Our Maths Excellence Programme is led by Co-op Academy Trust’s Maths Directors, Jay Timotheus and Joanne Chaloner and they are supported by Specialist Executive maths teacher, Natalie Wright. The wider team is also made up of six Graduate Maths Excellence Specialists who work across eight academies with the support of Natalie. In year 2 of the programme, there will be ten Graduate Maths Excellence Specialists working across all secondary academies.

Within our Maths Excellence Programme, our specialists work with cohorts of students who excel in their KS2 SATs with the aim for them to achieve a grade 7 to 9 at GCSE. This, in turn, will encourage more young people to attain and progress in maths, increasing numbers of students staying on the maths pathway to A-Level and beyond, helping to unlock opportunities for students. 

• The Maths Excellence Programme provides a variety of opportunities for Co-op Academies’ students to boost their maths education and grades. These include:
• Axiom Maths Clubs and the online platform Sparx Maths
• Targeted revision days where all academies attend in one place - Large ‘Hit the Mark’ events have taken place at 1 Angel Square with all KS4 academies invited and there have also been personalised revision days led at 5 of our academies.
• MathsFeast and Careers workshop with Co-op Connell College for year 10, Maths4Girls seminars for year 9 and a variety of activities open to academies during Numeracy Week.
• Careers advice and opportunities to explore maths pathways beyond state education
• Weekly online revision sessions for KS4 lead by Jo Chaloner and the Graduate Maths Excellence Specialists
• Weekly GCSE exam paper walkthroughs provided by the Maths Directors
• Regular one to one and small group booster sessions with one of our Graduate Maths Excellence Specialists
• Visits and trips to extend mathematical experiences beyond the curriculum
• CPD for all staff and opportunities for collaboration between maths leaders across the trust - KS4 working group (Jay Timotheus), KS3 working group (Jo Chaloner) and ECT support (Natalie Wright)

Thanks to funding received from the Maths Excellence Fund in 2024, we are able to encourage more young people to attain and progress in maths, increasing numbers of students staying on the maths pathway to A-Level. 

Check out our video below to discover the impact the programme is having: