Maths
Jamie Heathcote - Independent Maths Consultant
I provide a wide range of Maths Professional Development and support to schools.
These include in-school bespoke support working with Headteachers, Maths Leads, Teachers and Teaching Assistants with proven outcomes on the development of maths, and central and bespoke training on established, research based National programmes such as the Every Child Counts Maths interventions and the University of Oxford Mathematical Reasoning in Year 2 programme.
The Professional Development and support is detailed below.
Latest Maths courses
1stClass @ Number 1
Online via Zoom
1stClass@Number 1 maths intervention for pupils in Year 2 (or any other year group with pupil’s learning at a Year 1 level).
Online via Zoom - 3 half days
Who is it for?
Teacher (link Teacher) or Maths Lead
Teaching Assistant x 2
Total Cost: £700+VAT (usually £950)
(Resource box £390 + cost of training)
Price includes a comprehensive resource box with all the lesson plans and resources.
Three half day, online sessions.
Access to secure data website and downloadable resources.
Website link for further details –
1stClass@Number - Edge Hill University
Overview of course:
1stClass@Number 1 is an intervention based on the core concepts of maths in KS1.
It promotes a deep understanding of Number, Place Value and Additive and Multiplicative Reasoning.
Pupils make, on average, 15 months progress in their Number Age (in a term
on the intervention).
Dates:
Tuesday 13th October 2026 - 9:30am till 11:45am
Tuesday 24th November 2026 - 9:30am till 11:45am
Tuesday 8th December 2026 - 9:30am till 11:45am
EEF Promising Programme
1stClass @ Number 2
Online via Zoom
1stClass@Number 2 maths intervention for pupils in Year 3 (or any other year group with pupil’s learning at a Year 2 level).
Online via Zoom - 3 half days
Who is it for?
Teacher (link Teacher) or Maths Lead
Teaching Assistant x 2
Total Cost: £700+VAT (usually £950)
(Resource box £390 + cost of training)
Price includes a comprehensive resource box with all the lesson plans and resources.
Three half day, online sessions.
Access to secure data website and downloadable resources.
Website link for further details –
1stClass@Number - Edge Hill University
Overview of course:
1stClass@Number 2 is an intervention based on the core concepts of maths in KS1 Lower Key Stage 2.
It promotes a deep understanding of Number, Place Value and Additive and Multiplicative Reasoning.
Pupils make, on average, 15.4 months progress in their Number Age (in a term
on the intervention).
Dates:
Tuesday 13th October 2026 - 1:15pm till 3:30pm
Tuesday 24th November 2026 - 1:15pm till 3:30pm
Tuesday 8th December 2026 - 1:15pm till 3:30pm
Success @ Arithmetic
Number sense
Online via Zoom
Success @ Arithmetic Number Sense maths intervention for students in Years 3 to 8
Online via Zoom - 3 half days
Who is it for?
Teacher (link Teacher) or Maths Lead
Teaching Assistant x 2
Total Cost: £700+VAT (usually £950)
(Resource box £390 + cost of training)
Price includes a comprehensive resource box with all the lesson plans and resources.
Three half day, online sessions.
Access to secure data website and downloadable resources.
Website link for further details –
Success@Arithmetic - Edge Hill University
Overview of course;
Success @ Arithmetic Number Sense is an intervention based on the core concepts of maths in Key Stages 2 and 3..
It promotes a deep understanding of Number Sense to aid arithmetical proficiency including additive and multiplicative reasoning and relevant bonds.
Pupils make, on average, 16 months progress in their Number Age (in a term on the intervention).
Dates:
Thursday 15th October 2026 - 9:30am till 12pm
Thursday 19th November 2026 - 9:30am till 12pm
Thursday 10th December 2026 - 9:30am till 12pm
Success @ Arithmetic
Calculation
Online via Zoom
Success @ Arithmetic Calculation maths intervention for students in Years 5 to 8
Online via Zoom - 3 half days
Who is it for?
Teacher (link Teacher) or Maths Lead
Teaching Assistant x 2
Total Cost: £700+VAT (usually £950)
(Resource box £390 + cost of training)
Price includes a comprehensive resource box with all the lesson plans and resources.
Three half day, online sessions.
Access to secure data website and downloadable resources.
Website link for further details –
Success@Arithmetic - Edge Hill University
Overview of course;
Success @ Arithmetic Calculation is an intervention based on the core concepts of maths in Key Stages 2 and 3..
It supports an understanding of, and develops fluency with formal written methods.
Pupils make, on average, 15 months progress in their Number Age (in a term on the intervention).
Dates:
Thursday 15th October 2026 - 1:15pm till 3:30pm
Thursday 19th November 2026 - 1:15pm till 3:30pm
Thursday 10th December 2026 - 1:15pm till 3:30pm
Mathematical Professional development and support
Staff meetings and Twilights
Bespoke one off, or series of staff meetings or twilights - possible content;
- Manipulatives
- How children learn in maths!
- Oracy in Maths
- Fluency, Reasoning and Problem Solving – getting the balance right
- Times Tables – not just a memory test
- Subject knowledge
- Place value and Number Sense
- Additive Reasoning
- Multiplicative Reasoning
- Fractions
- Spatial Reasoning
- TA PD
Cost:
Staff meetings £250 + VAT
Twilights £300 + VAT
Full and half day in school support
- Bespoke planning sessions with individual year groups
- TA training and support
- Maths subject lead support
- Developing a bespoke curriculum
- Pre and post Ofsted support
- Intervention planning
- Progression in calculation
- The 5 Big Ideas in Maths
- Enriching the curriculum
- Problem Solving and Reasoning
Cost:
Half day £225 + VAT
Full day £450 + VAT
Every Child Counts Maths Interventions
Every Child Counts (ECC) helps to support children with a suite of evidence based mathematics intervention programmes.
Every Child Counts has 4 ‘families’ of mathematics intervention programmes, each meeting the needs of targeted groups of pupils. All come with extensive, attractive ready–to–use resources, written guidance manuals and the highest quality face-to-face or online training.
The family of interventions are;
Numbers Count
1stClass @ Number
Success @ Arithmetic
Talk 4 Number
This training is delivered with other schools, or bespoke to individual schools.
Please get in touch for further details and costs.
Mathematics intervention | Every Child Counts (ECC) | Edge Hill
University of Oxford Mathematical Reasoning in Year 2 programme
This programme was developed for whole class teaching and includes activities to promote both number sense, which is essential for learning arithmetic and quantitative reasoning, which is essential for problem solving. It is part of the EEF's Promising Progammes.
The cost is £650 which includes;
- On-line professional development from Terezinha Nunes from the University of Oxford for a Y2 teacher and a TA
- Support from an experienced Teacher Leader through live webinars
- Two teacher handbooks, 32 children’s workbooks, PowerPoints to be used in lessons and access to our website where children play on-line games.
Please get in touch if you are interested in this programme or have any questions.
10 schools are needed to
Maths Deep Dives and Subject Leader support
Whole day, in school maths provision review plus comprehensive report with recommendations.
Possible review content;
- Book looks
- Learning Walks
- Comprehensive report
- Evaluation of systems
- Implementation planning
- Development of Bonds, both additive and multiplicative
- Embedding manipulatives across school
- Intervention planning
- Supporting ECTs
Cost:
£550 + VAT
"The use of manipulatives in school has transformed how we teach maths. The PD is the best we've had. Thank you!
Maths Lead, Sheffield.