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Maths intervention programmes

Make A Real Difference With Personalised, DfE-Approved Maths Interventions

In every class there are pupils who need extra support to catch up and make progress.

But in a whole class environment, it’s often impossible to address individual misconceptions as they arise, meaning pupils fall further behind.

With Third Space Learning’s high-quality maths intervention programmes, multiple pupils receive additional one-to-one tutoring at once from their personal AI maths tutor – without any impact on staff workload.

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Comprehensive and effective

In an independent trial with Rising Stars, pupils receiving one to one maths support from Third Space Learning made 7 months’ progress in 14 weeks.

Maths Intervention Programmes

Personalised learning journeys for each student

Covers key topics like place value, fractions, subtraction, and percentages

Helps pupils reach age-related expectations

Aligns with the National Curriculum

Supports learners with dyscalculia and other challenges

Maths intervention programmes for primary and secondary schools:

Support primary school pupils to reach age-related expectations:

Maths intervention programmes to address gaps across Years 4 to 6 and help prepare Year 6 pupils for the KS2 maths SATs papers

Programmes to help KS2 learners develop problem-solving skills and build number sense

SATs Revision Programme to build confidence and familiarity with SATs-style questions

Ensure secondary school students are secure in maths from KS3 to KS4

Maths intervention programmes to support students as they progress through KS3

Personalised support to boost maths progress in Year 10, and Year 11

Expert-created curriculum lessons covering rounding to decimal places, expanding double brackets, working with prime factorisation, and more                                                                                                                                          

“It really helps children who are a bit unsure about maths. It’s brilliant at giving children confidence and the chance to be honest and open in a one-to-one setting.”

Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School

Sally Maddison, Headteacher

Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School

Why Choose Third Space Learning’s Maths Intervention Programmes

Maths Intervention Programmes

Guided by diagnostic assessment and teacher insight

All pupils start their lesson with an initial assessment to diagnose where they need most support. Skye, the AI tutor, is then trained to use the skills of formative assessment during each lesson to help scaffold and support the child along their individual learning pathway..

Maths Intervention Programmes

AI tutor built for school budgets

According to the EEF, one to one tutoring is one of the most effective ways to raise attainment, but it’s often expensive for schools. We’re proud to be the most affordable DfE-approved one to one tutoring provider, providing personalised one to one support for the price other providers charge for small group sessions.

Maths Intervention Programmes

Designed by maths specialists

One of the biggest barriers for primary and secondary schools is the lack of maths specialists in England – especially when they have 10 or more pupils who need extra support. Our AI maths tutor has been trained by expert maths teachers and specialists to closely replicate the experience of each pupil having a dedicated tutor when they need it

Maths Intervention Programmes

Easy to timetable and implement

With high workloads, small group sessions to organise and Ofsted visits to prepare for, SLT, teaching staff and TAs have enough on their plate without having to provide personalised one to one numeracy interventions. Schools pick their pupils and a timeslot that works for their timetable and we take care of the rest.

Maths Intervention Programmes

Full toolkit of whole school teaching resources

Access a comprehensive library of maths resources, from in-class worksheets to ready-to-go lesson plans to professional development for teaching assistants, teaching staff, subject leaders, and SLT.

“It’s individualised learning that takes on board where children are at in their learning at school – plus it builds confidence. The children love it!”

Giles Brook Primary

Angie Bailey, Deputy Headteacher

Giles Brook Primary

460 lessons designed to plug gaps and boost progress

In every Third Space Learning intervention programme, lessons follow an ‘I do, we do, you do’ approach to encourage pupils to move from guided to independent practice and apply their knowledge to a range of different contexts.

