Carol Jones
@carolmjones.bsky.social
Maths! Teaching and CPD. School governor. British. Pro EU. Current affairs/politics. Avid tennis fan. Love Leonard Cohen and Switzerland
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Give your students an edge for Oxford & Cambridge interviews!
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24 Nov-12 Dec
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October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Give your students an edge for Oxford & Cambridge interviews!
Free, online 30-minute practice to build confidence, gain expert guidance and experience of interview format.
24 Nov-12 Dec
Apply now 👉 buff.ly/FpCOZ1O
#OxbridgeMaths #TeacherSupport
Free, online 30-minute practice to build confidence, gain expert guidance and experience of interview format.
24 Nov-12 Dec
Apply now 👉 buff.ly/FpCOZ1O
#OxbridgeMaths #TeacherSupport
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Thousands of Londoners and visitors brought incredible energy and joy to last Sunday's Diwali celebrations at Trafalgar Square.
Thank you for making our city brighter. Happy Diwali!
Thank you for making our city brighter. Happy Diwali!
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Thousands of Londoners and visitors brought incredible energy and joy to last Sunday's Diwali celebrations at Trafalgar Square.
Thank you for making our city brighter. Happy Diwali!
Thank you for making our city brighter. Happy Diwali!
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Practice Interview Sessions for Oxford & Cambridge are now open!
Free online 30-min maths interviews for Year 13s. Online | 24 Nov - 12 Dec
Boost confidence, practise problem-solving, and get expert feedback.
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#MEI #Oxbridge #MathsInterview
Free online 30-min maths interviews for Year 13s. Online | 24 Nov - 12 Dec
Boost confidence, practise problem-solving, and get expert feedback.
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#MEI #Oxbridge #MathsInterview
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Practice Interview Sessions for Oxford & Cambridge are now open!
Free online 30-min maths interviews for Year 13s. Online | 24 Nov - 12 Dec
Boost confidence, practise problem-solving, and get expert feedback.
👉https://buff.ly/FpCOZ1O
#MEI #Oxbridge #MathsInterview
Free online 30-min maths interviews for Year 13s. Online | 24 Nov - 12 Dec
Boost confidence, practise problem-solving, and get expert feedback.
👉https://buff.ly/FpCOZ1O
#MEI #Oxbridge #MathsInterview
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Practice Interview Sessions for Oxford & Cambridge are now open!
Free online 30-min maths interviews for Year 13s. Online | 24 Nov - 12 Dec
Boost confidence, practise problem-solving, and get expert feedback.
👉https://buff.ly/FpCOZ1O
#MEI #Oxbridge #MathsInterview
Free online 30-min maths interviews for Year 13s. Online | 24 Nov - 12 Dec
Boost confidence, practise problem-solving, and get expert feedback.
👉https://buff.ly/FpCOZ1O
#MEI #Oxbridge #MathsInterview
October 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
That final scene in #slowhorses 👏🏻. It was telegraphed so loudly that we knew what was coming, but it was still…! Found myself giggling all during the credits. Such a masterful series
October 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
That final scene in #slowhorses 👏🏻. It was telegraphed so loudly that we knew what was coming, but it was still…! Found myself giggling all during the credits. Such a masterful series
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Is your school ready to become champions?
Ritangle 2025/6 is coming and will be open for registrations from 8 October!
Keep your eye on our website, BlueSky and X for more information.
#Ritangle #MathsChallenge
Ritangle 2025/6 is coming and will be open for registrations from 8 October!
Keep your eye on our website, BlueSky and X for more information.
#Ritangle #MathsChallenge
September 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Is your school ready to become champions?
Ritangle 2025/6 is coming and will be open for registrations from 8 October!
Keep your eye on our website, BlueSky and X for more information.
#Ritangle #MathsChallenge
Ritangle 2025/6 is coming and will be open for registrations from 8 October!
Keep your eye on our website, BlueSky and X for more information.
#Ritangle #MathsChallenge
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The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”
October 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
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In #MathsToday, Year 12 tackled some Underground Maths tasks on inequalities.
Inequality sets: undergroundmathematics.org/polynomials/...
Inequalities for some occasions:
undergroundmathematics.org/quadratics/i...
I always find with their tasks there's more to them than initially meets the eye.
Inequality sets: undergroundmathematics.org/polynomials/...
Inequalities for some occasions:
undergroundmathematics.org/quadratics/i...
I always find with their tasks there's more to them than initially meets the eye.
September 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In #MathsToday, Year 12 tackled some Underground Maths tasks on inequalities.
Inequality sets: undergroundmathematics.org/polynomials/...
Inequalities for some occasions:
undergroundmathematics.org/quadratics/i...
I always find with their tasks there's more to them than initially meets the eye.
Inequality sets: undergroundmathematics.org/polynomials/...
Inequalities for some occasions:
undergroundmathematics.org/quadratics/i...
I always find with their tasks there's more to them than initially meets the eye.
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A new report from University of Oxford researchers shows just how bad the UK media has become at challenging false and misleading claims made about immigration.
