Graham Cumming
@mathsnot.bsky.social
Former Maths Subject Adviser at Edexcel
Reposted by Graham Cumming
The lovely people at Waterstones are offering a 25% pre-order discount…Maths Revolution
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FEB25 is the code at checkout #WPreorder
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February 17, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The lovely people at Waterstones are offering a 25% pre-order discount…Maths Revolution
www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...
FEB25 is the code at checkout #WPreorder
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...
FEB25 is the code at checkout #WPreorder
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
I see AQA has moved the timeline from “GCSEs onscreen by 2025” to “maybe some GCSEs onscreen by 2040”
Digital exams will make the assessment system more secure, more resilient and fairer, said AQA CEO Colin Hughes in an interview with @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
Read here:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Read here:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Up to half of school exams ‘will be on screen within a de...
Advocates say digital assessments will make the system fairer, but critics fear students will lose writing skills
observer.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I see AQA has moved the timeline from “GCSEs onscreen by 2025” to “maybe some GCSEs onscreen by 2040”
Some selected STEM subject combinations chosen by students in England who took A level Maths in 2025 (with 2024 for comparison)
explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...
explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Some selected STEM subject combinations chosen by students in England who took A level Maths in 2025 (with 2024 for comparison)
explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...
explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...
I’ve seen a proof copy of this and it’s excellent throughout - a must for anyone teaching GCSE Maths
GCSE maths anxiety is rising, and teachers are feeling the pressure too. Maths Revolution shares simple, steady approaches that help students build confidence and stick with it. A reassuring read for anyone teaching GCSE this term.
Available 26 Mar 2026 @BloomsburyEd
Available 26 Mar 2026 @BloomsburyEd
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I’ve seen a proof copy of this and it’s excellent throughout - a must for anyone teaching GCSE Maths
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Enjoying this story from Iceland where they introduced a pay-per-km road tax in January. One coach driver has been billed for driving 1 million km in January. He would have had to drive 25 times round the world, going at 1300 kmph. www.ruv.is/frettir/innl...
Harðneitar að borga furðureikning fyrir að aka milljón kílómetra í janúar - RÚV.is
Nokkuð er um furðulegar rukkanir fyrir hinu nýja kílómetragjaldi. Rútubílstjóri á Egilsstöðum harðneitar að borga næstum tuttugu milljónir fyrir að aka tæpa milljón kílómetra í janúar. Útilokað er að ...
www.ruv.is
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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A level Maths has the highest completion rate, but quite a few drop outs from Further Maths from high prior attainers - to be expected?
NEW POST: A-level completion rates
We calculate the proportion of A-level students who complete their chosen qualification, and explore how this varies by subject and prior attainment.
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We calculate the proportion of A-level students who complete their chosen qualification, and explore how this varies by subject and prior attainment.
vist.ly/4qaj4
A-level completion rates - FFT Education Datalab
We calculate the proportion of A-level students who complete their chosen qualification, and explore how this varies by subject and prior attainment
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 AM
A level Maths has the highest completion rate, but quite a few drop outs from Further Maths from high prior attainers - to be expected?
It’s less than 500 days until the summer 2027 GCSE Maths exams, with a month separating paper 1 and paper 3. Pearson’s provisional timetable is available and you have until 20 March to feedback any concerns
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February 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM
It’s less than 500 days until the summer 2027 GCSE Maths exams, with a month separating paper 1 and paper 3. Pearson’s provisional timetable is available and you have until 20 March to feedback any concerns
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Good to see Ofqual have taken up my suggestion on re-marks today news.sky.com/story/cause-...
January 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Good to see Ofqual have taken up my suggestion on re-marks today news.sky.com/story/cause-...
Feels like ages since “maths” and “not adding up” appeared in the same headline www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Think you’re good at maths? Here’s why your claim may not add up
Sixty per cent of adults think they are good at maths but only 40 per cent scored highly in a research test
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Feels like ages since “maths” and “not adding up” appeared in the same headline www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Reposted by Graham Cumming
The government is rehauling England's curriculum and assessment system following Prof Becky Francis' review last year - but they're not doing it alone.
We've got the full list of all the experts who will be drafting subject content for the revised curriculum:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
We've got the full list of all the experts who will be drafting subject content for the revised curriculum:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Revealed: The experts drafting the new curriculum
Curriculum drafters will support the government to revise the national curriculum following the Francis Review
magazine-cms.tes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The government is rehauling England's curriculum and assessment system following Prof Becky Francis' review last year - but they're not doing it alone.
