Purposeful Practice and Problem Solving

Tuesday 12th January 2027

Maths teachers of key stages 2, 3, and 4

To give participants a deep understanding of both the need and the content of Purposeful Practice and Problem Solving activities. Participants will have an opportunity to behave as mathematicians, to work through tasks from a student perspective and then put their teacher hats on and think hard about what it would take to enable their students to get the most out of these activities.

Wednesday 13th January 2027

Teachers of all subjects – key stages 2, 3, and 4.

To arm teachers with evidence-based practical strategies concerning cold call, turn and talk, and call and respond that they can use the very next time they step into a classroom.

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Craig Barton loves teaching, doing, speaking and thinking about mathematics. He taught maths in secondary schools for 15 years and was TES Maths Adviser for 10 years. He is now the Head of Education at Eedi. Craig is the author of three best-selling books: How I wish Id taught maths, Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain and Tips for Teachers, the host of the Mr Barton Maths podcast, and the creator of far too many websites, including mrbartonmaths.com, diagnosticquestions.com, variationtheory.com, ssddproblems.com, dqaday.com and mathsvenns.com. In 2020, he was appointed as a Visiting Fellow at the Mathematics Education Centre at the University of Loughborough. Craig has been lucky enough to teach maths and work with teachers and students all over the world. Craig is excited about working with Infinite Learning in Dubai and Qatar in January 2026.