Our team
Members of the team can work with teachers and school leaders, particularly promoting the role of subject leaders, providing both support and challenge whilst driving improvements across the school.
Gary Casey - Lead Adviser for English, maths and assessment
| English Team | Maths Team |
| Kathryn Brereton* | Gary Casey* |
| Elizabeth Holmes* | Rebecca Moseley |
| Alice Philpin (currently on maternity leave) | Tracey Sandhu - 4 days per week (usually Mon, Tues, Weds and Thurs) |
| Anna Walker - 3 days per week (usually Mon, Tues and Weds) | * indicates advisers who have other roles within the School Improvement Service and only spend part of the week as English or maths advisers |
In-school support:
- Support subject leaders to develop and evaluate the curriculum, policies and action plans, lead CPD, carry out learning walks
- Developing teaching and learning through planning support, model or team teaching, evaluating and developing assessments, pupil diagnostics
- Support SENCo/ inclusion managers to identify barriers using data and consider additional provision and /or interventions to secure progress of pupils with specific needs
- Working with governors to support knowledge of expectations and help identify strengths and challenges in the provision and data for English and maths.
During a visit it would be possible for the adviser to undertake identified activities, providing both support and challenge which are integral to ensuring the development of the school’s identified areas for action.
Other services the team can provide include:
- Staff meetings
- Subject or topic audits, such as reading or phonics audits
- Support with long-, medium- and short-term planning
- Intervention support
- Provide training on Edge Hill intervention programmes
- Closing the gap and effective use of pupil premium support
- Diagnostic work with groups or individuals
- Teaching Assistant training
- Cluster working
- Moderation preparation
- Workshops for parents
- School library sift and sort
Contacts
Email addresses:
Maths Team - maths.team@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
English Team - english.team@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Facebook Pages
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Charges
In addition to the packages of support on offer, bespoke support can be commissioned for the following charges:
Hourly charge £110 for Cambridgeshire LA maintained schools / £120 for Cambridgeshire academy or out of county schools
Twilight training and prep £260 for Cambridgeshire LA maintained schools / £290 for Cambridgeshire academy or out of county schools
Half day £315 for Cambridgeshire LA maintained schools (3 hours of support / £345 for Cambridgeshire academy or out of county schools
Full day £525 for Cambridgeshire LA schools (5 hours of support) / £575 for Cambridgeshire academy or out of county schools
Special Offers:
- 4 days of support for £1900 if agreed in advance
- 6 days of support for £2850 if agreed in advance
