Not another BREXIT blog

I’m going to be true to my word and this post isn’t going to be about BREXIT. … ummm … oh … ummmm … (imagine me swaying from foot to foot as I try to think of a way to sweeten this)… well … ummm … it “sort of” is … but also “sort of” … Read more

Celebrate the Teaching of Maths Day

Both 28 and 6 are ‘perfect’ numbers so the 28th June is a ‘perfect’ day to celebrate the teaching of mathematics! Steve Lomax (from the GLOW Maths hub /Kangaroo Maths) sent me the following, the “S-word” reference did make me chuckle and I think it is a great idea. During the last visit to Shanghai … Read more

Matchsticks

Yesterday I sparked up my hard drive with all my old resources on (I was looking for something and rediscovered a treasure trove of stuff I have made, used, stolen or magpied over the years but forgotten about!) for the first time in about 18 months and came across something that I used in a … Read more

MMSA letter to Nicky Morgan

In case you haven’t seen it the MMSA (the Meeting of Mathematics Subject Associations)* have written an openly published letter to Nicky Morgan (and sent to some of the media too!) expressing their concerns about the year 7 tests that the government proposes to introduce next year and requesting the opportunity to discuss the matter … Read more

Letter to Alcester Academy

Over the half term I wrote a blog post about how the school we work at appearing on a “list” on the DFE website that were supposed to have received a letter of congratulations (in relation to 2015 results) from Nick Gibb but weirdly our gaffer at work had never received anything. I explained how … Read more

From the coalface III

I get sent ideas all the time about ideas from other people – usually as a result of me liking something on Twitter and then asking if I can steal magpie their ideas. You know I have this inbox that keeps flipping growing but I promise I will get round to sharing them all at … Read more

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