Stern's Structural Arithmetic

Vikki Horner, the Managing Director, has worked in the SEN sector for 19 years motivated by the birth of her second daughter Charlotte, who was born with Down syndrome. Vikki has worked ceaselessly to help with her daughter’s development and set up a Consultancy business in 2001. Since then, she has supported many other children, their parents and their child’s school by sourcing practical resources and providing training and advice in their use. She travels throughout the UK and abroad presenting training workshops on Stern’s Structural Arithmetic method and also on the Charlotte Clock method of teaching children about Time.

Maths Extra now has a small, expert team, who work with Local Education Authorities, Primary Schools, Nursery Schools, Early Years Groups, and Parent Support Groups across the UK providing consultancy work, assessment material, full customer service and on-going training.

Maths Extra focuses on the need for children to learn through “insight and discovery”. Using Stern’s teaching programmes, children discover the meaning of concepts for themselves and as they do, they develop a wide range of skills such as: mathematical reasoning; visualization skills, hand-eye co-ordination; spatial awareness; receptive language, and auditory memory. Children perform actions at every step using concrete materials, developing solid foundations on which to build.