What are the benefits of being a Primary Mastery Specialist?

How do you become a Mastery Specialist? What are the personal and professional benefits? How can you have impact in your own school? And what happens when your skills take you even further? Leanne Casey tells us about her experiences. Show notes Taking part in the discussion are: Leanne Casey, Primary Mastery Specialist and Deputy Head at St. Michael’s CE Primary School in Bedworth, Coventry (a two-form entry primary school) Beth Goodliff, NCETM Communications Officer This podcast complements the Mastery Specialist information on the Maths Hubs website. Episode chapters 00:45 – How Leanne became a Mastery Specialist 04:10 – Starting to work with other schools 05:45 – Getting buy-in from headteacher 07:20 – The context of Leanne’s school and its maths performance 09:00 – Convincing class teachers, even though maths results were good 14:15 – Keeping the mastery momentum going   17:30 – Embedding newly appointed teachers 20:45 – How Leanne has benefited personally 23:00 – Working on mastery with a different Maths Hub, in London 27:40 – Advice for a teacher considering applying to train as a Mastery Specialist If you are interested in becoming a Mastery Specialist, contact your local Maths Hub. They will tell you when the next recruitment window opens, and how to apply.