Dan Draper
@dandraper.bsky.social
Writer: flash; short stories; audio drama; having another crack at a novel.
Maths teacher: mostly in the classroom; occasional freelance bits; some ITT roles with fancy job titles.
danieldraper.uk
Maths teacher: mostly in the classroom; occasional freelance bits; some ITT roles with fancy job titles.
danieldraper.uk
My friend’s youngest did Old MacDonald where on this farm he had a ‘Draper’ and the noise was the biggest wettest raspberry you’ve ever heard. Never in my life I have been so roasted. And by a 2 year old.
December 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My friend’s youngest did Old MacDonald where on this farm he had a ‘Draper’ and the noise was the biggest wettest raspberry you’ve ever heard. Never in my life I have been so roasted. And by a 2 year old.
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I like some Cormac books just fine— and lots of people I love, LOVE him — but I’m so bored by the “your art should drive you to suicide” romanticization. I want short stories, and novels, and art, that drove the artist to joyful exaltation.
Merry Christmas, friends! Here's Cormac McCarthy on novel writing:
"I'm not interested in writing short stories. Anything that doesn't take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing."
"I'm not interested in writing short stories. Anything that doesn't take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing."
December 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I like some Cormac books just fine— and lots of people I love, LOVE him — but I’m so bored by the “your art should drive you to suicide” romanticization. I want short stories, and novels, and art, that drove the artist to joyful exaltation.
Rewatching Hacks and got to the end of series 1 again where Deborah does impromptu crowd work at [redacted for spoilers]. It’s such an act of love, it makes me bawl my eyes out every time.
December 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Rewatching Hacks and got to the end of series 1 again where Deborah does impromptu crowd work at [redacted for spoilers]. It’s such an act of love, it makes me bawl my eyes out every time.
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Merry Christmas everyone.
Found this on FaceAche:
Found this on FaceAche:
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Merry Christmas everyone.
Found this on FaceAche:
Found this on FaceAche:
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The older I get, the more I think fiction (which I love) has damaged our ability to judge people. We assume intricate interiority, wheels within wheels, because that’s what drives good plots. The truth is that what someone says and does on the surface is usually exactly who they are.
December 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more I think fiction (which I love) has damaged our ability to judge people. We assume intricate interiority, wheels within wheels, because that’s what drives good plots. The truth is that what someone says and does on the surface is usually exactly who they are.
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I just made a few more of these equation puzzles. drive.google.com/file/d/1uEzw... #iteachmath #mtbos
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just made a few more of these equation puzzles. drive.google.com/file/d/1uEzw... #iteachmath #mtbos
Wrote these for my yr12 pures over the weekend off the back of an assessment. They were struggling with making decisions about how to use information, so made everything revolve around two points. Also threw in some ‘find k’ vs ‘find in terms of k’. #MathsToday
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Wrote these for my yr12 pures over the weekend off the back of an assessment. They were struggling with making decisions about how to use information, so made everything revolve around two points. Also threw in some ‘find k’ vs ‘find in terms of k’. #MathsToday
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the monty hall problem will never confuse me because if i was there and he opened a door with a goat i'd just take my goat and go home
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
the monty hall problem will never confuse me because if i was there and he opened a door with a goat i'd just take my goat and go home
For crying out loud
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
For crying out loud
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S: It’s obvious. If you had a ruler and you enlarged it, the 90° won’t become larger, it will still stay as 90°.
Love it when a student uses a relational example to convince me!
#MathsToday
Love it when a student uses a relational example to convince me!
#MathsToday
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
S: It’s obvious. If you had a ruler and you enlarged it, the 90° won’t become larger, it will still stay as 90°.
Love it when a student uses a relational example to convince me!
#MathsToday
Love it when a student uses a relational example to convince me!
#MathsToday
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My Further Maths class are struggling with proof by induction series summations -- I've put together a backwards faded task.
Not written up solutions but available to download as a pdf and editable .pptx here :
mrchapmanmaths.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/p...
