About the Intervention Training
To effectively conduct our Intervention Programme teachers or experienced TAs and a Support Teacher (ideally the SENCO or Maths Subject Leader) will require training.
The training will follow the pedagogical principles that underpin the Numicon teaching approach and will include some direct teaching, observation of children working (via video clips), practical activities and discussion.
Who will lead the training?
If you are from a school and are interested in training, pleases contact Mimi on 01273 511890 or training@numicon.com. She will then put you in touch with one of our independent Numicon accredited Trainers or with one of your LA teams if they have been trained by Numicon to deliver the Intervention Training. Numicon Training is approved by the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (NCETM).
Who will be trained?
Experienced TAs or a Teacher. A Supporting Teacher (ideally the SENCO or the Maths Coordinator) must attend the first training session and may attend all sessions.
Roles and responsibilities of school staff involved in the training:
Supporting Teacher – The Supporting Teacher will prepare a plan of action for the school to support the success of the intervention – to include selection and grouping of children, accommodation, timetabling, and transitional support. The supporting teacher will need to be available to help the TA / teacher with the initial Diagnostic Assessment and hold regular meetings to review, and to be available for consultation by the TA / Teacher when necessary. The Supporting Teacher is required to attend the morning of Day 1 of the training, and is welcome to attend all other sessions.
TA / teacher – They must attend all course sessions and complete all tasks set. They will conduct the diagnostic assessment and subsequent intervention sessions; monitor, record, and report pupils’ progress to the Supporting Teacher.
What is the content of the training?
Background to the use of Numicon and other structured imagery.
Subject knowledge of key mathematical ideas.
Using Closing the Gap with Numicon Diagnostic Assessment.
Planning from this to support pupil's needs.
Conducting intervention sessions, to include: format, preparation, establishing a supportive learning environment, listening, questioning, on-going assessment, how to record and planning.
Helping children to develop self-help and monitoring strategies to maintain gains in achievement and confidence.
What is the structure of the training?
Three training sessions, in three consecutive weeks, with two follow up web-based seminars or twilight training sessions.
Week 1
Full day, with follow up tasks. The Supporting Teacher will attend the morning session. This training day will cover an Introduction and Overview of the Intervention Programme, then the Diagnostic Assessment that will be used.
Week 2
Half day with a follow up task. Covering the familiarisation lessons.
Week 3
Half day. Covering the planning that will be used. Following this second half day the TA or teacher will continue the intervention in school starting from the planning they've done, which is likely to last for a further ten weeks.
After week 5
A web-based seminar or twilight to review progress and to support the Teaching Assistant or teacher (broadband access is the only technological requirement).
After week 12
At the end of the intervention there will be a final web-based seminar or twilight for evaluation and feedback, including questions about exit from the intervention and further support in pupils’ classrooms.
