maths blog
Number Properties Whodunnit
Been planning lessons this weekend and have put the attached together (and solution) which I am going to use with all my year groups over the next few weeks – either as a starter or the main activity – depending on the group. So my lower years/abilities will get it as the main course and my higher years/abilities … Read more
I know, I know!!
Its Friday night and most of you don’t want to even think about work … but I want to pick some brains about how other schools deal with the teaching at KS5. I have tried to explain what we do, twice now and even got myself confused so am going to refer to the four teachers as … Read more
Time …. mission impossible
I know my recent posts have been a bit more “waffly” * is that even a word?* than when I first started this whole blogging palaver … I don’t have a clue how that happened but can assure you (probably!) that normal service will resume when we get back to school next week … my … Read more
PGCE subject mentoring
This year will be the third year that the school at which we work, will be hosting PGCE students within the maths department. Believe it or not, a few years ago, we had to contact the local university several times in order to be considered … despite the fact that myself and Seager both did … Read more
Homework ideas
Last year the school introduced a whole-school homework timetable – this meant that as a core subject we have to set homework every week. I’m not saying we didn’t set it regularly as that’s not the case – but I’m not convinced that setting homework for “homework’s sake” is the right way to go about … Read more
Organised? me?
Just like every teacher I start each new year with some personal objectives; this year I am determined to be more organised, be more rigid with homework and to make my feedback and marking more effective (still not sure what that actually means though!). How long it lasts is yet to be seen! Some years … Read more
Must, Should & Could #2
I’ve blogged before about the use of “Must, Should and Could” (here) and the use of these specific terms still doesn’t sit right with me – I still believe that all students should be able to achieve all the lesson objectives but to varying degrees. In practice this is difficult (read that as nigh on impossible) … Read more
Okay, Okay … I was wrong!
Shortly after starting teaching I attended a training course for a model of teaching that our school was introducing (TEEP), from which we have now moved on and adapted for our school. At the time I was fresh from my PGCE and found it frustrating to be “introduced” to a whole range of strategies (and technically they … Read more
Maths trail
I like to think I take some risks with my teaching – I know that to some people my ideas are sometimes a bit bizarre but then again, compared to others I’m pretty tame, but the one thing I’ve stayed away from is letting the students do any kind of free-roaming activity outside the classroom. This isn’t … Read more
