Mel Muldowney I’ve been thinking about …. the timings of mocks in year 11. I’ve always worked in schools where we test them in maths at some point during the first 2 to 3 weeks of year 11 with a view to giving us a baseline (these have been done in lessons so don’t impact other subjects … Read more
So the countdown to Christmas has begun but I’m a real grouch when it comes to getting all festive too early. The only concession I make is in my last lesson of every term I do a “pub” quiz. I even let the students choose who to have in their teams (I know!!) BUT there … Read more
Here you go … calendar for December : Monthly Maths – December 2017 The original post containing the sheet for November can be found here and the solutions (for November 2017) are available here – > Monthly Maths – November 2017 – Solutions
Here you go … calendar: Monthly Maths – November 2017 The original post containing the sheet for October can be found here and the CORRECTED Solutions (for October 2017) are available here – > Monthly Maths – October 2017 -SOLUTIONS
The first half term is done. It’s flown by. I must say that moving school the second time is much easier but I’d probably have to temper that statement with the fact that I literally ruck up, teach my lessons and leave. No briefings, no after schools, no pre-school meetings .. nada! (I’m probably missing … Read more
Here you go … calendar: Monthly Maths – October 2017 The original post containing the sheet for September can be found here and the Solutions (for September 2017) are available here – > Monthly Maths – September 2017 – SOLUTIONS
So we have something that we are working on (you may have noticed the QLA tab at the top of the page) but we can’t decide on a name … so this is your opportunity to help us! If we choose your name we’ll give your school a free subscription to JustMaths online!! In order … Read more
There was a time when the best thing I’d find in the pockets of a coat or jacket would be a fiver (result!) or a load of shrapnel – I’ve found all sorts of things after nutty nights out I can tell you! But, nowadays it seems that every pocket of every item of clothing … Read more
Welcome to this month’s edition of the Aperiodical Carnival of Mathematics! The Carnival is a monthly roundup of exciting mathematical blog posts. Last month, it was hosted by Kartik at Comfortably Numbered and this month, it is my honour to host it here. But first, I thought I’d start with something new I learned: 149 … Read more
Just a quickie …. You may know I’m a fan of the Edexcel/Pearson collaborative network meetings – this term will be the first time in about 4 or 5 years that I’ve not been involved in the one at my “home” school but I’ll be attending lots of other ones up and down the country … Read more
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