Victoria
@sundayteatime.bsky.social
FE college Maths teacher who loves 📚 🧶 🧩 🍫
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Happy/Merry/Blessed Halloween/Samhain/Spooky Season to all who celebrate!
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Happy/Merry/Blessed Halloween/Samhain/Spooky Season to all who celebrate!
Big day for FE maths teachers. I wonder what's next?
October 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Big day for FE maths teachers. I wonder what's next?
Teaching with a cold is tough. Being observed twice in one day with a cold even harder
October 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Teaching with a cold is tough. Being observed twice in one day with a cold even harder
In #MathsToday we constructed penrose triangles using an old SMP instruction page in Functional maths and GCSE resit #FEMaths
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In #MathsToday we constructed penrose triangles using an old SMP instruction page in Functional maths and GCSE resit #FEMaths
A must watch: Storyville, The Librarians: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kkmj via @bbciplayer
Storyville - The Librarians
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A must watch: Storyville, The Librarians: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kkmj via @bbciplayer
In #MathsToday I used the oldie but a goodie Numberphile chicken nugget video. Went down well with Functional skills level 1 learners near the end of their two hour lesson followed by the Nrich coin problem #FEMaths
October 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In #MathsToday I used the oldie but a goodie Numberphile chicken nugget video. Went down well with Functional skills level 1 learners near the end of their two hour lesson followed by the Nrich coin problem #FEMaths
Cracking Finnish film on iPlayer called Fallen Leaves. Very funny and sweet. Highly recommend
September 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Cracking Finnish film on iPlayer called Fallen Leaves. Very funny and sweet. Highly recommend
In #mathstoday I used the missing numbers column addition and subtraction sheet from this old gem www.cleavebooks.co.uk/trol/ #FEMaths
Teacher Resources on Line - trol
www.cleavebooks.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In #mathstoday I used the missing numbers column addition and subtraction sheet from this old gem www.cleavebooks.co.uk/trol/ #FEMaths
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Sep 22nd 2025) in less than 10 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Sep 22nd 2025) in less than 10 minutes
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Delivering inset on how to embed maths into animal care to animal care lecturers. Any ideas? #mathschat #femaths
September 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Delivering inset on how to embed maths into animal care to animal care lecturers. Any ideas? #mathschat #femaths
First observation in twelve years tomorrow eek
September 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
First observation in twelve years tomorrow eek
In #MathsToday we used this ncetm checkpoint and followed it up with this Don Steward beauty donsteward.blogspot.com/2013/12/near... for Functional Skills level 1 #FEMaths
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In #MathsToday we used this ncetm checkpoint and followed it up with this Don Steward beauty donsteward.blogspot.com/2013/12/near... for Functional Skills level 1 #FEMaths
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A fun chart game that primarily sources its data from Our World in Data!
Launch day 🚀
We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game!
Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues!
Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈
We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game!
Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues!
Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈
Chartle - A daily chart game
Guess the country in red by analysing today's chart
chartle.cc
September 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A fun chart game that primarily sources its data from Our World in Data!
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can we get the Pitt in the uk now
September 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
can we get the Pitt in the uk now
In #MathsToday I used www.tes.com/teaching-res... and they went down well with Functional maths learners as part of their introductory lesson #FEMaths
Initial Letters Puzzle (Ditloids) | Teaching Resources
7 D_____ in a W_____ ? Useful as a quiz round or as a starter in a maths lesson. There are two puzzles here both with answers. The font is oversized so it can be red
www.tes.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In #MathsToday I used www.tes.com/teaching-res... and they went down well with Functional maths learners as part of their introductory lesson #FEMaths
In #MathsToday I used the new mathsbot.com/puzzles/anag... with my GCSE resit group combined with mini whiteboards. #FEMaths
Keyword Scramble!
Keyword scramble. Can you unscramble the mathematical words and phrases?
mathsbot.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In #MathsToday I used the new mathsbot.com/puzzles/anag... with my GCSE resit group combined with mini whiteboards. #FEMaths
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My new book of science cartoons is out soon. Preorder 'Physics for Cats' now at your local bookshop. Or come to @smallpressexpo.bsky.social on 13th and 14th September where I will be signing and doodling in copies. More details and other tour stops to come! @dandq.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My new book of science cartoons is out soon. Preorder 'Physics for Cats' now at your local bookshop. Or come to @smallpressexpo.bsky.social on 13th and 14th September where I will be signing and doodling in copies. More details and other tour stops to come! @dandq.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk
Couldn't resist picking up a second hand copy of Sea State after hearing it mentioned on the What page are you on podcast
July 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Couldn't resist picking up a second hand copy of Sea State after hearing it mentioned on the What page are you on podcast
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Happy Pythagorean Triple Day to all who celebrate!
July 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Happy Pythagorean Triple Day to all who celebrate!
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Calling all Maths teachers!
What are some of your all-time great tasks for secondary Maths?
Ones that could have their place in any curriculum, one that should be studied in PGCE courses, ones that started whole new genres of tasks...
... or just ones you really like.
(see some of mine below)
What are some of your all-time great tasks for secondary Maths?
Ones that could have their place in any curriculum, one that should be studied in PGCE courses, ones that started whole new genres of tasks...
... or just ones you really like.
(see some of mine below)
July 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Calling all Maths teachers!
What are some of your all-time great tasks for secondary Maths?
Ones that could have their place in any curriculum, one that should be studied in PGCE courses, ones that started whole new genres of tasks...
... or just ones you really like.
(see some of mine below)
What are some of your all-time great tasks for secondary Maths?
Ones that could have their place in any curriculum, one that should be studied in PGCE courses, ones that started whole new genres of tasks...
... or just ones you really like.
(see some of mine below)
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🆕 Disadvantaged students fall behind by a fifth of a grade in English and one eighth of a grade in maths compared with their better-off peers when resitting GCSEs, new research shows feweek.co.uk/significant-...
‘Significant disadvantage gap’ in GCSE resits revealed
EPI calls for ‘targeted reforms’ to help students ‘who feel trapped on the resit treadmill’
feweek.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
🆕 Disadvantaged students fall behind by a fifth of a grade in English and one eighth of a grade in maths compared with their better-off peers when resitting GCSEs, new research shows feweek.co.uk/significant-...
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Have you had enough of our #MathsJokes yet? Well, sorry, we’re not done yet. Got to milk #InternationalJokeDay all we can. Speaking of milking, here’s a joke about cows…
#MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat
#MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat
July 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Have you had enough of our #MathsJokes yet? Well, sorry, we’re not done yet. Got to milk #InternationalJokeDay all we can. Speaking of milking, here’s a joke about cows…
#MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat
#MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat
Got my new timetable for next year already hurray. Two hours of GCSE resit, 15 minutes break, two hours of Functional Maths is going to require a good breakfast
June 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Got my new timetable for next year already hurray. Two hours of GCSE resit, 15 minutes break, two hours of Functional Maths is going to require a good breakfast