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Implementation GuideMaking Maths-Whizz work for your schoolIn the classroom | In the ICT suite | At home and outside class

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MATHS-WHIZZ IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Contents‘I love Maths-Whizz. I’m so glad! I’m so smart and better in maths.’Aliyah, age 8

‘It makes my life much easier… They think they are playing a game – in actual fact they are learning.’Tom Brannigan Teacher and e-Learning Manager, Front Lawn Primary Academy

‘We were inspected in May and the inspectors were most impressed with the scheme and amazed to see all the children so confidently accessing the programme… we are thrilled with the positive impact Maths-Whizz has had.’Angela Cully Head Teacher, The Mead School

Pages 3–5Welcome to Maths-WhizzAbout this GuideWhat is the Maths-Whizz Suite?

Pages 6–11Maths-Whizz in the classroom Starters and Plenaries Station Rotation

Pages 12–15Maths-Whizz in the ICT suite Lab Rotation

Pages 16–21Maths-Whizz at home and outside classHomework and School Clubs

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Welcome to Maths-Whizz

Your school is supporting its students and teachers with the Maths-Whizz Suite, the award-winning online service from Whizz Education.

The Maths-Whizz Suite will help you to:

Increase every child’s progress with simple tools that allow you to instantly understand student needs and differentiate your lessons.

Build your students’ confidence and engagement with fun, interactive learning.

Make your life easier by reducing the time you spend on planning, assessment and marking.

This guide will provide you with recommendations, advice and ideas on how to use Maths-Whizz, and the best practices which get proven results.

This guide is intended to be used alongside training from your school’s dedicated Customer Success Manager at Whizz Education. We are here to help, so if you need any advice or information, please do not hesitate to contact your Customer Success Manager at:

[email protected] 0203 328 6564

About this Guide

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What is the Maths-Whizz Suite?The Maths-Whizz Suite is an online service, with four components for you to use.

Maths-Whizz Tutor Every child has their own login for the Maths-Whizz Tutor, which uses continuous assessment to provide engaging maths lessons that match each student’s unique needs and pace of learning.

Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports The live reports allow you to monitor your students’ progress, effort and attainment with the click of a button. They give you insights to inform your planning and enrich your classroom lessons.

Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource The Teachers’ Resource is a library of the Maths-Whizz content providing you with over 1200 pre-planned lessons, including printable worksheets which can support you with summative assessment. There are lessons to suit a range of ability levels and teaching styles.

CPD Training and Unlimited Support A key part of your school’s subscription to the Maths-Whizz Suite is the training and ongoing support provided by Whizz Education. Your school has a dedicated Customer Success Manager, who will conduct your training sessions, send you Insight Reports, and work with you to make sure you achieve your goals with the Maths-Whizz Suite.

Welcome to Maths-Whizz

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• Start the lesson with this exercise on the interactive whiteboard• Give each student a whiteboard and pen (you can save time by

putting them on students’ desks before the lesson starts)• Click the dice to instantly generate random numbers up to ten, and

ask students to add them together• Have each student write their answer on their whiteboard and hold

it up for you to see

Example Starter

• Put this exercise on the interactive whiteboard, and hand out pens and whiteboards (as in the Starter example above)

• Choose one of the pink ‘?’ boxes and ask students: ‘What number should be in here?’

• Have each student write their answer on their whiteboard and hold it up for you to see

For more exercises with explanations and tips, log in to Teachers’ Resource.

Example Plenary

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Starters and PlenariesThe Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource gives you plenty of pre-planned starter and plenary exercises to use in your maths lessons. They are designed to give you the benefits of instant assessment while saving you time in your planning.

Tips• These are fast-paced exercises – make sure students write and show

their answers as quickly as they can• Students can work in pairs and share a whiteboard and pen between two• For the example starter (see right), higher ability students can multiply

instead of adding the numbers

Teacher-led instruction

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Key AdvantagesBy focussing your instruction on one group at a time, rather than the whole class, you can give more attention to individual students.

