@mathemategol.bsky.social
Maths teacher in North Wales. Currently in my 11th year.
Key vocab! How do you deal with? We have a 'unit vocabulary' sheet that students glue into books and fill in as we go- feels clunky. As a school, we 'drill' vocab every lesson (choral response). This hasn't got 100% buy in yet @justmaths.bsky.social @resourceaholic.bsky.social @jemmaths.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Key vocab! How do you deal with? We have a 'unit vocabulary' sheet that students glue into books and fill in as we go- feels clunky. As a school, we 'drill' vocab every lesson (choral response). This hasn't got 100% buy in yet @justmaths.bsky.social @resourceaholic.bsky.social @jemmaths.bsky.social
How do we teach efficient methods? I have students who automatically go to bus stop for any division, including times table inverses e.g. I had a girl today use bus stop for 24 ÷ 12
October 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
How do we teach efficient methods? I have students who automatically go to bus stop for any division, including times table inverses e.g. I had a girl today use bus stop for 24 ÷ 12
If you had a limited budget for manipulatives for a department, what would you spend it on? @mrmattock.bsky.social @studymaths.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If you had a limited budget for manipulatives for a department, what would you spend it on? @mrmattock.bsky.social @studymaths.bsky.social
Heyo! I have a meeting with area leaders on numeracy across the curriculum. What are high-performing departments doing here? I want to avoid any shoe-horning! @mathsjem.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Heyo! I have a meeting with area leaders on numeracy across the curriculum. What are high-performing departments doing here? I want to avoid any shoe-horning! @mathsjem.bsky.social
@numberclub.com hey! I have tried downloading your app to use with my son through Google Play and it said it was made for an older version of Android. Is there a work around?
September 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@numberclub.com hey! I have tried downloading your app to use with my son through Google Play and it said it was made for an older version of Android. Is there a work around?
Taking over as KS3 lead from Sept. My head is spinning with where to start. Any advice? I've settled on developing retrieval do nows and mapping out the topics that need to be covered.
August 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Taking over as KS3 lead from Sept. My head is spinning with where to start. Any advice? I've settled on developing retrieval do nows and mapping out the topics that need to be covered.
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I’ve kept every single one. I call it my “don’t quit teaching” folder.
Give a card. Say something nice. Don’t lie.
Give a card. Say something nice. Don’t lie.
July 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I’ve kept every single one. I call it my “don’t quit teaching” folder.
Give a card. Say something nice. Don’t lie.
Give a card. Say something nice. Don’t lie.
Does anyone use oversized exercise books in maths? Trying to tackle time spent by dept trimming down a4 worksheets and also just scrappy books in general! Moving away from booklets of WRM worksheets this year at KS3
@mathsjem.bsky.social ?
@mathsjem.bsky.social ?
July 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Does anyone use oversized exercise books in maths? Trying to tackle time spent by dept trimming down a4 worksheets and also just scrappy books in general! Moving away from booklets of WRM worksheets this year at KS3
@mathsjem.bsky.social ?
@mathsjem.bsky.social ?
@charlottehawthorne.bsky.social hi Charlotte, interested to know if your dept still follow WRM?
July 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@charlottehawthorne.bsky.social hi Charlotte, interested to know if your dept still follow WRM?
Harvesting ideas. What do you do as your maths lesson on year 6 transition day?
June 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Harvesting ideas. What do you do as your maths lesson on year 6 transition day?
I have been lucky enough to secure KS3 lead for maths from Sept. Any pieces of advice or good blogs that touch upon this? @misswhitemaths.bsky.social @resourceaholic.bsky.social @justmaths.bsky.social @missradders.bsky.social @mrmattock.bsky.social @jemmaths.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I have been lucky enough to secure KS3 lead for maths from Sept. Any pieces of advice or good blogs that touch upon this? @misswhitemaths.bsky.social @resourceaholic.bsky.social @justmaths.bsky.social @missradders.bsky.social @mrmattock.bsky.social @jemmaths.bsky.social
@realgeoffbarton.bsky.social Anything out there on how to ensure conversations students are having remain on task? I think this is the biggest challenge for our school in implementing. Very quickly chatter spreads and becomes difficult to track who is and isn't sticking to the task.
