“Exams” exams ??

Dear Teachers, I hope you’re keeping well and that your TAGs have been put to bed or at the least you can see the end is in sight! Just a note to say that you’re all doing an amazing job but also to ask if any of you guys got the memo … apparently … … Read more

The worst boy band ever??

So today marks a massive achievement for us at JustMaths and the Kanga Boys (Kangaroo Maths = Steve Lomax and Matt Nixon) … we took delivery of the first edition of the Ready? Set? Go! The Crossover “thing”. I have written about the ideas behind it here and also how it came about here. For … Read more

ITT Support …. Session 1

Morning! Just a quick post to share some resources  …  following the realisation that ITT students were not going to be able to finish their final teaching placement a few weeks ago, I put out a tweet. I’d been thinking about how nervous most teachers get after just six weeks off in the holidays and … Read more

May be of use …

We are facing uncertain times – if you do nothing else tomorrow at work tell your headteacher that they are appreciated – for some (most!) of them this week will have been amongst some of the toughest times they will have faced and it doesn’t look like it will get any easier soon. In fact … Read more

Command Words (2 of 4)

This is the second in a series of posts about literacy in maths. I mentioned in my previous post that this post would explain more about tier 1, 2, and 3 words and also include some further analysis in relation to the higher tier papers. If you are looking for a place to start in … Read more

Command Words (1 of 4)

I know! I know! I know! Its been a while but I’ve been busy don’t you know? To which I can almost hear you, dear reader saying “Haven’t we all?” … This is the first of two three four blog posts about the language used in exams … I’ve split it because otherwise it’d be … Read more

A little every day – June 2019

Below you will find two versions of the monthly maths calendar : Junes “normal” crossover version: – > Monthly Maths – 30 – June 2019 – Crossover Junes “number skills” version (shown below): – > Monthly Maths – 30 – June 2019 – Number Skills The original post containing the sheets for May can be … Read more

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