Structured maths professional development

Maths PLD to support the implementation of the revised maths curriculum for years 0 – 8 is being made available nation-wide from next year, with facilitators able to come to a school, or group of schools, to hold PLD sessions.

(Please note this is different to the PLD being provided by maths resource providers, who are offering PLD on using their resources.)

The Ministry's maths PLD will be delivered via Ministry-selected facilitators, who will travel to schools or centres nation-wide to meet with teachers, schools or clusters of schools to deliver the training. There will be between 40-60 facilitators who will be led by two National Leads, Julia Crawford (Cognition) and Janine Simpson (Evaluation Associates).

Schools can start making applications for the maths PLD from 4 November 2024. The PLD will be delivered both in-person and on-line. For in-person delivery the PLD will need to be hosted at a school.

A minimum of 20 teachers is required to book a facilitator. Schools are encouraged to book as a cluster or kāhui ako, to access the training.  Small and rural schools may not be able to assemble 20 teachers, even if clustering – these schools or clusters can still apply; the Ministry will discuss these applications directly with the school.

The maths PLD will be held over four days during 2025 and 2026.  The expectation is that schools will use the Maths Curriculum Days to take part in Day 1 and 2 and arrange Days 3 and 4 at their convenience before the end of 2026. We will do our best to make facilitators available for your first choice of days for this PLD.  Schools can make more than one application at a time (e.g. a kāhui ako of 200 teachers might want to book 10 days of PLD, as they might only be able to release 20 teachers at a time.

The aim of the maths PLD is to provide teachers with:

• a good understanding of the teaching sequence to be taught across phases 1-3 (years 0-8).
• a good, working understanding of the three elements in the Mathematics and Statistics Learning Area: Understand, Know, and Do.
• a good understanding of the Science of Learning in relation to mathematics and statistics and are using it to inform their teaching.
• a good understanding of the teaching guidance in the mathematics and statistics learning area.
• The ability to plan for maths successfully, incorporating a quality hour a day of maths. This includes annual, unit, weekly and individual lesson planning.
• increased knowledge of quality formative assessment practices that inform daily teaching.

Schools will use Salesforce to apply for the PLD, using an ESL log-in. Details on setting up a log-in can be found on the Ministry’s PLD website. This function will be available from 4 November 2024.

The delivery of the PLD will begin in Term 1 2025. Please note that as regionally allocated PLD (RAPLD) is no longer available, this will be the central maths PLD for the coming two years.

Teacher release time and travel costs are not funded for this PLD.