Not written up solutions but available to download as a pdf and editable .pptx here :
mrchapmanmaths.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/p...
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My Further Maths class are struggling with proof by induction series summations -- I've put together a backwards faded task.
Not written up solutions but available to download as a pdf and editable .pptx here :
mrchapmanmaths.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/p...
Not written up solutions but available to download as a pdf and editable .pptx here :
mrchapmanmaths.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/p...
Bog People now has one of those little orange best seller flags on it on Amazon as it’s at number 1 across a few categories. 🙌
Bog People, the anthology I’m in that came out in October, has had a review in The Guardian. It’d make a dead good Christmas present - you could even give it to someone else.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror review – dark tales with a sting
This collection of macabre stories set across England explores class, hierarchy and the enduring nature of inequality
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Bog People now has one of those little orange best seller flags on it on Amazon as it’s at number 1 across a few categories. 🙌
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No. If you want to buddy up to big tech do it with your own people. Leave the kids I'm responsible for alone.
The government recently invited schools to become 'edtech testbeds'. Kristy Evers explains what they are, and how they can be run successfully for everyone involved
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/phillipson-should-look-to-nordics-to-help-guide-edtech-testbeds/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/phillipson-should-look-to-nordics-to-help-guide-edtech-testbeds/
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
No. If you want to buddy up to big tech do it with your own people. Leave the kids I'm responsible for alone.
Bog People, the anthology I’m in that came out in October, has had a review in The Guardian. It’d make a dead good Christmas present - you could even give it to someone else.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror review – dark tales with a sting
This collection of macabre stories set across England explores class, hierarchy and the enduring nature of inequality
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Bog People, the anthology I’m in that came out in October, has had a review in The Guardian. It’d make a dead good Christmas present - you could even give it to someone else.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Is there a Sparx-esque app/program for language grammar drills? Like verb conjugations and stuff that adapts to you and settles the difficulty with some spaced practice etc.?
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Is there a Sparx-esque app/program for language grammar drills? Like verb conjugations and stuff that adapts to you and settles the difficulty with some spaced practice etc.?
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I enjoyed doing this question with Y7 #MathsToday. I need to remember to revisit this with Y8 when they start standard form - it’s exactly the way I want them to be thinking about it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I enjoyed doing this question with Y7 #MathsToday. I need to remember to revisit this with Y8 when they start standard form - it’s exactly the way I want them to be thinking about it.
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#Mathstoday
Year 8 finished their section on simplifying expressions ending with adding x^2 types to the mix. They also got to do some finding expressions of perimeter questions.
Year 8 finished their section on simplifying expressions ending with adding x^2 types to the mix. They also got to do some finding expressions of perimeter questions.
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#Mathstoday
Year 8 finished their section on simplifying expressions ending with adding x^2 types to the mix. They also got to do some finding expressions of perimeter questions.
Year 8 finished their section on simplifying expressions ending with adding x^2 types to the mix. They also got to do some finding expressions of perimeter questions.
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ask your doctor if lying down in the forest to be consumed by the earth is right for you
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
ask your doctor if lying down in the forest to be consumed by the earth is right for you
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Want to be involved and present? 💬
Please let me know and we can discuss your topic and get you signed up!
If you’re not up for speaking, it's still a fantastic day to attend, network, & geek out with teachers from across the UK. 🤓
Find all the details and sign up at www.ttradio.org/connect2026
Please let me know and we can discuss your topic and get you signed up!
If you’re not up for speaking, it's still a fantastic day to attend, network, & geek out with teachers from across the UK. 🤓
Find all the details and sign up at www.ttradio.org/connect2026
Teachers Talk Connect 2026 | Teachers Talk Radio
The multi subject national event from TTR - Free for teachers!
www.ttradio.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Want to be involved and present? 💬
Please let me know and we can discuss your topic and get you signed up!
If you’re not up for speaking, it's still a fantastic day to attend, network, & geek out with teachers from across the UK. 🤓
Find all the details and sign up at www.ttradio.org/connect2026
Please let me know and we can discuss your topic and get you signed up!
