Richard Perring
@learningmaths.bsky.social
Maths, education and maths education.
(occasionally puns and cream tea arguments)
Associate Deputy Director Secondary, NCETM | Assistant Maths Hub Lead | General Council, ATM.
Opinions my own
(occasionally puns and cream tea arguments)
Associate Deputy Director Secondary, NCETM | Assistant Maths Hub Lead | General Council, ATM.
Opinions my own
A maths joke I hadn’t seen before!
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A maths joke I hadn’t seen before!
‘We’ enjoyed this one a whole lot…
October 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
‘We’ enjoyed this one a whole lot…
When your year 11 daughter asks for a revision guide to make sure she’s got the basics, where else are you going to look?! @justmaths.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
When your year 11 daughter asks for a revision guide to make sure she’s got the basics, where else are you going to look?! @justmaths.bsky.social
This, on a theatre round the corner from my house, is annoying me more than it should.
September 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This, on a theatre round the corner from my house, is annoying me more than it should.
I’m about 1/4 of the way through and big recommend for this by @georginasturge.bsky.social
Stats has never been my favourite thing, but this is properly interesting.
Stats has never been my favourite thing, but this is properly interesting.
August 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’m about 1/4 of the way through and big recommend for this by @georginasturge.bsky.social
Stats has never been my favourite thing, but this is properly interesting.
Stats has never been my favourite thing, but this is properly interesting.
When an old colleague is having a clear out and offers you a few books…
What a great parcel to come home to!
What a great parcel to come home to!
July 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
When an old colleague is having a clear out and offers you a few books…
What a great parcel to come home to!
What a great parcel to come home to!
And now @yorkshire-steve.bsky.social is starting to share the thinking behind Ofsted’s Co-ordinating Mathematical Success report
July 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
And now @yorkshire-steve.bsky.social is starting to share the thinking behind Ofsted’s Co-ordinating Mathematical Success report
It’s great to be with senior leaders from across the @jurassicmaths.bsky.social and @codemathshub.bsky.social, region coming together to consider evidence based practice with @catscutt.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It’s great to be with senior leaders from across the @jurassicmaths.bsky.social and @codemathshub.bsky.social, region coming together to consider evidence based practice with @catscutt.bsky.social
Great to have Steve Wren speaking to maths subject leads from the @jurassicmaths.bsky.social and @codemathshub.bsky.social region
(@ncetm.bsky.social)
(@ncetm.bsky.social)
July 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Great to have Steve Wren speaking to maths subject leads from the @jurassicmaths.bsky.social and @codemathshub.bsky.social region
(@ncetm.bsky.social)
(@ncetm.bsky.social)
It’s fair to say that I got some ‘odd’ looks taking this picture at Paddington today but I thought it was a really interesting set up! How many cubicles are there in total? How do you know?
July 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It’s fair to say that I got some ‘odd’ looks taking this picture at Paddington today but I thought it was a really interesting set up! How many cubicles are there in total? How do you know?
Totally agree with this from @ruthtrundley.bsky.social at the Jurassic Conference…
June 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Totally agree with this from @ruthtrundley.bsky.social at the Jurassic Conference…
“Teach patiently” feels like one of those phrases that’s really simple but captures so much. I really agree with this conclusion from the latest @atmmathematics.bsky.social journal…
June 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“Teach patiently” feels like one of those phrases that’s really simple but captures so much. I really agree with this conclusion from the latest @atmmathematics.bsky.social journal…
April 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I like this.
I think we often assume that mathematical thinking is a special thing. My reading of this is that it’s a sharper focus on a particular subset of things that we probably do anyway.
I think we often assume that mathematical thinking is a special thing. My reading of this is that it’s a sharper focus on a particular subset of things that we probably do anyway.
April 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I like this.
I think we often assume that mathematical thinking is a special thing. My reading of this is that it’s a sharper focus on a particular subset of things that we probably do anyway.
I think we often assume that mathematical thinking is a special thing. My reading of this is that it’s a sharper focus on a particular subset of things that we probably do anyway.
What a lovely thing to come home to!
April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What a lovely thing to come home to!
The first blue door here is beach hut number 297.
Could the repeating colour pattern be maintained throughout the whole stretch of beach huts? How do you know?
Could the repeating colour pattern be maintained throughout the whole stretch of beach huts? How do you know?
March 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The first blue door here is beach hut number 297.
Could the repeating colour pattern be maintained throughout the whole stretch of beach huts? How do you know?
Could the repeating colour pattern be maintained throughout the whole stretch of beach huts? How do you know?
The first blue door here is beach hut number 38.
March 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The first blue door here is beach hut number 38.
Great to see Jess’ article in the latest edition of Mathematics Teaching from @atmmathematics.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Great to see Jess’ article in the latest edition of Mathematics Teaching from @atmmathematics.bsky.social
I’ve just looked up the ppt - the task I used was from @profsmudge.bsky.social’s Algebradabra book - here’s the slide (I can’t get Bluesky to insert a screenshot so this is a low tech version!)
March 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I’ve just looked up the ppt - the task I used was from @profsmudge.bsky.social’s Algebradabra book - here’s the slide (I can’t get Bluesky to insert a screenshot so this is a low tech version!)
Absolutely this (from @NCETM in response to the Oracy Commission’s report)
www.ncetm.org.uk/features/we-...
www.ncetm.org.uk/features/we-...
February 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Absolutely this (from @NCETM in response to the Oracy Commission’s report)
www.ncetm.org.uk/features/we-...
www.ncetm.org.uk/features/we-...
I was on a train when I did it, so it’s a bit scrappy! These are my notes…
February 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I was on a train when I did it, so it’s a bit scrappy! These are my notes…
Question from my daughter’s home work.
For you, would this task fall into the category of ‘multiplicative reasoning’ or is it something else? If so, what?!
For you, would this task fall into the category of ‘multiplicative reasoning’ or is it something else? If so, what?!
February 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Question from my daughter’s home work.
For you, would this task fall into the category of ‘multiplicative reasoning’ or is it something else? If so, what?!
For you, would this task fall into the category of ‘multiplicative reasoning’ or is it something else? If so, what?!