Jemma Sherwood, Senior Lead Practitioner of Mathematics at Ormiston Academies Trust and author of mathematics education books
The approach that Conceptual Maths takes encourages teachers to develop their own conceptual understanding in order to promote teaching for understanding in the classroom. Congruence of shapes is considered alongside algebraic equations and equivalent fractions, for instance, highlighting the concept of the equivalence relation and showing that three ‘topics’ that are taught separately are actually closely linked. This focus on concepts over processes makes Conceptual Maths a valuable read for anyone teaching mathematics.