The visit is part of a government funded scheme which allowed two specialist maths teachers from Shanghai to visit Bradford, see how maths is taught in the UK, and share techniques.
From last week, two teachers, Miss Chen and Miss Zhou, have been at the Bierley School working with a Year 2 and a Year 5 class, teaching multiplication and fractions.
They will also take part in the first of two Shanghai Showcases, where teachers from across the region can speak to the teachers and learn their techniques, reported the Telegraph and Argus.
“As part of the mastery in mathematics, we are looking at good practices from all different parts of the world,” said Chris Conway, a mastery specialist teacher who works at Newhall Park Primary. “We are looking at different approaches to teaching the subject, about how people do things differently.”
Schools in Shanghai are famed for their teaching of mathematics, with the city’s children topping the global table in maths during specialist tests, beating the UK, US, Singapore, Japan and Germany.
Primary school teachers in Shanghai teach just one subject each, and train for five years to teach specific age groups.
The teachers typically take just two lessons each day, spending the rest of their time helping students who need extra support and discussing teaching techniques with colleagues.
In secondary schools, the Shanghai teachers spend more time planning and refining lessons than they to do in the classroom.
The UK Department of Education is providing £41 million for the program over four years.
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