Chris Shore
@cjshore.bsky.social
Maths teacher, Lboro Uni Dept Maths Education and PhD, Christian, Cycling, Dorset-diaspora, Family, Folk Music, Friends. Not always in that order.
This is a good read and to think about what it means in subjects other than geography!
What can pupils actually do with powerful knowledge?
It’s pedagogy — not just curriculum — that turns entitlement into capability.
📚 New post: enserm.substack.com/p/powerful-f...
It’s pedagogy — not just curriculum — that turns entitlement into capability.
📚 New post: enserm.substack.com/p/powerful-f...
Powerful for What?
Why Powerful Knowledge Needs a Pedagogy to Match
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November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is a good read and to think about what it means in subjects other than geography!
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I'll be making Much Ado about Shakespearean numbers at the King's Head near London Bridge, 7pm on 17th Sept. Booking details below.
At PubSci you'll enjoy great 🧪 science talks with a drink in your hand. This month there's culture too!
Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.
Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale
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Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.
Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale
pubsci-september2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Shakespearean Maths: 'Much Ado About Numbers'? — with Rob Eastaway
The acclaimed broadcaster delights with tales of how the Tudors multiplied and why the Bard peppered his plays with the new mathematics
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September 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'll be making Much Ado about Shakespearean numbers at the King's Head near London Bridge, 7pm on 17th Sept. Booking details below.
This is really worth signing your students up for.
This term the AMSP is running a 'Maths into Data Science and AI' course for #ALevelMaths students. An online 11-week assessed course that introduces them to Python for data and machine learning.
1st cohort starts late September - you can sign your students up now at: amsp.org.uk/event/4d4629...
1st cohort starts late September - you can sign your students up now at: amsp.org.uk/event/4d4629...
September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is really worth signing your students up for.
Hey @sparksmaths.bsky.social thanks for your last @tmip.bsky.social AGC. It really helped me with iterations and your other videos with zip. Thanks!
July 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hey @sparksmaths.bsky.social thanks for your last @tmip.bsky.social AGC. It really helped me with iterations and your other videos with zip. Thanks!
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Anyone interested in me popping into their school to lead some exciting maths/stats pd at the end of term. Could be subject knowledge or wider pedagogy. Got loads of experience, insights and knowledge - happy to travel - reasonable rates! You won’t be disappointed! #mathscpd #alevelmaths
July 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Anyone interested in me popping into their school to lead some exciting maths/stats pd at the end of term. Could be subject knowledge or wider pedagogy. Got loads of experience, insights and knowledge - happy to travel - reasonable rates! You won’t be disappointed! #mathscpd #alevelmaths
Please pass this on to anyone you know. It’s rare to get this kind of PhD funding these days and it’s such an important topic!
Come and study / work in my fantastic department to gain a PhD. All fees paid and a tax free stipend of £19k ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/childrens-fi...
Understanding the factors that influence children’s financial literacy skills in Coalville - Collaboratory Research Hub
Collaboratory 2025 PhD Project Download PDF Key Details Project Title: Understanding the factors that influence children’s financial literacy skills in Coalville Deadline:11:59pm, 29 June 2025 Host Un...
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June 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Please pass this on to anyone you know. It’s rare to get this kind of PhD funding these days and it’s such an important topic!
Come and study / work in my fantastic department to gain a PhD. All fees paid and a tax free stipend of £19k ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/childrens-fi...
Understanding the factors that influence children’s financial literacy skills in Coalville - Collaboratory Research Hub
Collaboratory 2025 PhD Project Download PDF Key Details Project Title: Understanding the factors that influence children’s financial literacy skills in Coalville Deadline:11:59pm, 29 June 2025 Host Un...
ufncollaboratory.ac.uk
June 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Come and study / work in my fantastic department to gain a PhD. All fees paid and a tax free stipend of £19k ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/childrens-fi...
Come and study / work in my fantastic department to gain a PhD. All fees paid and a tax free stipend of £19k lnkd.in/evdSjbX5
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June 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Come and study / work in my fantastic department to gain a PhD. All fees paid and a tax free stipend of £19k lnkd.in/evdSjbX5
Does anyone know, in Geogebra can a variable name include a variable itself? Eg if I have A_1, A_2, A_3 etc can I create a slider ‘n’ to call A_n. TIA. @sparksmaths.bsky.social @mikegeogebra.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Does anyone know, in Geogebra can a variable name include a variable itself? Eg if I have A_1, A_2, A_3 etc can I create a slider ‘n’ to call A_n. TIA. @sparksmaths.bsky.social @mikegeogebra.bsky.social
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The @ncetm.bsky.social has a fabulous #SKTMSecondaryNonSpecialistTeacherProgramme for anyone teaching mathematics outside of their specialism. This video featuring @kandmmathshub.bsky.social captures it perfectly. @j9allen.bsky.social @garethshadick.bsky.social www.ncetm.org.uk/news/inside-...
