PISA scores were published in December 2023. Wales were bottom of the four home nations with maths, reading and science … More
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Mathematical Communication
This post continues my thoughts about students’ bookwork and methods in Maths. Part one, about the trialling of separate exercise … More
What is the point of a maths exercise book?
What is the point of a maths exercise book? I’ve never been sure of the answer to this. A #mathscpdchat … More
Maths I’ve learnt since starting teaching
When I started teaching I thought I was good at maths. Despite success at A-Level and university, I now realise … More
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 … More
Bad Examples
Recently I have been thinking how best to model examples to my classes. What should students be doing when I … More
MatheMagic
Here are some tasks I have been using with my Year 7 class which bring together some of the recent … More
Prescriptive, Narrow & Outdated
A new curriculum dawns for Wales. The Welsh Government has called our current curriculum “prescriptive, narrow and outdated”. As a … More
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 … More
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. … More