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  • Back to school training sessions

    Get ready for the new academic year with Sumdog by joining one of our training sessions. Whether you want a quick refresher or want to explore the latest features, our sessions are a friendly way to boost your skills and find new inspiration. Each session includes a live Q&A with a Sumdog expert, so you can pick up practical tips and have your questions answered.

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    Learn (or refresh your memory on) the basics of Sumdog so you can hit the ground running.

    By the end of the session, you'll learn how to:

    • set up and rearrange your classes
    • get kids logged in and taking the diagnostics
    • set teacher-directed tasks
    • view reports to start tracking data throughout the year
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    Learn how you can best use Sumdog's features for home learning.

    By the end of the session, you will have a clear understanding of:

    • setting practice tasks as homework to target specific skills 
    • tracking Sumdog usage at home vs at school
    • rewarding children based on their Sumdog activity
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    Brush up on all the changes and new features we’ve added in the past year.

    By the end of the session, you will have a clear understanding of:

    • boosting maths fluency using Sumdog's Fluency Booster
    • using data from our new reports
    • how Sumdog's helping children's accuracy with the Anti-Rush System
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    Learn to use Sumdog to target specific skills.

    By the end of the session, you will have a clear understanding of:

    • identifying gaps using Sumdog reports
    • setting practice tasks in skills of your choosing
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    Ways to use Sumdog for spelling practice.

    By the end of the session you will have a clear understanding of:

    • how to navigate Spelling tasks and reports 
    • how the spelling curriculum is structured on Sumdog
    • tips for integrating Sumdog into the classroom
    Sumdog Basics
    Sumdog for Home Learning
    What’s New on Sumdog?
    Targeting Skills Through Sumdog Practice
    Sumdog Spelling

    Sumdog Empowering Sessions

    Missed our live webinars? Watch our recordings back at a time that suits you. 

    Watch back our panel discussion with leaders from three England schools to examine how developing maths fluency can close gaps, raise confidence and support long-term achievement.

    Our panellists shared:

    • The practical approaches their schools have taken to strengthen number sense and recall.

    • How fluency is integrated into daily routines and across the wider curriculum.

    • The impact on pupil confidence, progress, and engagement.

    • Lessons learned and tips for other schools beginning or deepening their fluency journey.

    This session is ideal for school leaders, maths leads, and classroom practitioners looking for inspiration, collaboration, and actionable ideas.

    Panellists: 

    • Kelly Stoppard, Deputy Headteacher, Tennyson Road Primary School

    • Chris Lamming, Assistant Principal, Didcot Primary Academy

     

    Looking for effective strategies to support parents with their children’s maths learning journey?
     
    Mara Young from Sumdog is joined by Aiofe Barrett, Winning Scotland and Hayley Coyne and Sarah Barlow, Lifesavers (Just Finance Foundation) to share practical tips that foster positive parental engagement.
     
    From building a growth mindset to integrating maths and money matters into everyday life, this session aims to help you empower parents as valuable partners in their child’s mathematical development.

    Empowering Pupils through Maths Fluency: A Panel Discussion

    Empowering Parents: Maths Learning at Home

    Sumdog Releases

    Missed our live launch? Watch back our recent Sumdog releases. 

    30 minutes

    Watch as we unveil Sumdog's new
     Fluency Booster!

    Discover what it looks like and learn how it reinforces core number skills in the classroom. 

     

    15 minutes
     
    Watch back for an exclusive preview of Sumdog’s latest feature: Fluency Booster! Discover how this innovative tool will transform maths fluency.
    Get a closer look at its key elements and learn about the motivation behind its development.

    Fluency Booster Launch - it's here!

    Fluency Booster - get ready!

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