BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant
The BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant is intended to support research led by schools and colleges with a focus on curriculum inquiry and investigation. The theme for the 2024-2025 grant is...
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Ruth Trundley, Dr
Primary Maths Adviser at Babcock L D P
Dr Ruth Trundley has developed and led action-research projects, most recently ‘Supporting children to be active and influential participants in maths lesson through the use of pre-teaching and assigning competence’; this project has been shared nationally through NCETM and the findings presented at BCME 9 (2018). Ruth’s doctoral research tracked the development of mathematical understanding in twin girls from age 18 months to 5 years.
Ruth Trundley's contributions
Learning from variation
How can variation theory can be applied to the use of manipulatives to support understanding of early number? This report makes an important contribution to the existing literature on how to teach...
What is ‘variation’ in early years mathematics?
As we near the end of our year-long project into what effects five- and six-year-olds’ ability to count-on when adding, here we reflect upon our journey. What led us to this topic was the recent...
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