Helping secondary maths leaders build confidence, strengthen teaching and create lasting improvement through practical support, expert guidance and a shared passion for maths.
Helping secondary maths leaders build confidence, strengthen teaching and create lasting improvement through practical support, expert guidance and a shared passion for maths.
Maths leadership is challenging and complex. The context is always different, the demands are constant and the decisions we make have a huge impact on teaching, learning and outcomes for children.
We created Leading Secondary Maths to share what we’ve learned, challenge thinking, celebrate success and provide practical support for the journey.
Every episode explores the three key responsibilities of maths leadership. When we keep all three in view, real and lasting improvement is possible.
Knowing how well our pupils are achieving in mathematics and understanding what the data and evidence are telling us.
Helping leaders build a clear and accurate picture of progress.
Understanding the quality of mathematics teaching across the school and how it impacts learning.
Exploring effective approaches to develop teaching and professional expertise.
Creating the conditions for sustainable improvement through effective leadership, collaboration and professional learning.
Turning insight into action that makes a lasting difference for all children.
Naomi is a maths leader with over 20 years’ experience teaching mathematics in schools across the North East of England, including leading a Sixth Form. Most recently, she has been Head of Faculty in a secondary school, with previous roles including pupil premium lead. She’s passionate about inspiring students to achieve their potential, whatever their barriers may be.
Naomi was the Secondary Teaching for Mastery lead for Archimedes Maths Hub.
Naomi is currently the Secondary Maths Lead for PiXL, the largest network of schools in the country, giving her vast opportunities to support school leaders nationwide. She also works in a variety of other roles supporting schools across the country to improve outcomes for students in mathematics. Naomi regularly speaks at national conferences on topics spanning curriculum, pedagogy, and the latest research, and as a Credible Specialist for Pearson, she supports maths teachers throughout the year at regional network meetings and conferences.
Steve Lomax has been working with mathematics subject leaders, teachers and students for over twenty five years after gaining a First Class Degree in Mathematics. He currently works to improve outcomes for mathematics in primary and secondary schools and academies across the country, provides bespoke CPD through @MaxTheMaths Consultancy and is the leader of the GLOWMaths Hub (www.glowmathshub.com) and Balcarras Teaching School Community. He is passionate about fostering positive ‘can do’ attitudes and enthusing all pupils to enjoy and achieve in mathematics.
Through his current, and previous roles of Mathematics Adviser for Gloucestershire (4-19), NCETM Specialist Adviser for Secondary Mathematics, Mathematics Consultant, Mathematics Subject Leader, AST and SLE, Steve has a proven track record of leading change in mathematics education, raising standards, supporting schools to provide an exciting and relevant mathematics provision and improving the subject expertise of teachers. He is also an Associate Consultant and Accredited Professional CPD Lead for the NCETM, ex-Mathematics Subject Leader for the GITEP SCITT programme and co-founder of www.kangaroomaths.com and www.CanDoMaths.org. He can be found on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-lomax-a91b8624/
Tom is a passionate maths educationalist with over 15 years experience, has enjoyed a variety of roles in both primary and secondary schools and believes strongly that we teach for understanding in maths. He is an Evidence Lead in Education representing St Matthew’s Research School within the Education Endowment Foundation, a Specialist Leader of Education, a PGCE tutor for Arthur Terry Teaching School Hub / Birmingham City University where he also facilitates the NPQ for Leading Primary Maths. He has twice been a multi-academy-trust lead for mathematics supporting primary and secondary schools in addition to being a maths lead for a primary alliance of schools across the midlands. Other roles have included Assistant Head and whole-school Lead Practitioner.
Following his master’s degree in School Improvement and Educational Leadership and as an NCETM Accredited School Development Lead, he supports and develops primary and secondary school leaders, aiming to inspire with infectious enthusiasm. He regularly shares his passion as a keynote speaker, blogs at tommanners.substack.com and shares maths pedagogy videos and interviews on www.tommanners.co.uk. Tom can be found on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/tom-manners and on X at @mannermatics
Honest conversations
Thoughtful discussions about the realities of leading mathematics in primary schools.
Practical ideas
Strategies and approaches you can use in your context, straight away.
Evidence informed
Drawing on experience, research and what works in the classroom.
Celebrate success
Sharing stories of impact, progress and the difference great leadership makes.
Maths leadership rarely follows a neat plan. If there’s a challenge, question or topic you’d like Naomi, Steve and Tom to explore, we’d love to hear it.