Key Voices

This week we talk to Mike Foster, Assistant Head at Thorntree Academy in Middlesbrough, Tom Hooper, Founder and CEO of Third Space Learning and Baz Ramaiah, an associate at The Centre For Education and Youth (CFEY). We hear more about CFEY’s report ‘A Space for Maths: Exploring the need for maths tutoring and the potential role of Third Space Learning’,  the importance of early maths achievement and getting children confident with numeracy.  Mike tells us about his school’s experience of using Third Space Learning and we discuss what makes for a really effective maths tutoring intervention.   We talk about:  Mike’s school and the community it serves  The case for early intervention building strong maths skills early  The findings of the ‘A Space for Maths’ report and how teaching and learning numeracy differs from literacy  The difference tutoring can make to pupils  The impact of the pandemic on maths skills and the issues with parental support for maths home learning  How difficulties with and anxi