Intervention

NNS intervention programmes

The intervention programmes available for teachers to use with Key Stage 2 children are as follows:

Springboard 3 is targeted at those Year 3 children who reached Level 2c at the end of Key Stage 1 and who, with support, are likely to reach Level 3 by the end of Year 4. It consists of the units that focus on the important teaching objectives from the Year 2 teaching programme which children must meet if they are to tackle with confidence the key objectives of the Year 3 programme. There are two sessions per unit. Each 30-minute session is designed to be taken by a teaching assistant with a group of between six and eight children.

Springboard 4 is targeted at those children in Year 4 who, with some additional support, are likely to reach Level 3 by the end of the year. It consists of ten units that focus on the important teaching objectives from the Year 3 programme which children must meet if they are to tackle with confidence the key objectives of the Year 4 programme. There are two sessions per unit. Each 30-minute session is designed to be led by a teaching assistant with a group of between six and eight children.

Springboard 5 is targeted at those children in Year5 who, with intervention, are likely to reach Level 4 at the end of Year 6. It consists of ten lead lessons taught by the class teacher and ten follow-up sessions supported by a teaching assistant. The lead lessons are presented, for the teacher, on video. The video sequences show different approaches to teaching and could be useful to help teachers plan a series of initial lessons on a topic.

Springboard 6 is a series of lessons designed to provide additional support in booster classes for children in Year 6 who, with intensive targeted support, can achieve level 4 in the Key Stage 2 national tests. Experience has shown that many Year 6 children working just below the level 4 threshold can make the progress required to catch up by the time of the tests. Booster classes can help you to provide the help and support these children need. It is crucial for these children to reach the expected standard before entering Key Stage 3 if they are to fulfil their potential in mathematics and go on to achieve a good grade at GCSE.

Sample Year 6 Booster lessons is a booklet containing a set of specimen mathematics lessons that focus on essential Level 4 teaching objectives that will support children in Year 6 who, with extra support, could achieve this level.