Close maths gaps and prepare pupils for SATs

Primary tutoring programmes designed and delivered by maths specialists

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One to one tutoring for your target Year 3-6 pupils

Identifies and plugs gaps as far back as Key Stage 1

Scaffolded lessons developed by primary maths experts

Encourages pupils to verbalise reasoning

Extra opportunities for Year 6 to practise SATs questions

"An excellent KS2 maths intervention based on assessment for learning. Pupils have personalised support with minimal impact on staff workload."

Rood End Primary School, Sandwell
Jon Hadley, Deputy Headteacher

Rood End Primary School, Sandwell

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What can you expect?

Close gaps

90% of pupils show a solid understanding of each concept at the end of each session.

Close gaps

Double progress

In an independent trial, pupils made 7 months' progress in 14 weeks.

Double progress

Boost confidence

70% of pupils who report low confidence at the start say it has improved after their sessions.

Boost confidence

Improve SATs results

100% of teachers surveyed felt the maths intervention programme helped pupils achieve higher scores in 2023.

Improve SATs results

"When it came to their SATs tests, the children we chose to take part performed at a much higher level than we expected. Over 15 weeks, the average progress was the equivalent of three terms’ progress."

Pinfold Street Primary School, Walsall
Toni Beech, Deputy Headteacher

Pinfold Street Primary School, Walsall

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SCHOOLS SUPPORTED

159,243

PUPILS TAUGHT

Guided by diagnostic assessment

Guided by diagnostic assessment

Using adaptive diagnostic assessments, lessons are chosen to plug each learner’s individual gaps.

You choose each pupil's priority areas and are free to skip topics at any time.

Full curriculum coverage

Full curriculum coverage

Our team of primary maths teachers and pedagogy experts have ensured full coverage of all KS1 and KS2 content.

Scaffolded learning

All lessons follow an ‘I do, we do, you do’ structure and scaffolded slides ensure students learn at the right pace for them, building up to more independent practice and challenging word problems.

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Specialist Key Stage 2 maths tutors

Specialist Key Stage 2 maths tutors

We recruit only the highest-quality STEM graduates and undergraduates.

All tutors receive extensive initial training and world-class professional development.

Money-back guarantee

Money-back guarantee

We know your staff and pupils will love it.

If you don't, we’ll give you 100% of your money back if you’re not happy within the first 6 weeks.

Up-to-date, well-researched resources

Up-to-date, well-researched resources

We want to help you raise maths attainment for all, not just those receiving the tuition.

Full premium access to more than 4,000 KS1 and KS2 maths resources and teaching resources is included with all primary programmes, to support all your teachers and teaching assistants to raise attainment across your school.

Lessons designed to encourage conceptual understanding

500+ specially created tutoring lessons designed to be responsive and tailored to the needs of pupils in real-time:

Subtracting using the column method with exchanging
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Let's learn

Let's learn

The first question introduces each concept and helps pupils feel ready to learn

Follow me + your turn

Follow me + your turn

Pupils work through a scaffolded example with their tutor before trying a similar question on their own

You do

You do

A carefully sequenced next question ensures pupils can apply knowledge to different contexts

Go further

Go further

This gives pupils an opportunity to apply their knowledge to problem solving and reasoning questions

Simplifying fractions
View Year 3-5 Catch Up Programme

Let's learn

Let's learn

The first question introduces each concept and helps pupils feel ready to learn

Follow me + your turn

Follow me + your turn

Pupils work through a scaffolded example with their tutor before trying a similar question on their own

You do

You do

A carefully sequenced next question ensures pupils can apply knowledge to different contexts

Go further

Go further

This gives pupils an opportunity to apply their knowledge to problem solving and reasoning questions

Finding prime numbers
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Let's learn

Let's learn

The first question introduces each concept and helps pupils feel ready to learn

Follow me + your turn

Follow me + your turn

Pupils work through a scaffolded example with their tutor before trying a similar question on their own

You do

You do

A carefully sequenced next question ensures pupils can apply knowledge to different contexts

Go further

Go further

This gives pupils an opportunity to apply their knowledge to problem solving and reasoning questions

Knowing the value of each digit in numbers with up to 3 decimal places
View Year 6 Catch Up Programme

Let's learn

Let's learn

The first question introduces each concept and helps pupils feel ready to learn

Follow me + your turn

Follow me + your turn

Pupils work through a scaffolded example with their tutor before trying a similar question on their own

You do

You do

A carefully sequenced next question ensures pupils can apply knowledge to different contexts

Go further

Go further

This gives pupils an opportunity to apply their knowledge to problem solving and reasoning questions

Reasoning with money
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Fluency

Fluency

Each lesson starter helps tutors to quickly assess understanding

Let's try this SATs-style question

Let's try this SATs-style question

Prompts on-screen and from the tutor help pupils learn what to look out for

Let's go through this together

Let's go through this together

Scaffolded slides give pupils the strategies they need to eventually answer questions independently

Try another one

Try another one

This ensures pupils can apply those strategies to a range of different contexts

Request a personalised quote for your school

Let us know how many KS2 pupils you're looking to support and we'll be in touch with more information about how it works, the impact you can expect to see and a personalised quote for your school.

Your school will be able to use your National Tutoring Programme funding to help cover the cost.

Trusted by School Leaders

4,000+ schools across the UK have chosen Third Space Learning to support their pupils

Guided by diagnostic assessment

Each pupil embarks on their own unique learning journey designed to address individual gaps

DfE-approved

All tutoring content and tutors have been quality assured by the Department for Education

Cost-effective and scalable

56% cheaper than the average cost of DfE-approved one to one tutoring

Proven to boost progress

In an independent trial, pupils made 7 months' progress in 14 weeks

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We appreciate every school’s requirements and budgets are different. Request your quote today and we’ll do everything we can to support as many students as possible in a way that works for you.

KS2 Math Intervention FAQs

What are some examples of maths interventions?

Maths interventions are, at their core, actions taken to fill a learning gap or misconception. How this is achieved may vary greatly. Interventions may be successfully achieved in the classroom, through re-teaching or extra support from teaching assistants. If pupils need more support, schools may look to form small group or one-to-one numeracy interventions where pupils work with a member of staff outside their main classroom. Intervention activities will aim to address any learning gaps or misconceptions with the aim for the pupil to eventually catch up with their peers.

How do you run a maths intervention?

There are many steps you need to take to run a successful maths intervention - and many of them need to be considered before a pupil even steps into the classroom. Here’s a quick summary, but you can read more on our maths intervention blog. 1. Identify the pupils who need support and in what area. If you are running a group intervention, you will additionally need to group pupils by their learning needs. You may have some pupils who need support on number bonds and multiplication and division, while others need support understanding fractions. 2. Understand the goals of your intervention 3. Assess your budget or resources for a numeracy intervention 4. Research the maths interventions available and which will work in your school 5. Plan how you’re going to measure and report on the effectiveness of the intervention 6. Follow best practice to maximise impact of interventions - don’t overuse worksheets, refer to the EEF toolkit and remember to consider not only individual lesson plans for sessions, but about the sequencing of lessons. 7. Be aware of the common challenges around maths interventions 8. Provide or undertake suitable CPD to ensure any staff running the intervention are prepared.

How long should an intervention last?

The duration of each session depends greatly on the age group of the students. For younger KS1-KS2 pupils, they may only be able to focus for around 30-45 minutes, whereas a GCSE student may be able to focus upwards from an hour. Third Space Learning sessions run for one hour, including time for pupils to complete their post-session questions.