Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸
@helenjwc.bsky.social
UK Educator-Mathematics.
*NEW BOOK summer 2026* 👆🏼“Playful mathematics”- award winning: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/playful-mathematics/book276080
Early Childhood Mathematics Group https://earlymaths.org/
Blogs:
https://info125328.wixsite.com/website
*NEW BOOK summer 2026* 👆🏼“Playful mathematics”- award winning: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/playful-mathematics/book276080
Early Childhood Mathematics Group https://earlymaths.org/
Blogs:
https://info125328.wixsite.com/website
We have 3 new assessments tasks coming out soon (being trialled now) - to be freely available - to assess understanding of multiplication . Far more informative than the MTC.
There going to be a new website “Tasks not Tests”. #comingsoon
There going to be a new website “Tasks not Tests”. #comingsoon
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We have 3 new assessments tasks coming out soon (being trialled now) - to be freely available - to assess understanding of multiplication . Far more informative than the MTC.
There going to be a new website “Tasks not Tests”. #comingsoon
There going to be a new website “Tasks not Tests”. #comingsoon
Isn’t it just 👏🏼
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Isn’t it just 👏🏼
Take a look and see what you think. We’re very very happy to make necessary adjustments
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Take a look and see what you think. We’re very very happy to make necessary adjustments
Yes. There would be perfectly usable - and informative - to use with any child
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Yes. There would be perfectly usable - and informative - to use with any child
You are very welcome
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
You are very welcome
Please do get back to me with feedback. We’re continuing to trial them and adjust.
And we’re also working on a set of 3 tasks to assess ks2 children’s understanding of multiplication- a diagnostic alternative to the Y4 “tables test”. Link to come!
And we’re also working on a set of 3 tasks to assess ks2 children’s understanding of multiplication- a diagnostic alternative to the Y4 “tables test”. Link to come!
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Please do get back to me with feedback. We’re continuing to trial them and adjust.
And we’re also working on a set of 3 tasks to assess ks2 children’s understanding of multiplication- a diagnostic alternative to the Y4 “tables test”. Link to come!
And we’re also working on a set of 3 tasks to assess ks2 children’s understanding of multiplication- a diagnostic alternative to the Y4 “tables test”. Link to come!
And here’s the link: atm.org.uk/news/ks1-tas...
KS1 Tasks not Tests
atm.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
And here’s the link: atm.org.uk/news/ks1-tas...
>> A diagnostic alternative to ks1 #maths tests that help establish what KS1 children know and can do: atm.org.uk/news/ks1-tas...
KS1 Tasks not Tests
atm.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
>> A diagnostic alternative to ks1 #maths tests that help establish what KS1 children know and can do: atm.org.uk/news/ks1-tas...
Yes we will. So much money to listen to …. The same old voices.
And not one practicing primary practitioner would be saying “bring back KS1 tests, they’re a great assessment”, so they made this up?!
You might be interested to see these, Debra, which we’ve been putting together for 2 years.
>>
And not one practicing primary practitioner would be saying “bring back KS1 tests, they’re a great assessment”, so they made this up?!
You might be interested to see these, Debra, which we’ve been putting together for 2 years.
>>
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yes we will. So much money to listen to …. The same old voices.
And not one practicing primary practitioner would be saying “bring back KS1 tests, they’re a great assessment”, so they made this up?!
You might be interested to see these, Debra, which we’ve been putting together for 2 years.
>>
And not one practicing primary practitioner would be saying “bring back KS1 tests, they’re a great assessment”, so they made this up?!
You might be interested to see these, Debra, which we’ve been putting together for 2 years.
>>
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But here is a wonderful example of how assessment can enrich learning and teaching..
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
But here is a wonderful example of how assessment can enrich learning and teaching..
We’ve worked hard on these and would be very happy to hear from anyone using them . Please message!
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We’ve worked hard on these and would be very happy to hear from anyone using them . Please message!
Yup. And it’s totally secondary based. Depressing in the extreme
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Yup. And it’s totally secondary based. Depressing in the extreme
So.
Why introduce it?🤷🏼♀️
Why introduce it?🤷🏼♀️
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So.
Why introduce it?🤷🏼♀️
Why introduce it?🤷🏼♀️
So much for an “expert panel”.
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So much for an “expert panel”.