Number Fun Online Training
Building your confidence in teaching the primary mathematics curriculum for different ages and abilities.
Dave’s Number Fun Online Training sessions provides high-quality CPD that helps teachers and teaching assistants develop their mathematical understanding and discover new, mastery approaches to the teaching of mathematics within school.
Individual packages can be accessed on our training portal
Each session is run live as a Zoom Webinar designed to last approximately 90 minutes including time for questions.
Individual sessions are £18 incl VAT. Discounts are available for schools who wish to purchase multiple places. Schools can also pay by invoice for the training.
The purchases below are licenced for individual access. For school or group bookings please email jayne@numberfun.com
Thank you so much for this training. I have attended other online training over the lockdown and believe me, it is not a patch on what you are delivering. Yours is interactive and models worked examples and you don’t just talk at us. What you say is backed up with evidence which gives it meaning and a greater confidence in what you are delivering.
Vikki Chadwick, Maths Lead, Wilsden Primary School
The training offered lots of practical ideas to support the teaching and learning of addition and subtraction. It also offered some valuable subject knowledge.
Amy Bootle , Year 1 Teacher/Maths lead , Marsh Green Primary School, Wigan.
I would just like to say how useful I have found this suite of online CPD. It has been of great value to me …
There is so much fabulous stuff that I would love to share and I worry about the danger of overload when delivering CPD, particularly at the end of a busy day in the classroom. I want to enthuse rather than wear anyone out! This training has provided me with this focus…
Jill Gallop
I found the training to be very well delivered. Particularly liked using the visualiser to give practical exmaples.
Jennifer Troup
Bar Modelling
The Ultimate Problem-Solving Tool
Singapore Bar Modelling has been introduced over to schools in the UK over the last few years in a piecemeal and inconsistent way. Many teachers and children have tried to use this approach within school but the lack of consistency and understanding of the foundations of this approach has led to confusion and, tragically, in some schools, the abandonment of this approach.
In Singapore bar modelling helped transform children’s achievement levels and, when introduced well and taught with consistency in UK schools, it can be equally powerful. Dave has gone back to texts from Singapore and the training sessions below help teachers to establish a clear, consistent and logical approach to Bar Modelling. The foundations for Bar Modelling will mean some overlap between the sessions, but the exemplification will be pitched at the designated phases.
Dave has presented sessions about bar modelling at mathematical conferences and written the Sense of Number Visual Bar Model Policy for schools.
Bar Modelling
The Ultimate Problem-Solving Tool in Key Stage 1
Mon 8th June @ 7pm
Tues 9th June @4pm
Session Objectives: A complete introduction to using the Singapore Bar Model Method in KS1.
- What is the Singapore Bar Model Method for solving Word Problems?
- Big Picture: How developing firm foundations in KS1 is vital for success in KS2.
- The Two Main Types of Bar Model: Part/Whole and Comparison.
- Utilising a consistent approach using the Y.M.C.A. and S.T.A.R. acronym systems.
- Using the Bar Model Approach across all four operations within KS1.
Bar Modelling
The Ultimate Problem-Solving Tool in Lower Key Stage 2
Tues 9th June @ 7pm
Wed 10th June @4pm
Session Objectives: A complete introduction to using the Singapore Bar Model Method in LKS2.
- What is the Singapore Bar Model Method for solving Word Problems?
- Big Picture: How to build on foundations laid in KS1 to develop confident problem solvers.
- The Two Main Types of Bar Model: Part/Whole and Comparison.
- Utilising a consistent approach using the Y.M.C.A. and S.T.A.R. acronym systems.
- Using the Bar Model Approach across all four operations and fractions within LKS2.
Bar Modelling
The Ultimate Problem-Solving Tool in Upper Key Stage 2
Wed 10th June @ 7pm
Thurs 11th June @4pm
Session Objectives: A complete introduction to using the Singapore Bar Model Method in UKS2.
- What is the Singapore Bar Model Method for solving Word Problems?
- Big Picture: How to build on (or develop if necessary) the foundations laid in KS1 & LKS2.
- The Two Main Types of Bar Model: Part/Whole and Comparison, and their variants.
- Utilising a consistent approach using the Y.M.C.A. and S.T.A.R. acronym systems.
