The Complete, Research-Backed Multi-Sensory Maths System for Tutors
Everything you need to teach maths the way we learn best. Researched based & proven.
Trusted by leading educators, intervention specialists, and schools nationwide for over 25 years.
Developed from 25 years of classroom and intervention experience, Brighter Maths turns research into practical tools you'll actually use.
If you've been a tutor for any length of time, you've likely seen the same story again and again.
Smart students. Big gaps. Zero confidence.
They’ve memorised formulas that never made sense. They’ve been moved on before they were ready. And now, every new concept feels like a mystery instead of a building block.
The truth?
It’s not the student, it’s how maths has been taught.
And tutors have been left to fix it with random worksheets, disconnected tools and limited support.
Our Approach is Different
We equip you to teach maths as a language using a proven, cohesive system that works.
Explicit Instruction
Lessons are clear, precise, and easy to replicate.
Multi-sensory learning
Progression from Concrete - Representation - Abstract.
Mastery-based
Each concept is secured before moving on.
The only tutor system built around how students actually learn, using a mastery-based, multi-sensory approach proven to build true understanding.
You’ll teach every concept through our simple, repeatable process.
Why Tutors
Love Brighter
Maths
Why Tutors Love Brighter Maths
It’s complete.
Everything you need to teach effectively. Manipulatives, lesson guides, training videos, and printable resources, all in one toolkit.
It’s cohesive.
Every part connects seamlessly, giving you a roadmap from counting and place value to algebra and fractions.
It’s credible.
Grounded in 20+ years of data and research-based frameworks integrating the Science of Learning and best fit practice.
It’s proven.
Used by tutors, intervention specialists, and schools nationwide to deliver measurable results.
Unlike worksheet-based programs, Brighter Maths provides a complete teaching system — combining training, lesson resources, and manipulatives that turn abstract ideas into tangible understanding.
How To Get Started With Brighter Maths
The Tutor Toolkit
1.
Comprehensive Training
FOR YOU
2.
Integrated
Manipulatives
FOR HANDS ON LEARNING
3.
Brighter Maths Program
FOR PRACTISE & MASTERY
Our Tutor Toolkit gives you a clear, concrete way to teach maths, so students stop guessing, start understanding, and actually enjoy learning again.
Built on the I-CRAVE Maths Methodology — a research-based framework proven to turn abstract maths into something students can actually see, touch, and understand.
With this kit, you’ll teach every concept through a simple four-step process: Build It. Draw it. Write It. Say It.
Lessons are consistent, progress is measurable, and results stick.
Program Levels At A Glance
Each Brighter Maths level builds on the one before it. Students move step-by-step through a clear sequence that ensures real understanding at every stage.
Each Module corresponds with matching Tutor Training.
MODULE ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF MATHS
MODULE TWO: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION
MODULE THREE: FRACTIONS, DECIMALS AND PERCENTS
Our Manipulatives
Manipulatives are a crucial learning tool which help students understand maths in a concrete (hands on) way before translating this to the abstract 'squiggles' (letters and numbers on a page). Research shows using a colour consistent manipulative, and representation, reduces cognitive load and develops confidence in maths.
Integer Block Kit
The Integer Block Kit is the only teaching tool you'll need for teaching place value, addition, subtraction, time, multiplication & division of whole numbers.
Magnetic Block Kit
Educators use the Magnetic Block Kit for whiteboard demonstrations for classrooms and online instruction, or on the kitchen fridge for learning through play.
Advanced Kit
Used for teaching fractions, decimals, percents and algebra, this Advanced Kit is the only kit you'll need for extending beyond whole numbers.
Sample Lesson
Orange Level Two
Addition and Subtraction for Multi-Digit Numbers
INSTRUCTOR VIDEO
DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
LESSONS PLANS & STUDENT WORKBOOKS
Click here to download.
Grounded in Research
Our approach integrates the best of:
- The Science of Learning
- Cognitive Load Theory
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Rosenshine’s Principles Of Instruction
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Explicit Direct Instruction
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
- Response-To-Intervention (RTI) Framework
- Big Ideas In Number
- Piaget's Developmental Stages
For over 25 years, Maths Australia has partnered with schools and tutors across the country to bring evidence-based maths instruction to life.
Brighter Maths is our next-generation program — the evolution of everything we’ve learned about how students truly master maths.
Accreditation Pathway
Stand out as a Certified Multi-Sensory Maths Tutor
The Maths Australia Accreditation Pathway recognises your expertise in the I-CRAVE Maths Methodology and mastery-based instruction.
It’s designed for professionals who want to formalise their knowledge and demonstrate measurable skill in delivering explicit, multi-sensory maths instruction.
Hundreds of Tutors Trust Maths Australia
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Next Steps
Ready to start teaching maths the way students actually learn?
Need to know which levels are best for your students?
Need more 1:1 personalised support?
You became a tutor to make a difference.
Brighter Maths gives you the structure and support to do it — consistently.
Get the complete system that’s transforming maths outcomes across Australia.