Inside the Secondary Non-specialist Teachers SKTM Programme
A fully-funded CPD opportunity designed to support non-specialist teachers of maths
www.ncetm.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The @ncetm.bsky.social has a fabulous #SKTMSecondaryNonSpecialistTeacherProgramme for anyone teaching mathematics outside of their specialism. This video featuring @kandmmathshub.bsky.social captures it perfectly. @j9allen.bsky.social @garethshadick.bsky.social www.ncetm.org.uk/news/inside-...
A few years ago I saw a (viral) photo of inside a McDonald’s taken in the early hours. It captured the scene perfectly, but I cannot track it down - anyone remember the one I meant?
June 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A few years ago I saw a (viral) photo of inside a McDonald’s taken in the early hours. It captured the scene perfectly, but I cannot track it down - anyone remember the one I meant?
So I wrote a thing…
Anyone want to train to be a maths teacher? Our award winning PGCE based in the Loughborough Centre for Mathematical Cognition 👍
Anyone want to train to be a maths teacher? Our award winning PGCE based in the Loughborough Centre for Mathematical Cognition 👍
🔍 Transforming everyday classroom moments into meaningful growth.
In our newest blogpost @cjshore.bsky.social discusses how the Experience → Issues → Actions model can foster reflective practice in teaching mathematics.
👉 Read more: blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/...
In our newest blogpost @cjshore.bsky.social discusses how the Experience → Issues → Actions model can foster reflective practice in teaching mathematics.
👉 Read more: blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/...
Experiences to issues to actions: Developing as a reflective mathematics teacher. – Centre for Mathematical Cognition
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May 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So I wrote a thing…
Anyone want to train to be a maths teacher? Our award winning PGCE based in the Loughborough Centre for Mathematical Cognition 👍
Anyone want to train to be a maths teacher? Our award winning PGCE based in the Loughborough Centre for Mathematical Cognition 👍
Reposted by Chris Shore
🔍 Transforming everyday classroom moments into meaningful growth.
In our newest blogpost @cjshore.bsky.social discusses how the Experience → Issues → Actions model can foster reflective practice in teaching mathematics.
👉 Read more: blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/...
In our newest blogpost @cjshore.bsky.social discusses how the Experience → Issues → Actions model can foster reflective practice in teaching mathematics.
👉 Read more: blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/...
Experiences to issues to actions: Developing as a reflective mathematics teacher. – Centre for Mathematical Cognition
blog.lboro.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🔍 Transforming everyday classroom moments into meaningful growth.
In our newest blogpost @cjshore.bsky.social discusses how the Experience → Issues → Actions model can foster reflective practice in teaching mathematics.
👉 Read more: blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/...
In our newest blogpost @cjshore.bsky.social discusses how the Experience → Issues → Actions model can foster reflective practice in teaching mathematics.
👉 Read more: blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/...
New blog post from Loughborough’s Centre for Mathematical Cognition. Let me know what you think! blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/...
Performance on curriculum-based mathematics assessment in developmental dyscalculia: the effects of content domain and question format – Centre for Mathematical Cognition
blog.lboro.ac.uk
May 16, 2025 at 6:11 AM
New blog post from Loughborough’s Centre for Mathematical Cognition. Let me know what you think! blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/...
Here’s a cool blog post about an EYFS teacher’s journey to doing a PhD. Have a read and get in touch if you want to know more! blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/... @lborodme.bsky.social @bethwoollacott.bsky.social
Bringing the EYFS to the PhD: A Reflective Account of Lifelong Learning from Educator to Researcher – Centre for Mathematical Cognition
blog.lboro.ac.uk
May 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Here’s a cool blog post about an EYFS teacher’s journey to doing a PhD. Have a read and get in touch if you want to know more! blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2025/05/... @lborodme.bsky.social @bethwoollacott.bsky.social
Christ is risen! Hallelujah.
