Numeracy

Numeracy Tier 1 Intervention (all students, all times)

Numeracy is integrated in each of students 4 Mathematics lessons in year 7 to 9. At year 10 Numeracy is integrated in each of students 3 Mathematics lessons. `In line with the Department for Education’s focus “Big Ideas in Number” (BIIN) all students received number sense activities, learning and support in every lesson. These number sense activities build students skills in core skills that are transferable across any year level and are linked to one of the BIIN (trusting the count, pace value, multiplicative thinking, partitioning, proportionate reasoning and generalising.)

All students are enrolled in the program ‘Smartlab’. This program allows teachers to collect pre and post diagnostic information which occurs before and after a unit of work. This information informs teaching prior to a topic and can be used to monitor progress after a unit.

Numeracy Tier 2 Intervention (some students)

In alignment with our mathematics program, a Numeracy Intervention program is occurring. This program aims to provide support to students who require extra assistance with key Numeracy concepts in a targeted small group setting. The Intervention aligns with the Department for Education focus BIIN and key Numeracy skills.

The Intervention program is run by a mathematics trained teacher and involves a few students from each class each week. The intervention occurs during students’ scheduled mathematics class. No new concepts are taught while students are attending the intervention program to ensure they do not miss out on any other new learning. Students are selected based on readiness levels, informed by diagnostic information via our Smartlab program. There are opportunities for students to move into and out of intervention based on their individual needs across the year.

Numeracy Tier 3 Intervention (a few students)

There are limited places for an Inclusive Learning SSO run program called Quicksmart.