Angela Cass

Background

About Angela Cass

Angela has taught in three LAs, in 6 schools, starting in 1989. She has been a class teacher from nursery to Y6, a KS2 and EYFS phase leader, subject co-ordinator (maths, science, DT, music, French), responsible for planning and assessment, specialist teacher (music, French), and deputy headteacher (twice). 35 years later, she is Deputy Director of the Saffron Teaching School Hub leading the Saffron Appropriate Body and the Early Career Programme. Between this role and class-teaching, she was director of the West Essex Teaching Schools Alliance for six years and, following the de-designation of TSAs, became part of the operational team of the Saffron Teaching Schools Hub as Epping Forest and Harlow link and Early Career Lead. Alongside these roles, she was a Senior Professional Tutor with the West Essex SCITT for nine years having previously, as a class teacher, mentored trainee teachers and nursery nurses. She provided initial teacher training for maths, Growth Mindsets, metacognition and self-regulated learning, Supporting the Attainment of Disadvantaged learners and she supported the Action Research assignments. She has a wealth of experience as a training facilitator for both Early Career and experienced teachers. Her specialist subject is Maths. She has a Maths degree from the University of Manchester. She has a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the teaching and learning of maths from EYFS to KS5. She was involved in the international project “Improving Primary Mathematics” and visited Swiss schools as part of the research. She is especially interested in finding out what leads to successful maths learning, how best to prepare teachers (through ITT and CPD), and in how to remove learners' negative mindsets and anxiety about maths. She provided maths subject knowledge training for Venn Essex Maths Hub and was a part of the LLME community. She also has an MA in Mathematics Education from UCL Institute of Education.