Mathematics Education Consultancy

Strengthening mathematics teaching, curriculum and leadership.Adam Gifford – supporting schools and education organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.

What I Offer

I work with schools and multi-school networks nationally and internationally to strengthen the structure, clarity and impact of their mathematics programme. This includes professional development, curriculum review and long-term strategic planning.

Strengthening Mathematical Pedagogy

Professional development focused on improving the quality of mathematics teaching, grounded in classroom practice and structured approaches.

Curriculum and Programme Design

Development and review of mathematics curricula and programmes, ensuring coherence, progression and alignment across year levels.

Leadership Development

Working with principals, mathematics leads and senior leadership teams to build expertise, clarity and direction in mathematics improvement.

Whole School Mathematics Strategy

Long-term improvement planning, aligning pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and professional development into a coherent strategy.

Intervention and Targeted Support

Designing structured support for learners who struggle with mathematics, ensuring intervention strengthens core understanding rather than fragments it.

Mathematics Review and Programme Audit

Independent review of mathematics programme to identify structural strengths, gaps and priorities, providing clear next steps for sustained improvement.

About

Adam Gifford is a mathematics education consultant with over twenty years’ experience in teaching, school leadership and professional development.He is a former primary principal and has worked nationally and internationally on curriculum design, professional learning and large scale mathematics implementation.His work includes contributing to curriculum materials and professional development adopted at scale, shaping how structured approaches to primary mathematics are understood and implemented.Adam now works independently with schools and education organisations to strengthen mathematics pedagogy, curriculum coherence and leadership capacity.