- Using the Bar Model Approach across all four operations, fractions and before/after Problems within UKS2.
Helping Children Remember
Crucial Number Facts
For children to develop mastery of number, they need conceptual, procedural and factual knowledge and understanding. These training sessions explore ideas for helping children to develop their knowledge of number facts.
In the digital era, we are remembering less and less (how many phone numbers can you remember?). Yet, in mathematics it is vital that children know their bonds and table facts in order to calculate fluently. Dave has taught across the primary age-range. His most recent class of Year 4 children became known across school as, ‘the class that know their tables.’ In these sessions,
Dave shares his experiences and helps teachers and teaching assistants with strategies and ideas to help their children learn key number facts.
Helping Children Remember Bonds, Doubles and Table Facts in Key Stage 1
Mon 15th June @ 7pm
Tues 16th June @4pm
Session Objectives: To provide a practical approach to learning key number facts that is based on both theory and experience.
- To identify the foundation blocks that enable children to learn key number facts with confidence and understanding.
- To explore a host of effective, fun-filled, interactive, motivational & enjoyable ideas to help children learn key number facts, including Dave’s Number Fun song videos.
- To exemplify how, undertaken with care, speed testing can act as a key motivational tool for remembering number facts.
- To identify key resources that support the learning of Bonds, Doubles and Table Facts.
- To examine ways to help children’s knowledge apply and consolidate their Number Fact knowledge through reasoning, games and calculation strategies.
Helping Children Remember Multiplication Table Facts in Lower Key Stage 2
Tues 16th June @ 7pm
Wed 17th June @4pm
Session Objectives: To provide a practical approach to help children master the learning of Multiplication Tables based on both theory and experience.
- To identify the foundation blocks that enable children to learn table facts with confidence and understanding.
- To explore and evaluate a host of effective, fun-filled, interactive, motivational & enjoyable ideas to help children learn Table Facts, including Dave’s Number Fun song videos.
- To exemplify how, undertaken with care, speed testing can act as a key motivational tool for tables practice.
- To identify key resources that support the learning of Table Facts.
- To examine ways to help children’s knowledge apply and consolidate their table knowledge through reasoning, games and calculation strategies.
Helping Children Remember Key Number Facts in Upper Key Stage 2 (including Tables, Squares, Cubes, Primes, Multiples, Factors & FDP Equivalences)
Wed 17th June @ 7pm
Thurs 18th June @4pm
Session Objectives: To provide a practical approach to help children master the learning of Key Number Facts based on both theory and experience.
- To identify the foundation blocks that enable children to learn number facts with confidence and understanding.
- To explore and evaluate a host of effective, fun-filled, interactive, motivational & enjoyable ideas to help children learn key number facts, including Dave’s Number Fun song videos.
- To exemplify how, undertaken with care, speed testing can act as a key motivational tool for tables practice.
- To identify key resources that support the learning of Table Facts, Squares, Cubes, Primes, Multiples, Factors & FDP Equivalences
- To examine ways to help children’s knowledge apply and consolidate their table knowledge through reasoning, games and calculation strategies.
Foundations for Mastery of Fractions
Many teachers and teaching assistants were taught in an era where fractions were almost always dealt with in abstract terms. The CPA Approach (Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract) encourages us to help children master fractions by utilising concrete resources and pictorial representations.
When this is undertaken, much of the mystery surrounding fractions disappears and children can grasp, understand and enjoy working and reasoning with fractions.
Dave has co-written the Sense of Number Visual Fractions Policy for schools, the use of which is exemplified throughout these training sessions.
Foundations for Mastery of Fractions in Key Stage 1
Mon 22nd June @ 7pm
Tues 23rd June @4pm
Session Objectives: To provide a practical approach to helping children understand and master working with fractions.
- To develop delegates personal understanding of fractions.
- To appreciate the complexities inherently found in the teaching of fractions in KS1, including rich links to other mathematical domains such as Number and Division.
- The importance of using correct mathematical vocabulary and providing children with accurate definitions, backed up by visual representations, in order to alleviate misconceptions.
- To understand the importance of teaching fractions practically, and with care, to ensure children can tackle more tricky concepts with confidence when they move into KS2.