June 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@realgeoffbarton.bsky.social Anything out there on how to ensure conversations students are having remain on task? I think this is the biggest challenge for our school in implementing. Very quickly chatter spreads and becomes difficult to track who is and isn't sticking to the task.
@adamboxereducation.bsky.social Hello! What is the slickest set up you suggest with mini whiteboards? At the moment I have zipped A4 bags with 2 whiteboards and the pens with rubbers on the top. They get so dirty from using them every lesson and I haven't found an easy way to clean them ...
June 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
@adamboxereducation.bsky.social Hello! What is the slickest set up you suggest with mini whiteboards? At the moment I have zipped A4 bags with 2 whiteboards and the pens with rubbers on the top. They get so dirty from using them every lesson and I haven't found an easy way to clean them ...
I wonder, how many of the schools with the strongest P8 scores are following White Rose Maths?
June 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I wonder, how many of the schools with the strongest P8 scores are following White Rose Maths?
Tech help please! I want to screen record myself completing a past paper to share with students. Any help? I have access to a drawing tablet. Using a thinkpad laptop.
June 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Tech help please! I want to screen record myself completing a past paper to share with students. Any help? I have access to a drawing tablet. Using a thinkpad laptop.
@mathsjem.bsky.social Maths folk! Ay writing out there on leading on key stage 3 maths? Thank you!! @jemmaths.bsky.social @arithmaticks.bsky.social @missradders.bsky.social @studymaths.bsky.social @draustinmaths.com
June 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@mathsjem.bsky.social Maths folk! Ay writing out there on leading on key stage 3 maths? Thank you!! @jemmaths.bsky.social @arithmaticks.bsky.social @missradders.bsky.social @studymaths.bsky.social @draustinmaths.com
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
#mathstoday revised rounding with yr 10. Asked what 2 7/9 is to nearest integer. No one could tell me!
March 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#mathstoday revised rounding with yr 10. Asked what 2 7/9 is to nearest integer. No one could tell me!
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The biggest short-term teaching problem is ATTENTION. Students who aren't paying attention can't learn.
The biggest long-term problem is MEMORY. You can smash out the best lesson ever, but if you don't have a long term memory strategy you're wasting your breath.
The biggest long-term problem is MEMORY. You can smash out the best lesson ever, but if you don't have a long term memory strategy you're wasting your breath.
March 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The biggest short-term teaching problem is ATTENTION. Students who aren't paying attention can't learn.
The biggest long-term problem is MEMORY. You can smash out the best lesson ever, but if you don't have a long term memory strategy you're wasting your breath.
The biggest long-term problem is MEMORY. You can smash out the best lesson ever, but if you don't have a long term memory strategy you're wasting your breath.
Trying to create more of my own resources, with answers for students to check as they go #mathstoday
January 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Trying to create more of my own resources, with answers for students to check as they go #mathstoday
Delighted to come across this. Have you seen before @mathsjem.bsky.social ?https://www.nytimes.com/column/whats-going-on-in-this-graph
December 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Delighted to come across this. Have you seen before @mathsjem.bsky.social ?https://www.nytimes.com/column/whats-going-on-in-this-graph
#Mathstoday A student absolutely did not believe me when I said algebra was like a mathematical language used across the world. He said there was no way they did this stuff of the Isle of Man.
December 4, 2024 at 8:23 PM
#Mathstoday A student absolutely did not believe me when I said algebra was like a mathematical language used across the world. He said there was no way they did this stuff of the Isle of Man.
@edsouthall.bsky.social any chance of a Mathematical Mr Men revival...? I loved using the stickers.
December 2, 2024 at 4:47 PM
@edsouthall.bsky.social any chance of a Mathematical Mr Men revival...? I loved using the stickers.
What advice do you give students starting GCSEs who still don't know their timestables? Are there any apps they can use that aren't patronising?
September 19, 2024 at 8:21 PM
What advice do you give students starting GCSEs who still don't know their timestables? Are there any apps they can use that aren't patronising?
The Oasis of edu-gigs
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