Jon Cripwell
@joncripwell.bsky.social
National Education Lead for Primary Maths at Twinkl Educational Publishing. NCETM Accredited School Development Lead and Teaching for Mastery Specialist. Helping those who teach maths.
Ever wondered what minuend and subtrahend actually mean?
They both come from Latin — and once you know their roots, they suddenly make perfect sense.
The minuend? The number that must be made smaller.
The subtrahend? The part that must be subtracted.
Little words, big clarity.
#twinklmaths
They both come from Latin — and once you know their roots, they suddenly make perfect sense.
The minuend? The number that must be made smaller.
The subtrahend? The part that must be subtracted.
Little words, big clarity.
#twinklmaths
October 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ever wondered what minuend and subtrahend actually mean?
They both come from Latin — and once you know their roots, they suddenly make perfect sense.
The minuend? The number that must be made smaller.
The subtrahend? The part that must be subtracted.
Little words, big clarity.
#twinklmaths
They both come from Latin — and once you know their roots, they suddenly make perfect sense.
The minuend? The number that must be made smaller.
The subtrahend? The part that must be subtracted.
Little words, big clarity.
#twinklmaths
“How we frame numeracy can massively impact how children feel about maths.”
In this week’s Primary Maths Podcast, Georgina Durrant shares simple but powerful ways to build confidence:
Praise effort
Repetition for understanding
Keep maths positive
#twinklmaths
In this week’s Primary Maths Podcast, Georgina Durrant shares simple but powerful ways to build confidence:
Praise effort
Repetition for understanding
Keep maths positive
#twinklmaths
October 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“How we frame numeracy can massively impact how children feel about maths.”
In this week’s Primary Maths Podcast, Georgina Durrant shares simple but powerful ways to build confidence:
Praise effort
Repetition for understanding
Keep maths positive
#twinklmaths
In this week’s Primary Maths Podcast, Georgina Durrant shares simple but powerful ways to build confidence:
Praise effort
Repetition for understanding
Keep maths positive
#twinklmaths
New episode of The Primary Maths Podcast!
I’m joined by Twinkl’s National Inclusion Lead, Georgina Durrant @georginadurrant.bsky.social, to explore how we can make maths more inclusive for every child.
https://youtu.be/0-siJwBwUEU
#twinklmaths #SEND
I’m joined by Twinkl’s National Inclusion Lead, Georgina Durrant @georginadurrant.bsky.social, to explore how we can make maths more inclusive for every child.
https://youtu.be/0-siJwBwUEU
#twinklmaths #SEND
September 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New episode of The Primary Maths Podcast!
I’m joined by Twinkl’s National Inclusion Lead, Georgina Durrant @georginadurrant.bsky.social, to explore how we can make maths more inclusive for every child.
https://youtu.be/0-siJwBwUEU
#twinklmaths #SEND
I’m joined by Twinkl’s National Inclusion Lead, Georgina Durrant @georginadurrant.bsky.social, to explore how we can make maths more inclusive for every child.
https://youtu.be/0-siJwBwUEU
#twinklmaths #SEND
Tom Isherwood and Jon Cripwell discuss the benefits of using different colour pens when modelling representations in primary maths lessons. It's a simple tip that can make all the difference to a pupil's conceptual understanding! #twinklmaths
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tom Isherwood and Jon Cripwell discuss the benefits of using different colour pens when modelling representations in primary maths lessons. It's a simple tip that can make all the difference to a pupil's conceptual understanding! #twinklmaths
Instead of showing colleagues a scheme activity, Lewis Horsley starts with the curriculum objective.
From there, teachers collaborate on small steps, anchor tasks, hinge questions, scaffolds and challenges.
That’s real collaborative planning.
#TwinklMaths
From there, teachers collaborate on small steps, anchor tasks, hinge questions, scaffolds and challenges.
That’s real collaborative planning.
#TwinklMaths
September 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Instead of showing colleagues a scheme activity, Lewis Horsley starts with the curriculum objective.
From there, teachers collaborate on small steps, anchor tasks, hinge questions, scaffolds and challenges.
That’s real collaborative planning.
#TwinklMaths
From there, teachers collaborate on small steps, anchor tasks, hinge questions, scaffolds and challenges.
That’s real collaborative planning.
#TwinklMaths
“The learning in maths doesn’t just happen at the front. It happens when pupils talk, reason and explain their thinking.”
Talk isn’t extra: it’s where mathematical understanding grows.
