Leading Mathematics

Leading Mathematics is designed to strengthen your knowledge, skills and dispositions on behalf of your school community. Your team will analyse and reflect on current and future Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) mathematics goals or equivalent, linked to supports for Performance Development Plans (PDP). This will support your school to make ongoing progress for mathematics learners.

The program is underpinned by the Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0 and aligned with the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0. Teams will gain further insights using contemporary research and approaches to lead exceptional mathematics teaching and learning.

Your team will analyse, adjust and refine goals, utilising a range of evidence, school observations and research. These school-based actions will be used to identify and trial improvement practices for your context. Your team will inform the development of future goals and long-term mathematics improvement strategies needed for sustainable cultural and practical change. 

Audience 

Team roles

Designed for school teams optimally consisting of 3 people, comprising: 

• One principal-class leader committed to progressing their own learning as well as supporting the learning of the team. This participant will ensure that an evidence-informed, whole-school approach to change is developed and provide the support and means to enact it
• One numeracy or mathematics leader or learning specialist who has leadership responsibilities for maths or numeracy learning or leads a maths-focused team. This person should be enthusiastic about embracing and bringing about positive change in mathematics practice
• One classroom-based teacher who is willing to investigate, learn and further develop their mathematics practice and generate evidence of student learning that can be used to inspire their colleagues. This participant will provide leaders with valuable insights into student and teacher learning as well as perspectives on what teachers' need from leaders. 

This team structure supports a whole-school approach to leading mathematics improvement in your school context. 

Small schools are welcome to collaborate and form a team of 3 across schools.

School sectors

This program is available to the following school sectors: 

• Victorian government
• Catholic
• independent.

Some content may contain information aligned with Department of Education priorities or initiatives.

Facilitators

Facilitated by the Mathematical Association of Victoria (MAV) in partnership with Leigh-Lancaster Consulting (LLC). 

Facilitators include: 

• Leonie Anstey: Principal, Coach and mathematics educator
• Dr David Leigh-Lancaster: System leader, Principal and mathematics educator
• Renee Ladner: Coach and mentor to middle leaders, mathematics educator
• Antje Leigh-Lancaster: Mathematics Education Consultant

The team of facilitators who bring this outstanding design to life add their own experience and accomplishments to this work.

Structure of program

Over 5 months, you will actively engage in and contribute to: 

• online workshops (1.5 hour orientation and one 1.5 hour check-in session) 
• onsite workshops (4 full day workshops) 
• school-based investigations and activities 
• regular team meetings
• self-directed learning. 

The overall learning commitment is approximately 45 hours.

Attendance requirements

To successfully complete this program, you are required to: 

• attend and actively engage in all workshops 
• undertake all pre-workshop preparation and follow-up activities. 

Should you have any enquiries about enrolling in this program, please contact us at academy.support@education.vic.gov.au.

Learning outcomes

You will gain knowledge and understanding of:

• how to engage in school-based learning to inform future priorities for annual planning
• how to enact leadership priorities to support a deliberate mathematics culture of improvement and progress
• how contemporary research relates to the learning and teaching of mathematics for your context
• yourself as a leader of mathematics learning in the context of your current role
• how to build relational trust by aligning actions with shared values and goals.

Fees and financial support

Co-contribution: A co-contribution for this program is payable per participant.