Happy Easter 😁
Happy Easter 😁
April 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Christ is risen! Hallelujah.
Happy Easter 😁
Happy Easter 😁
Hey Year 3 & 4 teachers. If you have 20 minutes to spare, please complete this survey (tinyurl.com/2ebyxubw) for my friend Jo, looking at flexibility with arithmetic. You will have a 1 in 4 chance of winning a £20 Amazon voucher as a thank you!
Pavlovia Survey 2024.1.0
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April 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hey Year 3 & 4 teachers. If you have 20 minutes to spare, please complete this survey (tinyurl.com/2ebyxubw) for my friend Jo, looking at flexibility with arithmetic. You will have a 1 in 4 chance of winning a £20 Amazon voucher as a thank you!
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🔮 If non-specialists might be teaching maths next year, now’s the time to explore support!
The SKTM Programme builds subject confidence and strengthens departments, at no cost to schools. Start thinking ahead 👉
#Maths #EduSky #UKMathsChat
The SKTM Programme builds subject confidence and strengthens departments, at no cost to schools. Start thinking ahead 👉
#Maths #EduSky #UKMathsChat
CPD for non-specialists that strengthens maths departments
How do Maths Hubs support teachers whose main subject isn’t maths?
www.ncetm.org.uk
April 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🔮 If non-specialists might be teaching maths next year, now’s the time to explore support!
The SKTM Programme builds subject confidence and strengthens departments, at no cost to schools. Start thinking ahead 👉
#Maths #EduSky #UKMathsChat
The SKTM Programme builds subject confidence and strengthens departments, at no cost to schools. Start thinking ahead 👉
#Maths #EduSky #UKMathsChat
Reposted by Chris Shore
The best thing I've ever read when marking was the final sentence of a student's statistics report:
"This investigation could have been improved if I'd taken a lager sample."
"This investigation could have been improved if I'd taken a lager sample."
March 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The best thing I've ever read when marking was the final sentence of a student's statistics report:
"This investigation could have been improved if I'd taken a lager sample."
"This investigation could have been improved if I'd taken a lager sample."
Reposted by Chris Shore
As a special π Day treat, why not apply for this job at our wonderful school? Closing date 19th March teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/teacher...
Teacher of Mathematics - Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Teacher of Mathematics job from Belper School and Sixth Form Centre. Apply by 19 Mar 2025.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As a special π Day treat, why not apply for this job at our wonderful school? Closing date 19th March teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/teacher...
Free, in person LUMEN ‘pop up’ CPD session – ‘Designing a mathematical story for your students’ - Wednesday 12th March – 17.00-18.15 with Leslie Dietiker at @lborodme.bsky.social, @lborouniversity.bsky.social #mathstoday Sign up: forms.office.com/e/JCqLAzr8j4
March 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Free, in person LUMEN ‘pop up’ CPD session – ‘Designing a mathematical story for your students’ - Wednesday 12th March – 17.00-18.15 with Leslie Dietiker at @lborodme.bsky.social, @lborouniversity.bsky.social #mathstoday Sign up: forms.office.com/e/JCqLAzr8j4
It was great drilling down into depth about one topic. Implications all over the curriculum. #mathstoday #mathshub @ncetm.bsky.social
great talking about why students struggle with graph transformations today ☺️ #mathstoday
January 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It was great drilling down into depth about one topic. Implications all over the curriculum. #mathstoday #mathshub @ncetm.bsky.social
So good to be collaborating between @advanced_maths and @emsmathshub for the A Level Pedagogy Work Group. Expertly led by @blatherwicksam.bsky.social and hosted by @lborodme.bsky.social
Fab to be talking with other A Level maths teachers. Graph transformations are COOL!
@amspEMidlands
Fab to be talking with other A Level maths teachers. Graph transformations are COOL!
@amspEMidlands
January 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
So good to be collaborating between @advanced_maths and @emsmathshub for the A Level Pedagogy Work Group. Expertly led by @blatherwicksam.bsky.social and hosted by @lborodme.bsky.social
Fab to be talking with other A Level maths teachers. Graph transformations are COOL!
@amspEMidlands
Fab to be talking with other A Level maths teachers. Graph transformations are COOL!
@amspEMidlands
This is still open if you have any ‘extra’ time on your hands. For those of any faith or none. $25 Amazon prize draw too
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December 27, 2024 at 12:29 PM
This is still open if you have any ‘extra’ time on your hands. For those of any faith or none. $25 Amazon prize draw too