This project is for departments who participated in a Secondary Teaching for Mastery Development Work Group in or before 2023/24, and the departments of Secondary Mastery Specialists trained in Cohorts 1 to 7 who are embedding their work in developing teaching for mastery approaches. The two lead participants will ideally be the same Advocates who participated in 2023/24. At least one of the Advocates from each school should be an experienced teacher with substantial responsibility within the department and the authority to make change happen. All Advocates should have a passion for developing teaching and an enthusiasm to work with their departmental colleagues to instigate change.
Mastery Advocates need the full support of the head of department and headteacher, and mechanisms must be in place to enable department-wide development and change to happen over an extended timeframe.
Work Groups exploring Foci A, B and C will draw upon a range of centrally produced resources. Participants following Focus B will additionally benefit from half-termly central sessions designed to better understand the provided resources.
Work Groups opting for Focus D should select a focus for the year. These groups may choose their own teaching for mastery focus or join one of the Situated RIWGs.
