This easy-to-use and accessible book has been specifically written for teaching assistants. It is packed with practical activities, ideas and strategies to help you to enhance your pupils' numeracy and mathematics skills and build on your own subject knowledge. This book:includes a cross-curricular focus that shows how to stop pupils forgetting fundamental skills when changing subjectsuggests methods and ideas for assessmentis written in line with the national strategiessuggests activities for developing problem solving and thinking skillsincludes a breakdown of mathematical principles.Use this book whether you're studying for qualifications or just keen to support your pupils better.