This post is intended to be used for us to signpost people to a “sort of” set of instructions on how to access and generate the R.A.G. paper functionality that we’ve developed – an overview is also available on the R.A.G. tab at the top of this webpage. Essentially, the idea is all around providing … Read more
At the end of every year, in the first week of the summer holidays I like to get away. For me it’s a way of resetting the clock and spending some much-needed time with my (long-suffering!?!?!) husband – we could just stay at home and lock away the world but it’s nice to just get … Read more
Hi, I now blog so infrequently about my teaching that I feel I need to say “hello” … part of the reason, if I’m being BRUTALLY ( I don’t think I have a “non-brutal” honesty button) is that it feels weird when people I work with acknowledge the fact that I’ve written a blog post. … Read more
Below you will find two versions of the monthly maths calendar : Novembers “normal” version: – > Monthly Maths – November 2018 Novembers “number skills” version: – > Monthly Maths – November 2018 – Number Skills The original post containing the sheets for October can be found -> here and the solutions (for October 2018) are available … Read more
Below you will find two versions of the monthly maths calendar : Octobers “normal” version: – > Monthly Maths – October 2018 Octobers “number skills” version: – > Monthly Maths – October 2018 – Number Skills (Note that the original post containing the sheets for September can be found -> here and the solutions (for September 2018) … Read more
I’ve been doing these maths calendars now for over 2 years and they seem to be well received, however I’m conscious that they’ve been aimed at the middle attaining students so I’m going to start including one that is just “number” skills based for those students that could do with practicing their basic skills. So … Read more
I have a confession …. I bloody love a two-way table!! There! I’ve said it! … Lots of you will see this as just a topic we teach and then move on from but for me, along with Venn diagrams and dare I say it … frequency trees (for me they aren’t a topic in … Read more
I am a massive advocate of collaboration and schools working together … more specifically maths departments working together. However, I know that the opportunity to do this is, sadly, variable across the country – for some of you there will be lots of local opportunities that you take advantage of, for others there may be … Read more
Every year that I teach goes in a blur. It feels like I’m on a 6 to 8 week cycle with the bottom of the wash basket** only being seen once a cycle (**insert any household task that only gets done in the holidays!) and then the next thing you know its a new year … Read more
At BCME over the Easter break, just before the open meeting of the Teaching Committee (TC) of the MA (oh yeah … exciting/scary news -> as of April I’m now the chair of the TC and am a little scared about following in Rachael Horsmans shadow! She’s done such fab job!!) … anyway, back to … Read more
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