By setting time on the Maths-Whizz Tutor as one station, you can be confident that your students are working toward their maths goals, and also moving toward their recommended Maths-Whizz Tutor usage of 45–60 minutes per week.

Remember: Children who use Maths-Whizz for 45–60 minutes in total each week will, on average, increase their ability by 18 months in the first 12 months of use. That’s a six-month acceleration in student progress.

Suggested Stations Pick and choose from the list below, or create your own station.Remember: The Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource has everything you need for options marked with (*TR).• Laptops or tablets for work with the Maths-Whizz Tutor• Teacher-led learning (*TR)• Collaborative/independent worksheets (*TR)• Collaborative investigation work or extended problems for

deeper learning (*TR)• Independent Learning Objective (*TR)• Extra support station run by a TA

Implementation Steps1. Check the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports to quickly work out

the needs of each student, and plan groups accordingly.2. At the start of the lesson, split students into their groups, and assign

each group to a station.3. After a set period of time (e.g. 10-15 minutes), move each group

onto the next station.4. Repeat until each group has been to every station.5. After the lesson, check the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports to

instantly see student progress and plan your next maths lessons.

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Station RotationIn ‘station rotation’, students are split into groups, and the groups rotate between different learning stations at fixed times set by you.

Resources• Enough laptops or tablets for

one group• You can use an interactive

whiteboard or a whiteboard with a projector at one of the stations

Staff• Classroom teacher (that’s you)• Your school’s Maths-Whizz

Ambassador can help you by monitoring data and offering ideas and suggestions

• A TA (if available) can help by running an extra station, or by working with one group

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Online personalised tutoring

Teacher-led instruction

Collaborative/Independent

activities and worksheets

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Example Station Rotation Lesson Plan (see right)


Example Station Rotation Lesson Plan

Learning Objective: Recognising and extending number sequences (counting on)

Oral & Mental Starter Maths-‐Whizz Interactive Whiteboard: Children to have whiteboards and add two numbers together quickly. High Ability extend to multiplying.

Introduction to Learning Objective & Main Input Maths-‐Whizz Teachers’ Resource: Y5 – Properties of Numbers – Level A – Ex1

Differentiated Grouping Red Blue Green Yellow Independent work Station Rotation

- Worksheet from main input exercise (counting on). Consolidation of main input. Extension = counting back worksheet

- Independent work on Maths-‐Whizz Personalised Tutor. Topic Focus on ‘Properties of Numbers’ - Extension problems on Interactive Whiteboard from Teachers’ Resource (discussion and assessment

supported by TA) - Focus work with yellow group (High Ability)

Y5 – properties of Numbers – Level D – Ex 1 Learning Objective = Finding all the pairs of factors of any number up to 100 Use exercise to deliver expectations and discuss how this can be done. Do 2 questions on exercise to instigate discussion and deepen understanding. Independent work: complete worksheet related to this exercise. Extension = challenge your peer to see who can come up with the most factors for a given number (chosen by someone else in your group).

Plenary Prepared on Interactive Whiteboard: 2 questions and show me answer on your whiteboard.

Assessment Worksheet answers. Reports for Maths-‐Whizz to see who made progress. Extension answers and feedback from TA. Worksheet answers and teacher assessment.

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Key Points for LessonsYou can set specific topics for the Maths-Whizz Tutor at the laptop/tablet station, by using Topic Focus or Topic Bank.

The Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports are extremely useful for your maths planning, giving you simple breakdowns of students’ progress in individual maths topics.

Key Points for HomeworkThe Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports are also great for homework planning, allowing you to quickly match the right worksheet to the right student.

You can set time on the Maths-Whizz Tutor as homework, and easily track whether your students have logged in and done their homework (see pages 16–19 for details). We recommend that you do so, since your students are unlikely to achieve their 45–60 minutes of weekly Maths-Whizz Tutor usage purely in school, meaning homework is important for their progress.

Example Station Rotation Lesson Plan

Learning Objective: Recognising and extending number sequences (counting on)

Oral & Mental Starter Maths-‐Whizz Interactive Whiteboard: Children to have whiteboards and add two numbers together quickly. High Ability extend to multiplying.