- To demonstrate creative, visual, tactile and engaging activities that help children understand, have fun with, manipulate and calculate with fractions.
Foundations for Mastery of Fractions in Lower Key Stage 2
Tues 23rd June @ 7pm
Wed 24th June @4pm
Session Objectives: To provide a practical approach to helping children understand and master working with fractions.
- To develop delegates personal understanding of fractions.
- To appreciate the complexities inherently found in the teaching of fractions in LKS2, including rich links to other mathematical domains such as Number and Division.
- To understand the importance of teaching the 12 strands (all of which apply to this phase) of the fractions curriculum practically, where possible, to ensure children can reason and develop deep understanding.
- To explore how to introduce children to calculating with fractions, working with decimal fractions and to working with equivalences.
- To demonstrate creative, visual, tactile and engaging activities that help children understand, have fun with, manipulate and calculate with fractions.
Foundations for Mastery of Fractions in Upper Key Stage 2
Wed 24th June @ 7pm
Thurs 25th June @4pm
Session Objectives: To provide a practical approach to helping children understand and master working with fractions.
- To develop delegates personal understanding of fractions.
- To appreciate the complexities inherently found in the teaching of fractions in UKS2, including rich links to other mathematical domains such as Number and Division.
- To understand the importance of teaching the 12 strands of the fractions curriculum practically, where possible, to ensure children can reason and develop deep understanding.
- To explore the effective teaching of Decimals, Fractions and Percentages and strategies for helping children to calculate confidently with fractions.
- To demonstrate further creative, visual, tactile and engaging activities that help children understand, have fun with, manipulate and calculate with fractions.
Developing Mastery In Calculation
Develop your own deep understanding of calculation
Grasp the requirements for children to master calculation
Feel equipped to teach calculation with excellence
Techniques for teaching CPA with social distancing
There are training packages for KS1 and KS2. Each package includes three 90 minute sessions, including opportunities to practice skills and ask questions at the regular live Q&A. When you have completed the package we will provide a certificate. Each package is only £45 incl VAT for a full 30 days access. Both can be purchased together for £65 incl VAT.
Reception & KS1 Training Package
Session 1
Foundations for Mastery in Calculation
Introduction to the 9 core concepts and 5 foundations to complete mastery in calculation.
Sense of Number including the importance of Partitioning
Use of Concrete Resources and Pictorial Representations
Knowledge of key facts
Conceptual Understanding of each operation (Structures)
Correct Use of Technical Language
Session 2
Mastering Addition and Subtraction
5 key aspects in the teaching of Addition and Subtraction
Using appropriate resources and representations
The importance of story and application to everyday life
Progressing from physical resources to jottings to formal procedures
Developing deep understanding of formal methods
Laying the foundation for mental strategies
Session 3
Mastering Multiplication and Division
5 key aspects in the teaching of Multiplication and Division
Using appropriate resources and representations
The importance of story and applying ×/÷ to everyday life
Progressing from physical resources to jottings to formal procedures
Developing deep understanding of the operations
Laying the foundation for mental strategies
Live Question & Answer
Live session on Zoom – 1st and 3rd Fridays in the month
Year 3 – Year 5 Training Package
Session 1
Foundations for Mastery in Calculation
Introduction to the 9 core concepts and 5 foundations to complete mastery in calculation.
Sense of Number including the importance of Partitioning
Use of Concrete Resources and Pictorial Representations
Knowledge of key facts
Conceptual Understanding of each operation (Structures)
Correct Use of Technical Language
Session 2
Mastering Addition and Subtraction
5 key aspects in the teaching of Addition and Subtraction
The continued use of concrete resources and pictorial representations
The importance of story and applying +/- to everyday life
Ensuring deep understanding of formal procedures
The development of mental strategies with understanding
Addition and subtraction with fractions
Session 3
Mastering Multiplication and Division
5 key aspects in the teaching of Multiplication and Division
The continued use of concrete resources and pictorial representations
The importance of story and applying ×/÷ to everyday life
Ensuring deep understanding of formal procedures
The development of mental strategies with understanding
Basic multiplication and division with fractions
Live Question & Answer
Live session on Zoom – 1st and 3rd Fridays in the month