We expect to see populist politicians making false claims, and weak governments fail to counter them, but journalists can do better.
We expect to see populist politicians making false claims, and weak governments fail to counter them, but journalists can do better.
NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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September 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
A new report from University of Oxford researchers shows just how bad the UK media has become at challenging false and misleading claims made about immigration.
We expect to see populist politicians making false claims, and weak governments fail to counter them, but journalists can do better.
We expect to see populist politicians making false claims, and weak governments fail to counter them, but journalists can do better.
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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@pimlicat.bsky.social - CEO of Best for Britain:
⚠️“Stoking fears over immigration as a way to remove our basic rights is right out of the authoritarian playbook
We cannot allow the same to happen here. Rights are not something we can trust Farage to rewrite."
www.bestforbritain.org/farage_can_t...
⚠️“Stoking fears over immigration as a way to remove our basic rights is right out of the authoritarian playbook
We cannot allow the same to happen here. Rights are not something we can trust Farage to rewrite."
www.bestforbritain.org/farage_can_t...
Farage can’t be trusted to rewrite our rights
Campaigners have warned against trusting Nigel Farage to rewrite fundamental UK freedoms after Reform UK announced their plan to strip rights from all UK citizens to reduce immigration.
www.bestforbritain.org
August 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
@pimlicat.bsky.social - CEO of Best for Britain:
⚠️“Stoking fears over immigration as a way to remove our basic rights is right out of the authoritarian playbook
We cannot allow the same to happen here. Rights are not something we can trust Farage to rewrite."
www.bestforbritain.org/farage_can_t...
⚠️“Stoking fears over immigration as a way to remove our basic rights is right out of the authoritarian playbook
We cannot allow the same to happen here. Rights are not something we can trust Farage to rewrite."
www.bestforbritain.org/farage_can_t...
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I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
August 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
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"There’s no hope for Gaza while Netanyahu rules.
Those of us appalled by the carnage should back meaningful sanctions and urge Israelis to change their government" | ✍️ Matthew Parris
Those of us appalled by the carnage should back meaningful sanctions and urge Israelis to change their government" | ✍️ Matthew Parris
There’s no hope for Gaza while Netanyahu rules
Those of us appalled by the carnage should back meaningful sanctions and urge Israelis to change their government
www.thetimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"There’s no hope for Gaza while Netanyahu rules.
Those of us appalled by the carnage should back meaningful sanctions and urge Israelis to change their government" | ✍️ Matthew Parris
Those of us appalled by the carnage should back meaningful sanctions and urge Israelis to change their government" | ✍️ Matthew Parris
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For the first lesson in #CoreMaths I like to get students to look at some recent news articles and do a bit of Fermi estimation using the figures.
The news is a bit bleak at the moment, but here are a few articles I've spotted this week - feel free to add suggestions to the thread!
#MathsToday
The news is a bit bleak at the moment, but here are a few articles I've spotted this week - feel free to add suggestions to the thread!
#MathsToday
August 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
For the first lesson in #CoreMaths I like to get students to look at some recent news articles and do a bit of Fermi estimation using the figures.
The news is a bit bleak at the moment, but here are a few articles I've spotted this week - feel free to add suggestions to the thread!
#MathsToday
The news is a bit bleak at the moment, but here are a few articles I've spotted this week - feel free to add suggestions to the thread!
#MathsToday
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Yesterday I spent a fascinating morning talking maths with a group of GPs. All professions require some level of numeracy, but doctors face particular challenges when communicating mathematical ideas.
I've written up a short blog: robeastaway.com/blog/gp-maths
I've written up a short blog: robeastaway.com/blog/gp-maths
July 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yesterday I spent a fascinating morning talking maths with a group of GPs. All professions require some level of numeracy, but doctors face particular challenges when communicating mathematical ideas.
I've written up a short blog: robeastaway.com/blog/gp-maths
I've written up a short blog: robeastaway.com/blog/gp-maths
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Just heard a guy read this and let me tell you it seemed like a pretty strong blind item
July 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just heard a guy read this and let me tell you it seemed like a pretty strong blind item
@bbciplayer why are you only showing one court at Queen’s women’s tennis? There are some good matches on court 1 which are not available and this is very annoying!
June 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@bbciplayer why are you only showing one court at Queen’s women’s tennis? There are some good matches on court 1 which are not available and this is very annoying!
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Battlestar Galactica was a great series for many reasons, but this quote stands out as one of the most important among the entire run.
June 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Battlestar Galactica was a great series for many reasons, but this quote stands out as one of the most important among the entire run.
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I remember Battlestar Galactica articulated the logic best...
June 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I remember Battlestar Galactica articulated the logic best...
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Squareword
A two-dimensional word game
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May 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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squareword.org 1207: 6 guesses
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@mathemusician.bsky.social Decided to try learning Greek via Duolingo. Gosh, knowing all those letters from maths really helps!
May 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
@mathemusician.bsky.social Decided to try learning Greek via Duolingo. Gosh, knowing all those letters from maths really helps!