#TwinklMaths
Talk isn’t extra: it’s where mathematical understanding grows.
#TwinklMaths
September 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“The learning in maths doesn’t just happen at the front. It happens when pupils talk, reason and explain their thinking.”
Talk isn’t extra: it’s where mathematical understanding grows.
#TwinklMaths
Talk isn’t extra: it’s where mathematical understanding grows.
#TwinklMaths
Lewis Horsley shared a key insight: spacing lessons so pupils forget a little actually helps them learn.
That retrieval process makes maths more durable and meaningful.
Are you planning for spacing and retrieval in your classroom?
#TwinklMaths
That retrieval process makes maths more durable and meaningful.
Are you planning for spacing and retrieval in your classroom?
#TwinklMaths
September 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Lewis Horsley shared a key insight: spacing lessons so pupils forget a little actually helps them learn.
That retrieval process makes maths more durable and meaningful.
Are you planning for spacing and retrieval in your classroom?
#TwinklMaths
That retrieval process makes maths more durable and meaningful.
Are you planning for spacing and retrieval in your classroom?
#TwinklMaths
“We don’t learn by always being right. We learn when we get it wrong.”
Lewis Horsley reminds us that mistakes in maths aren’t failures: they’re where the real learning begins. What a great message to hear in Y2 - or in any classroom!
#TwinklMaths
Lewis Horsley reminds us that mistakes in maths aren’t failures: they’re where the real learning begins. What a great message to hear in Y2 - or in any classroom!
#TwinklMaths
September 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“We don’t learn by always being right. We learn when we get it wrong.”
Lewis Horsley reminds us that mistakes in maths aren’t failures: they’re where the real learning begins. What a great message to hear in Y2 - or in any classroom!
#TwinklMaths
Lewis Horsley reminds us that mistakes in maths aren’t failures: they’re where the real learning begins. What a great message to hear in Y2 - or in any classroom!
#TwinklMaths
After a discussion on the podcast about measuring journey distances in songs, I want to know what your favourite non-standard unit of measurement is 🤔 Football pitches? Double-decker buses? (Why always a double-decker?) #twinklmaths
September 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
After a discussion on the podcast about measuring journey distances in songs, I want to know what your favourite non-standard unit of measurement is 🤔 Football pitches? Double-decker buses? (Why always a double-decker?) #twinklmaths
Just how does one escape from Year 6? It's a question you may hear in staffrooms across the country 😅 #twinklmaths #PrimaryEducation
September 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Just how does one escape from Year 6? It's a question you may hear in staffrooms across the country 😅 #twinklmaths #PrimaryEducation
The best maths learning doesn’t always happen at the front of the room. It’s in the conversations, the reasoning, the “aha!” moments pupils share with each other. 💡🗣️
#twinklmaths #primarymaths #mathsteaching #teachertok #classroomtalk #mathsreasoning
#twinklmaths #primarymaths #mathsteaching #teachertok #classroomtalk #mathsreasoning
September 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The best maths learning doesn’t always happen at the front of the room. It’s in the conversations, the reasoning, the “aha!” moments pupils share with each other. 💡🗣️
#twinklmaths #primarymaths #mathsteaching #teachertok #classroomtalk #mathsreasoning
#twinklmaths #primarymaths #mathsteaching #teachertok #classroomtalk #mathsreasoning
As a Y6 teacher, I never received any feedback from my secondary colleagues about how my former pupils were getting on in maths, or if there was anything I could do to support them further. Pete Mattock thinks it's time to change. What do you think? #twinklmaths #EducationMatters #MathsEducation
September 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
As a Y6 teacher, I never received any feedback from my secondary colleagues about how my former pupils were getting on in maths, or if there was anything I could do to support them further. Pete Mattock thinks it's time to change. What do you think? #twinklmaths #EducationMatters #MathsEducation
Could the solution to effective transition from Y6 to Y7 be a closer collaboration between primary and secondary teachers?
September 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Could the solution to effective transition from Y6 to Y7 be a closer collaboration between primary and secondary teachers?
New to maths leadership in primary? It can feel daunting but you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Join my FREE online training:
📅 Thu 25 Sept
💡 Practical tips, priorities & action plans
👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/h...
#twinklmaths
Join my FREE online training:
📅 Thu 25 Sept
💡 Practical tips, priorities & action plans
👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/h...
