A TEACHER at a York primary academy has been selected to go to China.
Helen Davids, who works at Robert Wilkinson Primary in Strensall, is among 70 expert maths teachers from schools across England taking part in an exchange as part of the Maths Hubs programme.
She will take part in a teacher exchange with a partner school more than 5,000 miles away in Shanghai.
The purpose of the trip is to further develop the understanding and implementation of “mastery approaches” to teaching maths.
Miss Davids, who has been a teacher at Robert Wilkinson for six years and mentors other Ebor Academy Trust schools in maths, said: “I’m thrilled to have been selected, it’s an incredible opportunity which, in the long run, will benefit hundreds of children across York.”
This is the fourth teacher exchange with schools in Shanghai.
This is one part of the Teaching for Mastery Programme, run by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) in conjunction with the Maths Hubs programme, and funded by the Department for Education.
The group of teachers, all of whom have completed training as Mastery Specialists in a programme run by the NCETM and Maths Hubs, will be visiting Shanghai in September this year, and hosting their partner teachers from Shanghai in English schools in January 2018.
There are 35 Maths Hubs, spread across England, each led by a school with a record of high achievement in maths and of supporting improvements in maths teaching and learning in neighbouring schools.
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