Getting them to think for themselves …
I was recently out with some friends and we were joking about the things students do that make use laugh – […]
July 2013
Humbled! Me?
The end of the academic year always feels a bit like New Years Eve – I don’t mean in the sense of partying because its also the start of the holidays […]
Maths trail
I like to think I take some risks with my teaching – I know that to some people my ideas are […]
Coming soon – Top40 online
There are THREE of us involved in JustMaths ….. trust me (I’m a maths teacher!) there are definitely three […]
Exam marking
#neveragain #exammarking have been appearing on my timeline on twitter on a regular basis for the last few weeks as maths teachers up and down the country plough through 1000s (and […]
June 2013
Midpoint of 2 numbers
Been thinking about teaching averages from grouped data tables this week and one of the issues with certain groups, is that the students […]
Midget gems & cocktail sticks
We’ve been roped into doing a maths slot at the upcoming transition days – for the last couple of years […]
End of term pub quiz
I am not wishing my life away, but like to get prepared for my end of term pub quiz quite early […]
Higher v Foundation – a students tale
In view of the recent announcements having the discussion seems a tad redundant in the long term but […]
All change …
What a mad couple of weeks … we have heard that the GCSE grading is to be replaced with levels, a new Curriculum has been bandied around, apparently our (and I mean […]