View example lessons below:

Subtracting using the column method with exchanging

Year 3

Let’s learn

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

Year 3

Follow me + your turn

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

Year 3

You do

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

Year 3

Go further

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

Simplifying fractions

Year 4

Let’s learn

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

Year 4

Follow me + your turn

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

Year 4

You do

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

Year 4

Go further

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

Finding prime numbers

Year 5

Let’s learn

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

Year 5

Follow me + your turn

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

Year 5

You do

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

Year 5

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

Year 6

Let’s learn

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

Year 6

Follow me + your turn

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

Year 6

You do

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

Year 6

Go further

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

Reasoning with perimeter and area

SATs Revision

Fluency

Each lesson starter helps tutors to quickly assess understanding

SATs Revision

Let’s go through this together

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

SATs Revision

Let’s try this SATs-style question

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

SATs Revision

Try another one

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

Finding a Number as the Product of its Prime Factors

KS3

Let’s learn

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

KS3

Follow me + your turn

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

KS3

You do

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

KS3

Go further

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

Expanding double brackets

GCSE Revision

Try this exam style question

The first question enables tutors to assess understanding of the topic

GCSE Revision

Let’s go through this together

If needed, scaffolded slides help students explore how to approach the question

GCSE Revision

Your turn

Students get opportunities to apply their knowledge independently

GCSE Revision

Ready for a challenge?

If their tutor is confident they’ve grasped the topic, students can take it even further

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Maths Intervention Programmes

“Third Space Learning gives us a personal maths tutor that our selected students can work with each week. And, because it’s the same tutor each time, they can build that relationship. Their confidence has definitely improved.”

George Eliot Academy

Nick Clark, Director of Learning for Maths

George Eliot Academy

Frequently asked questions

What is the importance of maths interventions?

Without maths interventions in place, pupils who struggle to keep up with the class or who face mathematical difficulties will fall further behind. Interventions can take the form of small group sessions, but research suggests that one to one teaching will have the most positive impact as support can be personalised to the needs of each individual pupil. At Third Space Learning, each pupil begins with an initial diagnostic assessment and then receives personalised one to one tutoring from their own dedicated maths specialist tutor.

What makes an effective maths intervention?

According to the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), effective maths interventions start early, are linked to whole class teaching, and motivate pupils. They recommend selecting pupils based on assessment data and ensuring interventions include explicit and systematic teaching to help pupils secure knowledge and apply their skills.

How do you implement maths interventions?

First, look at your pupil data to identify which pupils are most in-need. Next, use diagnostic assessments to pinpoint the specific gaps and misconceptions that are holding each pupil back. If you’re running small group interventions, you can try and group pupils with similar gaps together. You’ll then need to create lesson plans that focus on these individual gaps and decide who will run the interventions and when they’ll take place. At Third Space Learning, we take care of all of this for schools, and all they need to do is let us know which pupils need help and when they’d like the sessions to take place.

How do you identify which students need a maths intervention?

The Education Endowment Foundation recommends intervention selection be guided by pupil assessment. You may also choose to overlay this with pupils who are eligible for Pupil Premium. The majority of schools who use Third Space Learning as their chosen maths intervention programme choose pupils eligible for Pupil Premium who have been most impacted by school closures, are at risk of not meeting age related expectations or their target GCSE grade, or who simply need a confidence boost.

What do schools need to consider then implementing maths interventions?

Schools will need to consider how much time the intervention will take from the staff member leading the intervention, and whether this will detract from whole class teaching or overload their workload. It’s important to also factor in the cost of the intervention programme and if this is the best use of school funds. At Third Space Learning, we work closely with each school to ensure the programme eases the pressure, both in terms of workload and budgets.

What does Ofsted say about maths interventions?

Ofsted says that teachers and leaders should strike a balance between helping pupils keep up in maths and ‘reactive’ approaches to help pupils who have fallen behind. Quality first teaching for the whole class is always the ultimate goal but there will always be some pupils who require maths interventions. For these, Ofsted is clear that they should be personalised and not applied universally.

Does Third Space Learning offer English or science intervention programmes?

No, we specialise in maths interventions. At the moment Skye is only trained to provide primary maths tutoring and secondary maths tutoring. All AI tutor prompting and training as well as the lesson content, has been developed by maths specialists and maths teachers.

How much do Third Space Learning intervention programmes cost?

Pricing is calculated according to the number of pupils you’d like to sign up, so it varies by school. Third Space Learning is the most affordable one to one tutoring provider and works out between 40% and 90% cheaper than the average cost of one to one tutoring depending on how many pupils will be receiving AI tutoring sessions each week. See AI tutoring pricinghere.

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