If you’re not up for speaking, it's still a fantastic day to attend, network, & geek out with teachers from across the UK. 🤓
Find all the details and sign up at www.ttradio.org/connect2026
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📐 Call for Maths Teachers: Share Your Best Ideas! 💡
I'm excited to be supporting @ttradioofficial.bsky.social with running of Teachers Talk Connect 2026!
We are currently trying to find speakers for the Mathematics strand. 👩🏼🏫👨🏽🏫
🗓️ When: Saturday, March 14th, 2026
📍 Where: Central Manchester
I'm excited to be supporting @ttradioofficial.bsky.social with running of Teachers Talk Connect 2026!
We are currently trying to find speakers for the Mathematics strand. 👩🏼🏫👨🏽🏫
🗓️ When: Saturday, March 14th, 2026
📍 Where: Central Manchester
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
📐 Call for Maths Teachers: Share Your Best Ideas! 💡
I'm excited to be supporting @ttradioofficial.bsky.social with running of Teachers Talk Connect 2026!
We are currently trying to find speakers for the Mathematics strand. 👩🏼🏫👨🏽🏫
🗓️ When: Saturday, March 14th, 2026
📍 Where: Central Manchester
I'm excited to be supporting @ttradioofficial.bsky.social with running of Teachers Talk Connect 2026!
We are currently trying to find speakers for the Mathematics strand. 👩🏼🏫👨🏽🏫
🗓️ When: Saturday, March 14th, 2026
📍 Where: Central Manchester
Today I’m trying to stay calm even though a good chunk of year 10 are falling down on sim eqs because they’ve got 24/2 = 6. The algbera’s fine. (I am not fine.)
I could cut down my marking time if I stopped throwing a wobbler throughout. They’re assessments and I’m reacting to each question like they’re cup final penalties.
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today I’m trying to stay calm even though a good chunk of year 10 are falling down on sim eqs because they’ve got 24/2 = 6. The algbera’s fine. (I am not fine.)
I love this idea as it forces me to think of good stuff rather than <generally panicking>
1) A couple of my yr13s have had their hard work pay off massively
2) I feel like I’ve improved how I teach risk in AQA Core Maths 2B compared to last year
3) My year 9 group ask brilliant insightful questions
1) A couple of my yr13s have had their hard work pay off massively
2) I feel like I’ve improved how I teach risk in AQA Core Maths 2B compared to last year
3) My year 9 group ask brilliant insightful questions
Right, off the back of yesterday, decided to bring something back from early Edusky, #WeeklyWins
Share your wins, however big or small, that got you through the week.
Mine:
● Entry 3 student getting 90% in a mock
● Y10s really stepping up
● Exciting trip updates
Happy Friday, all!
Share your wins, however big or small, that got you through the week.
Mine:
● Entry 3 student getting 90% in a mock
● Y10s really stepping up
● Exciting trip updates
Happy Friday, all!
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I love this idea as it forces me to think of good stuff rather than <generally panicking>
1) A couple of my yr13s have had their hard work pay off massively
2) I feel like I’ve improved how I teach risk in AQA Core Maths 2B compared to last year
3) My year 9 group ask brilliant insightful questions
1) A couple of my yr13s have had their hard work pay off massively
2) I feel like I’ve improved how I teach risk in AQA Core Maths 2B compared to last year
3) My year 9 group ask brilliant insightful questions
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The Screwtape Letters is a premium feature, lads.
Hold up
November 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The Screwtape Letters is a premium feature, lads.
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My favorite flavor of giallo: fashionable haunted women in existential crisis mode aka haute paranoia
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My favorite flavor of giallo: fashionable haunted women in existential crisis mode aka haute paranoia
I could cut down my marking time if I stopped throwing a wobbler throughout. They’re assessments and I’m reacting to each question like they’re cup final penalties.
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I could cut down my marking time if I stopped throwing a wobbler throughout. They’re assessments and I’m reacting to each question like they’re cup final penalties.