
Episode 16 | Oracy Strategies for Supporting Differentiation in Maths with Rob Jennings
- S8E16
- 18:08
- October 2nd 2025
In this episode, Dr Shaddi Tembo and Co-found of Dyscalculia Network, Rob Jennings discuss dyscalculia and differentiation. Rob touches on spotting signs – with the help of a free checklist resource - and putting an assessment in place, which may help lead to a diagnosis.
Rob and Shaddai discuss the importance of early intervention and support on number sense at an early age. Rob offers his future vision for dyscalculia awareness and his desire to make maths relevant, as it plays such a key role in later life.
Practitioners may be interested to learn more about multimodal approaches to mathematics education in this episode, as well as changing attitudes towards people who struggle with mathematics.
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