We've got the full list of all the experts who will be drafting subject content for the revised curriculum:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
We've got the full list of all the experts who will be drafting subject content for the revised curriculum:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
GCSE Maths resit entries are up on last November by 4.6% to 75203, but the number achieving grade 4 or above has stayed much the same (well, up by 0.5%) at 16800 or so (allowing for rounding errors)
January 8, 2026 at 10:26 AM
GCSE Maths resit entries are up on last November by 4.6% to 75203, but the number achieving grade 4 or above has stayed much the same (well, up by 0.5%) at 16800 or so (allowing for rounding errors)
Cumulative grade distributions for GCSE Maths by board: November exams 2017-2025
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Cumulative grade distributions for GCSE Maths by board: November exams 2017-2025
Reposted by Graham Cumming
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 AM
GCSE Mathematics Grade Boundaries for November exams 2017–2025 Foundation Tier (to be updated for Eduqas when they post theirs)
January 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM
GCSE Mathematics Grade Boundaries for November exams 2017–2025 Foundation Tier (to be updated for Eduqas when they post theirs)
GCSE Maths resits results out tomorrow! No doubt there will be much lamenting about the 20-25% Grade 4+ statistic, but it still means there will be around 17,000 celebrating, around 10,000 of those now in Year 12; congratulations to those students and let’s accentuate the positive
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
GCSE Maths resits results out tomorrow! No doubt there will be much lamenting about the 20-25% Grade 4+ statistic, but it still means there will be around 17,000 celebrating, around 10,000 of those now in Year 12; congratulations to those students and let’s accentuate the positive
Well, if you’re going to cheat on an exam…
December 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Well, if you’re going to cheat on an exam…
Beef up your #coremaths
A quick google informs me that after this surge, Australia provides about 4% of our beef imports, and our beef imports are about 25% of our consumption. So this headline is basically saying “anger as 0.6% becomes 1% of total” and I’m not sure that’s particularly justifiable
December 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Beef up your #coremaths
In the UK there would just be a petition
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
South Korea exam chief quits after complaints English test was too hard
Notoriously difficult entrance exam is regarded as gateway to economic security and even a good marriage
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
In the UK there would just be a petition
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
I’m old enough to remember when AQA used to routinely promise this by 2025
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Some GCSEs and A-levels in England could be taken on laptops by 2030, Ofqual says
Qualifications watchdog launches consultation amid complaints from pupils about writing fatigue in exams
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I’m old enough to remember when AQA used to routinely promise this by 2025
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Petition for another budget after the first one was leaked
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Petition for another budget after the first one was leaked
New GCSE exams in 2031 then - start preparing your Year 6 now! Plenty of time to reduce the number of exam papers, replace the 9-1 grading system with A-E and maybe even scrap exact trig values in Foundation tier Maths
For every child across our country, this Curriculum and Assessment Review provides an invitation not just to share in our national story, but to write the next great chapter.
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
New GCSE exams in 2031 then - start preparing your Year 6 now! Plenty of time to reduce the number of exam papers, replace the 9-1 grading system with A-E and maybe even scrap exact trig values in Foundation tier Maths
#GCSEMaths Foundation tier resit November 2025 countdown in days featuring European trams: 0 - Raxstraße/Rudolfshügelgasse to Bruno-Marek-Allee, Vienna (pic credit: @themathsbazaar.bsky.social)
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM
#GCSEMaths Foundation tier resit November 2025 countdown in days featuring European trams: 0 - Raxstraße/Rudolfshügelgasse to Bruno-Marek-Allee, Vienna (pic credit: @themathsbazaar.bsky.social)
Good luck to all those Year 12 resitting Foundation tier GCSE Maths this week - remember, about 10,000 students will achieve Grade 4 or better this time round, so be one of them and take the first exit off the “demoralising roundabout” (© Jacqui Smith)
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Good luck to all those Year 12 resitting Foundation tier GCSE Maths this week - remember, about 10,000 students will achieve Grade 4 or better this time round, so be one of them and take the first exit off the “demoralising roundabout” (© Jacqui Smith)
#GCSEMaths Foundation tier resit November 2025 countdown in days featuring European trams: 1 - Ribera to Foz, Porto
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
#GCSEMaths Foundation tier resit November 2025 countdown in days featuring European trams: 1 - Ribera to Foz, Porto