Field, Jenny ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8221-365X (2021) NCETM: Whole school approach to learning times tables: how groups of primary schools have been introducing a twin-track approach to times-tables learning. National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM).

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Abstract

How do you help children learn their times tables? Regular practice? Or lots of lessons that expose the mathematical structure and connections within tables? Or maybe a mix of both? Over the past few years, more than a hundred schools in London have participated in a research project, run by their local Maths Hub, which has formalised a mix of both approaches. In each year, from 2017/18 onwards, teachers from groups of schools attended a series of CPD sessions run by Professor Jenny Field from the School of Education at the University of Greenwich. They started to experiment with a whole-school approach to times tables learning designed by Prof Field. Experiences were shared within the group as the year progressed and schools tailored their approaches to fit in with local factors in their own schools. In most schools, the activity was concentrated in Years 2, 3 and 4, but elements were also tried out in other classes. As a result of the activity, almost all schools have adopted new times tables learning practices, consistent across year groups. The project has been organised every year by the London South East Plus Maths Hub and funded, as part of the wider Maths Hubs Programme, by the DfE.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	times tables, whole school, multiplicative, multiplication tables check
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education Q Science > QA Mathematics
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Thinking and Learning Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Education (EDU)
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Last Modified:	02 Oct 2026 08:47
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/54533

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