#twinklmaths
How to Be a Maths Lead: Support for New Maths Leaders Tickets, Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Eventbrite - Twinkl TeachMeet presents How to Be a Maths Lead: Support for New Maths Leaders - Thursday, September 25, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New to maths leadership in primary? It can feel daunting but you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Join my FREE online training:
📅 Thu 25 Sept
💡 Practical tips, priorities & action plans
👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/h...
#twinklmaths
Join my FREE online training:
📅 Thu 25 Sept
💡 Practical tips, priorities & action plans
👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/h...
#twinklmaths
Year 7 maths shouldn’t feel like pressing reset.
I spoke with @mrmattock and Becky Dawson about the KS2–KS3 transition, the “Year 7 dip,” and what schools can do differently.
Read here 👉 twinkl.co.uk/news/br...
#MathsEducation #KS2 #KS3 #Transition #twinklmaths
I spoke with @mrmattock and Becky Dawson about the KS2–KS3 transition, the “Year 7 dip,” and what schools can do differently.
Read here 👉 twinkl.co.uk/news/br...
#MathsEducation #KS2 #KS3 #Transition #twinklmaths
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Year 7 maths shouldn’t feel like pressing reset.
I spoke with @mrmattock and Becky Dawson about the KS2–KS3 transition, the “Year 7 dip,” and what schools can do differently.
Read here 👉 twinkl.co.uk/news/br...
#MathsEducation #KS2 #KS3 #Transition #twinklmaths
I spoke with @mrmattock and Becky Dawson about the KS2–KS3 transition, the “Year 7 dip,” and what schools can do differently.
Read here 👉 twinkl.co.uk/news/br...
#MathsEducation #KS2 #KS3 #Transition #twinklmaths
This week's episode of The Primary Maths Podcast poses (and attempts to answer) the question of why the transition from Y6 to Y7 is so tricky - especially when it comes to maths. I'm joined by Pete Mattock to attempt to shed light on the issue and suggest a solution! #twinklmaths
September 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This week's episode of The Primary Maths Podcast poses (and attempts to answer) the question of why the transition from Y6 to Y7 is so tricky - especially when it comes to maths. I'm joined by Pete Mattock to attempt to shed light on the issue and suggest a solution! #twinklmaths
In the 70s and 80s, the BBC had TWO maths sitcoms for schools: Everyday Maths and Maths Counts. I'm launching a campaign to bring back the maths sitcom! Who would you cast in a modern day maths-inspired sitcom?
#twinklmaths #twinklprimarymaths #primarymaths #teachers #primaryteachers
#twinklmaths #twinklprimarymaths #primarymaths #teachers #primaryteachers
September 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In the 70s and 80s, the BBC had TWO maths sitcoms for schools: Everyday Maths and Maths Counts. I'm launching a campaign to bring back the maths sitcom! Who would you cast in a modern day maths-inspired sitcom?
#twinklmaths #twinklprimarymaths #primarymaths #teachers #primaryteachers
#twinklmaths #twinklprimarymaths #primarymaths #teachers #primaryteachers
Year 7 pupils often feel like they’re “starting maths again.” Why?
In Ep.13 of The Primary Maths Podcast, I talk with Pete Mattock about KS2→KS3 transition and why Sept is the right time to plan it—not July.
Listen: youtu.be/sVUjdrMu0Go
#MathsEd #PrimaryMaths #twinklmaths
In Ep.13 of The Primary Maths Podcast, I talk with Pete Mattock about KS2→KS3 transition and why Sept is the right time to plan it—not July.
Listen: youtu.be/sVUjdrMu0Go
#MathsEd #PrimaryMaths #twinklmaths
From Year 6 to Year 7: Why Transition Matters in Maths with Pete Mattock
Why does Year 7 often feel like “starting again” in maths? In this episode of the Primary Maths Podcast, Jon and Becky are joined by Pete Mattock, Twinkl’s N...
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September 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Year 7 pupils often feel like they’re “starting maths again.” Why?
In Ep.13 of The Primary Maths Podcast, I talk with Pete Mattock about KS2→KS3 transition and why Sept is the right time to plan it—not July.
Listen: youtu.be/sVUjdrMu0Go
#MathsEd #PrimaryMaths #twinklmaths
In Ep.13 of The Primary Maths Podcast, I talk with Pete Mattock about KS2→KS3 transition and why Sept is the right time to plan it—not July.
