Every primary school and early years teacher and teaching assistant is allowed to benefit from the resources of the NCETM. A good starting point is the Self-evaluation Tools section of the portal, which allows teachers to plan their professional development based on what they currently know about mathematics and its pedagogy. For regular updates, take a look at the monthly Primary Magazine or the Early Years Focus, which point the way to up to date resources for your consideration.

For Mathematics departments, the secondary departmental workshops provide a bank of professional development resources that can be used with whole mathematics departments. These can be utilised together with the individual self evaluation tools that allow teachers to examine their own knowledge and practice in teaching mathematics. For regular updates, the bi-weekly Secondary Magazine points the way to resources that are indeed ‘Up2d8’ for the classroom, for the teacher and for the department. Don’t forget to pass details onto colleagues from other departments in school that teach aspects of mathematics. They are very welcome to join as well.

The Numeracy microsite provides a wealth of material for those teaching mathematics and numeracy in further education. On the microsite, you’ll not only find helpful resources but you’ll also be able to discuss successful practice and share experiences with other numeracy teachers. The monthly FE Magazine enhances these resources by providing regular updates and points the way to further professional development resources.