Introduction to Learning Objective & Main Input Maths-‐Whizz Teachers’ Resource: Y5 – Properties of Numbers – Level A – Ex1

Differentiated Grouping Red Blue Green Yellow Independent work Station Rotation

- Worksheet from main input exercise (counting on). Consolidation of main input. Extension = counting back worksheet

- Independent work on Maths-‐Whizz Personalised Tutor. Topic Focus on ‘Properties of Numbers’ - Extension problems on Interactive Whiteboard from Teachers’ Resource (discussion and assessment

supported by TA) - Focus work with yellow group (High Ability)

Y5 – properties of Numbers – Level D – Ex 1 Learning Objective = Finding all the pairs of factors of any number up to 100 Use exercise to deliver expectations and discuss how this can be done. Do 2 questions on exercise to instigate discussion and deepen understanding. Independent work: complete worksheet related to this exercise. Extension = challenge your peer to see who can come up with the most factors for a given number (chosen by someone else in your group).

Plenary Prepared on Interactive Whiteboard: 2 questions and show me answer on your whiteboard.

Assessment Worksheet answers. Reports for Maths-‐Whizz to see who made progress. Extension answers and feedback from TA. Worksheet answers and teacher assessment.

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Key AdvantagesWith the whole class engaged in one-to-one learning with the Maths-Whizz Tutor, you can spend time on targeted interventions with individual students.

By setting time on the Maths-Whizz Tutor in school, you can be confident that your students are independently working toward their maths goals, and also moving toward their recommended Maths-Whizz Tutor usage of 45–60 minutes per week.


Maths-Whizz in the ICT suite Lab RotationIn ‘lab rotation’, your whole class rotate between your ordinary classroom and an ICT suite on a fixed weekly schedule.

Resources• ICT suite, ideally with space for a

table where you can make one-to-one interventions with students

• Your usual classroom, ideally with an interactive whiteboard to get the most out of Teachers’ Resource

Staff• Classroom teacher (that’s you)• Your SLT can help you timetable

lessons in the ICT suite• Your school’s Maths-Whizz

Ambassador can help you by monitoring live data as your students work with the Maths-Whizz Tutor

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Classroom Setup• ICT suite, ideally with enough computers for the whole class• Extra table space in the ICT suite for you to work one-to-one or with

small groups• Your usual classroom, set up for your whole-class teaching

Implementation Steps1. Arrange a fixed timetable with class time in the ICT suite each week. 2. Check the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports to quickly work out

the needs of each student, and plan time on the intervention table accordingly.

3. In the lesson, provide one-to-one or small group interventions for the targeted students. You can use worksheets or interactive exercises from the Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource.

4. During and after the lesson, the information in the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports will instantly show you student progress and help you plan your next maths lessons.

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Key Points for Lab RotationIt’s important that classroom teaching complements time in the ICT suite. Use the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports to conveniently check your class’s work and progress, and plan your daily maths lessons.

For one-to-one interventions, you can bring up specific exercises a student has struggled with, and work through them together. You can do this by accessing the Student Report, going into the ‘History’ tab and pressing ‘View’ to play the lesson in question (see page 20).

Key Points for HomeworkThe Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports are great for homework planning, allowing you to quickly match the right worksheet to the right student.

You can set Maths-Whizz Tutor usage as homework, and easily track whether your students have logged in and done their homework (see pages 16–19 for details). We recommend that you do so, since your students may not achieve their 45–60 minutes of weekly Maths-Whizz Tutor usage purely in school, meaning homework is important for their progress.

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Key AdvantagesYou can instantly see whether students have completed their homework, and how they have done, by checking the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports.

The Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports also allow you to quickly use information from students’ homework to plan your maths lessons, making your daily teaching more effective.

By setting time on the Maths-Whizz Tutor at home and in school clubs, you can be confident that your students are independently working toward their maths goals, and also moving toward their recommended Maths-Whizz Tutor usage of 45–60 minutes per week.