Listen: youtu.be/sVUjdrMu0Go
#MathsEd #PrimaryMaths #twinklmaths
On tomorrow's episode of The Primary Maths Podcast we're talking about transition! Yes, I do realise it's September and we're just starting the school year, but as my guest Pete Mattock points out, this is the ideal time to start thinking about the year ahead.
#twinklmaths #twinklprimarymaths
#twinklmaths #twinklprimarymaths
September 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On tomorrow's episode of The Primary Maths Podcast we're talking about transition! Yes, I do realise it's September and we're just starting the school year, but as my guest Pete Mattock points out, this is the ideal time to start thinking about the year ahead.
#twinklmaths #twinklprimarymaths
#twinklmaths #twinklprimarymaths
I love and hate teaching how to categorise polygons 😂 "This is a square. It's also a rectangle, and a quadrilateral, and a rhombus, and..." It's fun to challenge misconceptions and assumptions, but it can also get quite complicated, quite quickly! #TeachingMaths #twinklmaths
September 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I love and hate teaching how to categorise polygons 😂 "This is a square. It's also a rectangle, and a quadrilateral, and a rhombus, and..." It's fun to challenge misconceptions and assumptions, but it can also get quite complicated, quite quickly! #TeachingMaths #twinklmaths
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What makes great teaching? @johntomsett.bsky.social reveals 10 essential principles in this episode of the Primary Maths Podcast with @joncripwell.bsky.social! 🎙 Watch now at: buff.ly/VU64APY
You can learn more about the qualities that make truly great teachers in John’s new books: buff.ly/PinR4n2
You can learn more about the qualities that make truly great teachers in John’s new books: buff.ly/PinR4n2
What Makes Great Teaching? | John Tomsett Reveals 10 Essential Principles
In Episode 2 of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon and Becky sit down with acclaimed educational leader, author, and former headteacher John Tomsett to explore w...
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July 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What makes great teaching? @johntomsett.bsky.social reveals 10 essential principles in this episode of the Primary Maths Podcast with @joncripwell.bsky.social! 🎙 Watch now at: buff.ly/VU64APY
You can learn more about the qualities that make truly great teachers in John’s new books: buff.ly/PinR4n2
You can learn more about the qualities that make truly great teachers in John’s new books: buff.ly/PinR4n2
Structure or autonomy? Curriculum doesn't have to force teachers to choose. Effective implementation makes all the difference.
How do we strike the right balance? #teachers
How do we strike the right balance? #teachers
April 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Structure or autonomy? Curriculum doesn't have to force teachers to choose. Effective implementation makes all the difference.
How do we strike the right balance? #teachers
How do we strike the right balance? #teachers
🫖 Happy #NationalTeaDay! Tea is a love of mine – it fuels my thinking, soothes my soul, & is 95% of my personality! ☕ Big decision? Kettle's on. Tricky maths issue? Let’s brew! Caught in a spiral about workload & whether biscuits are 1 of my 5 a day? Tea will sort it! #BrewAndDo #TeaLeadership
April 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🫖 Happy #NationalTeaDay! Tea is a love of mine – it fuels my thinking, soothes my soul, & is 95% of my personality! ☕ Big decision? Kettle's on. Tricky maths issue? Let’s brew! Caught in a spiral about workload & whether biscuits are 1 of my 5 a day? Tea will sort it! #BrewAndDo #TeaLeadership
Confidence and self-esteem are crucial in mathematical thinking. When students feel confident, they are more likely to engage in problem-solving and critical thinking. Building a positive mindset and creating a safe learning environment are key . bit.ly/4lEgM60
The Five Big Ideas – Mathematical Thinking
What does mathematical thinking really mean in the primary classroom?
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April 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Confidence and self-esteem are crucial in mathematical thinking. When students feel confident, they are more likely to engage in problem-solving and critical thinking. Building a positive mindset and creating a safe learning environment are key . bit.ly/4lEgM60
I found the Grattan Institute's report on primary maths education in Australia insightful. It's concerning that only 1 in 10 teachers feel well-prepared to teach maths. Have a read and let me know your thoughts. #MathsEducation #ContinuousImprovement 📊📚
The Maths Guarantee: How to boost students’ learning in primary schools
A third of Australia’s school students fail to achieve proficiency in maths. Here’s how to solve our maths problem.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I found the Grattan Institute's report on primary maths education in Australia insightful. It's concerning that only 1 in 10 teachers feel well-prepared to teach maths. Have a read and let me know your thoughts. #MathsEducation #ContinuousImprovement 📊📚