[senco-forum] Maths in secondary

I have the same problem at the school i am at i have pupils in my maths sen classes at both key stage 3 and 4 who are working at level 3 and below, can anyone recommend any alternative curriculums/courses for me to use with these pupils?I know this is sort of the track of this thread but I feel it carries it on. Many thanks> Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Maths in secondary> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:15:52 +0000> From: BBLANEY at chalvedon-barstable.com> To: lks1985 at hotmail.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> CC: > > We have pupils coming at Maths 1c. They are usually in a very small set> with about 8 pupils all working at level 1 and 2c but taught by a maths> teacher, there might also be TA support. Sometimes though we might take> out a pupil for one to one maths as well/instead of some lessons.> > The pupils working at these levels are usually at similar levels for> literacy but some at Level 1 and 2 for English are better as Maths and> may be Level 3.> > We have so many pupils working at Level 3 and below that they are part> of the norm and have differentiated work and in class support.> > Pupils Level 2 in English and below are taught English by English> teachers (small sets) with support but also have some literacy> withdrawal.> > Barbara> -----Original Message-----> From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of lk s> Sent: 09 January 2008 06:30> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: [senco-forum] Maths in secondary> > > I wonder, what is the lowest level in maths that a child entering your> secondary school has been working at. Do the children that are> struggling with reading/literacy have similar problems in maths. In> secondary schools if a child is working at L3 or below are they taken> out in small groups or are there enough pupils at that level to cater> for their needs in a class. Is any support/teaching provided by a> teacher or is all support through a TA. > _________________________________________________________________> Free games, great prizes - get gaming at Gamesbox. > http://www.searchgamesbox.com> The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message please do not read, copy, use or disclose this communication and notify the sender immediately. You should delete the message and any attachments accompanying it immediately. It should be noted that any review, retransmission, disseminationor other use of, or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mail is not a secure form of communication and where appropriate, you should verify its authenticity by contacting us by telephone or facsimile. Additionally, the recipient is assumed to have full responsibility for the protection and integrity for the recipient's computer system. We will not accept any liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage caused by any viruses, worms, trojan horses or other potentially destructive software and you are advised to carry out your own virus checks.> The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message please do not read, copy, use or disclose this communication and notify the sender immediately. You should delete the message and any attachments accompanying it immediately. It should be noted that any review, retransmission, disseminationor other use of, or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mail is not a secure form of communication and where appropriate, you should verify its authenticity by contacting us by telephone or facsimile. Additionally, the recipient is assumed to have full responsibility for the protection and integrity for the recipient's computer system. We will not accept any liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage caused by any viruses, worms, trojan horses or other potentially destructive software and you are advised to carry out your own virus checks.> 
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