical structures and practice the thinking process 
• checking for understanding by asking ‘better’ questions.  

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Price: Sub £130 / SLA £75 / Full £156 

This course is designed for mainstream teachers who want to develop their skills and confidence in adapting maths planning to meet the needs of pupils who are working significantly behind their peers. The course will focus on practical strategies for creating inclusive maths lessons focusing on the planning process. 

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Inclusive Classroom

Price: Sub £270 / SLA £165 / Full £324 

This course focuses on enhancing mathematics teaching through effective planning and teaching learning strategies. Teachers will be supported in creating learning journeys that foster deeper understanding and adjust their teaching methods based on real-time assessments. The course concludes with an adviser visit for observation, feedback, and further individualised support. 

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Maths Magic

Price: Sub £735 / SLA £621 (includes the half-day visit) / Full £882 

The aim of this course is to explore and develop ideas, pedagogies and associated subject knowledge to promote and enhance the teaching of times tables in the classroom. Teachers will engage in mathematics from the primary curriculum and explore mental strategies in order to support pupils’ conceptual understanding to mental fluency. 

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Effective Teaching

Price: Sub £235 / SLA £140 / Full £282