James Brough
@jbrough13.bsky.social
Dad | Husband | A Level Maths Teacher 📚 | Basketball Coach 🏀 | Lead Practitioner (NPQLTD) | Arsenal 🔴 | Timberwolves 🐺
Why is this "league table if only open play goals counted" suddenly a thing now? Where was this energy when Liverpool were grabbing 95th minutes winners? I didn't see a "league table with no added time goals"...
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Why is this "league table if only open play goals counted" suddenly a thing now? Where was this energy when Liverpool were grabbing 95th minutes winners? I didn't see a "league table with no added time goals"...
PL app described it as such...
October 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
PL app described it as such...
At this point, it feels like a social experiment to see how far they can push it...
October 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
At this point, it feels like a social experiment to see how far they can push it...
In #MathsToday my students were put into groups and asked to complete some proofs using trigonometric identities. Really pleased to see students supporting each other and encouraging some of the quieter students to share their thoughts on the whiteboards. #ALevelMaths
September 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In #MathsToday my students were put into groups and asked to complete some proofs using trigonometric identities. Really pleased to see students supporting each other and encouraging some of the quieter students to share their thoughts on the whiteboards. #ALevelMaths
Trying my hand at posting some things on Substack, starting with : substack.com/@jamesbrough...
September 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trying my hand at posting some things on Substack, starting with : substack.com/@jamesbrough...
After hours and hours of compiling, organising, creating, researching and editing, it exists and has been distributed to all teaching staff. Featuring one-pagers, lesson structure, context-specific advice from teachers who are responsible for incredible outcomes, reflective practice logs and more...
September 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
After hours and hours of compiling, organising, creating, researching and editing, it exists and has been distributed to all teaching staff. Featuring one-pagers, lesson structure, context-specific advice from teachers who are responsible for incredible outcomes, reflective practice logs and more...
Couldn't help myself when I heard there was a pop-up half court installation at Somerset House, had to check if I've still got it. Good to meet the guys from www.halfdecentday.com too
September 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Couldn't help myself when I heard there was a pop-up half court installation at Somerset House, had to check if I've still got it. Good to meet the guys from www.halfdecentday.com too
Had an unbelievable birthday weekend in London thanks to my incredible better half. A once in a lifetime experience, Club Level tickets at the Emirates to see a 3-0 win and then a brilliant evening taking part in The Traitors Live experience.
September 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Had an unbelievable birthday weekend in London thanks to my incredible better half. A once in a lifetime experience, Club Level tickets at the Emirates to see a 3-0 win and then a brilliant evening taking part in The Traitors Live experience.
Club Level at The Emirates is no joke, what a strike from Zubi but so impressed with Merino and Mosquera, faultless.
September 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Club Level at The Emirates is no joke, what a strike from Zubi but so impressed with Merino and Mosquera, faultless.
Not strictly #MathsToday but I was asked to spend time this afternoon sharing strategies with colleagues around how to secure strong A Level outcomes, here is what I talked about..
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Not strictly #MathsToday but I was asked to spend time this afternoon sharing strategies with colleagues around how to secure strong A Level outcomes, here is what I talked about..
In #MathsToday both Y2 A Level groups consolidated understanding of functions with some exam style questions before being introduced to the Modulus Function, with some basic sketching and solving. Really liked all the skills tested in this functions question...
September 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In #MathsToday both Y2 A Level groups consolidated understanding of functions with some exam style questions before being introduced to the Modulus Function, with some basic sketching and solving. Really liked all the skills tested in this functions question...
Doing a bit of fundraising so we can afford to purchase new equipment for our junior basketball club. @wolvesbasketball.bsky.social
Celtics and T'Wolves already taken, the rest are available. £4 to enter, can win £50.
Would appreciate any support.
Celtics and T'Wolves already taken, the rest are available. £4 to enter, can win £50.
Would appreciate any support.
July 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Doing a bit of fundraising so we can afford to purchase new equipment for our junior basketball club. @wolvesbasketball.bsky.social
Celtics and T'Wolves already taken, the rest are available. £4 to enter, can win £50.
Would appreciate any support.
Celtics and T'Wolves already taken, the rest are available. £4 to enter, can win £50.
Would appreciate any support.
Spent the last week putting together our Teaching & Learning Handbook for 2025/26. Created my second one-pager a specific one for what a "Do Now" activity looks like for us. Looking forward to a Summer of reading and research around staff and student culture ready for September.
#cpd #edusky
#cpd #edusky
July 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
After a really productive Lead Practitioner strategy day yesterday, I spent today redesigning and restructuring our Teaching and Learning handbook. Some refinement left to do but happy with what we came up with as a team.
July 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
After a really productive Lead Practitioner strategy day yesterday, I spent today redesigning and restructuring our Teaching and Learning handbook. Some refinement left to do but happy with what we came up with as a team.
My youngest thinks he's Declan Rice, technique is solid for a 6 year old though. Sign him up Arsenal 👀
June 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My youngest thinks he's Declan Rice, technique is solid for a 6 year old though. Sign him up Arsenal 👀
In #MathsToday myself and a colleague planned our Half Term revision day for #ALevelMaths focusing on Paper 1 AQA, managed to get a schedule out to students so they could see the value of coming in for the day. Spent a fair amount of time sorting resources for it too!
May 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In #MathsToday myself and a colleague planned our Half Term revision day for #ALevelMaths focusing on Paper 1 AQA, managed to get a schedule out to students so they could see the value of coming in for the day. Spent a fair amount of time sorting resources for it too!
In #MathsToday alongside supporting our GCSE resit students with some final preparation, I spent a bit of time re-designing the introduction lesson of an upcoming topic for my Y1 #ALevelMaths students, using only #OneNote and snipping parts from our booklets.
May 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In #MathsToday alongside supporting our GCSE resit students with some final preparation, I spent a bit of time re-designing the introduction lesson of an upcoming topic for my Y1 #ALevelMaths students, using only #OneNote and snipping parts from our booklets.
In #MathsToday I had a "very light" teaching day so I created a 12 page A5 booklet to support our students with revision strategies, key focuses for our exam board, common pitfalls and exam advice. Hope our #ALevelMaths students find it useful!
April 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In #MathsToday I had a "very light" teaching day so I created a 12 page A5 booklet to support our students with revision strategies, key focuses for our exam board, common pitfalls and exam advice. Hope our #ALevelMaths students find it useful!
In #MathsToday my Y1 #ALevelMaths students reflected on the AS Papers we had set for them over the Easter Break and after some discussion we collected a list of areas of difficulty so that I can include them in "Do Now" activities over the coming weeks...
Y2 started Kinematics in 2D (I ♥️ Mechanics)
Y2 started Kinematics in 2D (I ♥️ Mechanics)
April 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In #MathsToday my Y1 #ALevelMaths students reflected on the AS Papers we had set for them over the Easter Break and after some discussion we collected a list of areas of difficulty so that I can include them in "Do Now" activities over the coming weeks...
Y2 started Kinematics in 2D (I ♥️ Mechanics)
Y2 started Kinematics in 2D (I ♥️ Mechanics)
Not long enough...
April 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Not long enough...
What do we think the "W" is meant to stand for? It's definitely not "Win"
April 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
What do we think the "W" is meant to stand for? It's definitely not "Win"
But he "hauled him down" 🤔
April 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
But he "hauled him down" 🤔