When I started teaching I thought I was good at maths. Despite success at A-Level and university, I now realise…
Curriculum for Wales: Maths AOLE
This post summarises some of my thoughts, plans and actions undertaken with regards to the implementation of the Maths AOLE…
Bad Examples
Recently I have been thinking how best to model examples to my classes. What should students be doing when I…
MatheMagic
Here are some tasks I have been using with my Year 7 class which bring together some of the recent…
Prescriptive, Narrow & Outdated
A new curriculum dawns for Wales. The Welsh Government has called our current curriculum “prescriptive, narrow and outdated”. As a…
Graph work in Year 12
“I never saw the point of graphs before you taught me, now I use them all the time” This lovely…
Maths at Home for 3-8 years old
This is a guide for parents who want some ideas of mathematical activities that you can try with your children.…
Learning how to play chess
The say that chess is a sea where a gnat may drink from and an elephant may bathe in. In…
Gabriel’s Horn
Volume of a revolution is a topic generally taught to Year 13 students as part of their Maths or Further…
rEDCymru Reflections
Yesterday, ResearchEd came to Wales. For the first time. It was hosted by Cardiff High School, the school at which…
Geomaths 