Mr 'DG' Goater
goatermaths.bsky.social
Mr 'DG' Goater
@goatermaths.bsky.social
✝️ Surrey boy moved to the Midlands. Getting used to 'dinner' at lunch time...
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It's still driving me round the bend that I have to scroll down to find my place every time I load my posts on here. Surely it doesn't have to be this way!? #BlueskyHelp
A rare thing today, kids have been taken by a friend, allowing Mrs Goater and me to enjoy an M&S dine in meal. We had no idea what a terrine was until 20 minutes ago 😂 #JustFancyPaté #Valentines #WhyYesThatIsAJungleBookPlate
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
@jshmtn.bsky.social Interviewed alongside someone from your new department today, I believe! :P
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Today I went for an LP interview at Ashby School to work with @blatherwicksam.bsky.social . What an amazing school! Fantastic day though I was unsuccessful. Onwards and upwards!
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
All 3 children up at half 5 -_-
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Sometimes I exaggerate how unaware I am of popular things (I don't know why), but I genuinely 100% have never heard of "Bad Bunny"?? Is that really who did the superbowl half time show?
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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YOU 🐝🐝🐝!!!
Another brilliant performance by #brentfordfc
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Woah! #MathsConf40 is on my doorstep! Closer than my closest supermarket (just!)
🎉 We are excited to announce MC40!

Join like-minded people in a celebration of all things maths at City of Derby Academy.

🗓 Date: Saturday 18th April 2026
📍 Location: City of Derby Academy

We look forward to seeing you there! 🙌

👉 BOOK HERE: completemaths.com/community/ma...

#MathsConf40
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Here you go! A short video (filmed by my daughter and a bit rough around the edges!) about our book set up - at the end I show how we do our treasury tags www.youtube.com/watch?v=plIo...
Maths Exercise Books
YouTube video by Joanne Morgan
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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It is pointless trying to explain anything to a kleptomaniac using metaphors; they take things literally.
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
Reform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I don't often read the @teachertapp.bsky.social daily read, but I wanted to know what on earth an attendance robot is. So I read today's blog but I am none the wiser. What on earth is an attendance robot!?
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Wait, is Rory Cellan-Jones a Bee!? Twas a brilliant win indeed 😁
One of the most brilliant wins in the history of #brentfordfc but I must have lost kilos
February 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Haha, Mary is such a hero
You dont win 'em all! Reform's Matt Goodwin in Sunday Times: 'Most .. people criticising me are nerds.The last thing I want is to be at some dinner party table with Nick Robinson & Mary Beard. I'd rather shoot myself in the head'. Hang on, I'm not THAT bad!Nerds sometimes have a (thoughtful!) point.
February 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This is great from @paulkirschner.bsky.social
The Forgotten Desirable Difficulty - Reduced Feedback
open.substack.com/pub/paulkirs...

I got a third the way in and thought I was going to restack this with a note explaining why I disagree.

I agree with all the science, but my disagreement was around implementation.
The Forgotten Desirable Difficulty - Reduced Feedback
Robert and Elizabeth Bjork originally spoke of five desirable difficulties.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Shit. It was even more perfect in person. Well then, here goes nothing...
Viewing a house this morning. Weren't actively looking, happy renting for now, but the perfect house came up at a crazy price. Excited.
January 31, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Viewing a house this morning. Weren't actively looking, happy renting for now, but the perfect house came up at a crazy price. Excited.
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Just heard from the missus that British Gas has come out and fixed it and was very confused what part the guy the other day had ordered and then no showed with. Hilarious. -_-
We've not had heating or hot water since Monday morning. Bit sick of it really
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
We've not had heating or hot water since Monday morning. Bit sick of it really
January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
I think this is my favourite Vinted find yet. £3!! (Plus postage etc) Disappointingly, they do not move themselves, let alone destroy each other :P
January 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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I’m stepping back into a HOD role.
I have my own experiences from the first HOD role but what would your best advice be for going into a new dept and what do you wish you’d have been doing from the start?

Please share to get more voices.

(And answer yourself) @themathsbazaar.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Just had my first filling. Horrendous.
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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My Twitter/X account has been hacked, and I can no longer access it. In other words, I'm no longer on Twitter/X and any new messages aren't from me. You can still follow me on BlueSky. Please spread the word here and also on Twitter/X.
January 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
As I'm currently (still) reading a Martin Luther King bio, I got this reference!
You don't need to go outside America for a historical parallel to Minnesota.

Bovino is Bull Connor except backed by the federal govt and targeted political rather than racial enemies (though race obviously remains a big part of it).
January 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Oh no. New HoD at work is a Forest fan.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM