During the first stage you will need to gather information about the current situation in your school for Numeracy. This will enable you to determine your current position from which you will identify key areas for improvement.
To gain an understanding of the school’s current provision and standards of numeracy
To identify the barriers and enablers that contribute to this
Staff skills audit
Work scrutiny
Planning review
Discussions with staff members
Scrutinising the Personalised Assessment data
Pupil voice
Have you identified a structure for leadership and support that will allow effective implementation?
Which teachers/departments are already demonstrating effective practice?
What is the quality and range of the experiences currently offered?
Which teachers/ departments require significant support?
Are there any consistent factors/strategies?
Is there a relationship between the skills taught through mathematics lessons and cross-curricular application of these skills? (i.e. common strategies, skill development)
This support pack will help you get started, it offers guidance on what to do for self-evaluation and how to do it.
Make sure you are fully familiar with the Estyn guidance for the inspection of numeracy in schools.