Date/Time:

13/02/2026 - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Event Categories:

• Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
• Professional Learning

Description:

Engage in a practical, high-impact training day to explore the new SA Numeracy Check, the SA Mathematics Assessment Interview (MAI), an evidence-informed assessment tool for Year 1 Mathematics. Build confidence, gain actionable insights, and use growth points to guide targeted, effective instruction in your classroom. 

Your commitment: 6.5 contact hours plus any required reading.

AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers: Focus areas 5.1 and 5.4

Delivery mode: 1 x face-to-face session.

Presented by: 
Désirée Gilbert, Senior Educational Consultant, AISSA
Sarah Pendrey, Year 1 Teacher & Coordinator of Numeracy, St John’s Grammar School

Price: $150.00 per person (GST inclusive).

Date: 13 February 2026, 9:00am-3:30pm.

Location: AISSA, 128 Greenhill Road, Unley SA 5061.

Registration closes: 6 February 2026 at 5:00pm.

Program Overview: In 2026, AISSA member schools can access the new South Australian Year One Numeracy Check, the Mathematics Assessment Interview for South Australian schools (MAI SA), a powerful, research-backed tool developed by the Department for Education SA. This one-on-one assessment uncovers students’ mathematical thinking across key domains: counting, place value, addition/subtraction, and multiplication/division. In just 15–20 minutes, teachers gain deep insights using a growth point framework to track progress.

Register now for this one-day, face-to-face training, led by Sarah Pendrey (St John’s Grammar School) and Desiree Gilbert (AISSA), designed to equip Year 1 teachers and Primary Learning/Numeracy Leaders with the skills to confidently administer the MAI SA and use results to drive targeted instruction.

Participants will learn to:

• implement the MAI SA effectively
• analyse student responses using growth points
• plan precise, data-informed teaching strategies.

This initiative is made possible thanks to the South Australian Department for Education and the Hon Blair Boyer MP, Minister for Education, Training and Skills.

Program Lead: please contact Désirée Gilbert.

Terms and Conditions: Registration for this event will incur the fee detailed above. This fee will be invoiced after the event and is payable unless written notice of cancellation is received seven or more days prior to the event.  See the AISSA’s Professional Learning Terms and Conditions for the full registration terms and conditions including the cancellation policy.