Maths-Whizz at home and outside classHomework and School ClubsWith homework and school clubs, your students get the benefits of the Maths-Whizz Tutor outside of their daily maths learning in the classroom.

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Suggested Implementation Steps1. Timetable the Maths-Whizz Tutor into your homework schedule,

and/or into breakfast, lunchtime or after-school clubs for students who don’t have internet access at home.

2. Use Topic Focus to set a specific topic for your students to work on.3. Check the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports to instantly see whether

students have completed their homework, and how they have done. This information will also help you plan your next maths lessons.

4. Get further help with your maths lesson planning by using the Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource. Try the interactive exercises, worksheets and Extension Problems.

Alternative: You can use the Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource to set a Learning Objective in the classroom, and then direct the Maths-Whizz Tutor to support students with follow-up work at home or in school clubs.

Top Tips for Every Teacher: Teachers’ ResourceThe Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource is an award-winning collection of maths lessons, activities and worksheets designed to save you time.

The Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource is available to all staff for all students, not just those using Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus.

Online personalised tutoring in ICT suite

Gather insights from reports

Maths Age Usage Progressions

Use appropriate resources to enrich classroom teaching

Online personalised tutoring at home

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Teachers’ Resource

Resources• For homework, students will

need internet access at home• For Maths-Whizz school clubs,

students will need scheduled time at breakfast, lunchtime or after school to use computers or tablets

Staff• Classroom teacher (that’s you)• Your SLT can help you organise

your homework timetable and schedule

• Your school’s Maths-Whizz Ambassador can help you by monitoring data and providing ideas and suggestions

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Homework Option 1: Using the Maths-Whizz Tutor

Homework Option 2: Using Printed Worksheets

3. To check your students’ progress, view your Class Reports, then change the ‘Time Period’ to ‘Current Focussed Topic’. You will instantly see which students have made the recommended level of Progressions in the Maths-Whizz Tutor.

3. Assess the homework using the answers given in the Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource.

4. Continue to conveniently monitor progress in your Class Reports. Celebrate students’ success by sending messages or awarding certificates with the click of a button.

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4. Conveniently monitor student progress in maths in your Class Reports. Celebrate students’ success by sending messages or awarding certificates with the click of a button.

2. In Tutoring Plus, use Topic Focus to set a specific topic for your class to work on at home. You can access Topic Focus by viewing your Class Reports, then clicking on the ‘Topics’ tab.

2. Print worksheets from the Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource, easily matching work to students on the basis of ability and topic.

1. Use the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports to decide which topic your class should work on at home (as in Option 1, see left).

1. Use the Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus Reports to decide which topic your class should work on at home.

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School Clubs: Suggested Activities• Once students have logged in to the Maths-Whizz Tutor, focus each

of them on Tutor, Topic Bank or Replay, depending on your goals.• Set up an extra table in the ICT suite to give students

one-to-one support. • Reinforce students’ learning by having them work in Replay mode to

improve their previous exercise scores.• Motivate students by having them compete against other Maths-

Whizz users in Challenge Mode.

‘It plugs a lot of the gaps for me… so they are ready for the lessons.’Lisa Pridding Teacher, Hindsford C.E. Primary School

‘I have got much higher marks in tests - just thanks [for Maths-Whizz]!’ Ashleigh, age 10

‘It’s really beneficial for them, because they can revisit concepts that we’ve done in the classroom and have a different approach.’Lenia Evans Teacher, Rosemead Preparatory School

Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus provides reports for every single student. In their Student Report, just click on their ‘History’ tab to see every learning objective the student has studied with the Maths-Whizz Tutor. For each objective, you will also see the time taken by the student, the mark awarded and how much help the student needed.

Use this information to make effective interventions with individual students. By clicking on the ‘View’ button (far right in the diagram above) for a lesson that the student has struggled with, you can access a practice version of the lesson. You and the student can then work through the exercise together, without it affecting their results in the Maths-Whizz Tutor.

Top Tips for Every Teacher: Intervention

Every child is different Just like every teacher Just like every school

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