Jo Morgan
@mathsjem.bsky.social
Maths teacher + HoD. Author of A Compendium of Mathematical Methods. Blogger. Speaker.
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I keep hearing great things about Phantom Peak. I'm planning on going in July.
For anyone else reading this, we did The Shrewsbury Express escape room which is my current favourite, so highly recommend that. Live actors but not scary, just very very funny.
For anyone else reading this, we did The Shrewsbury Express escape room which is my current favourite, so highly recommend that. Live actors but not scary, just very very funny.
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I keep hearing great things about Phantom Peak. I'm planning on going in July.
For anyone else reading this, we did The Shrewsbury Express escape room which is my current favourite, so highly recommend that. Live actors but not scary, just very very funny.
For anyone else reading this, we did The Shrewsbury Express escape room which is my current favourite, so highly recommend that. Live actors but not scary, just very very funny.
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Best Guess paper and Video Tutorial - November Paper 2 Edexcel Foundation @1stclassmaths.bsky.social @mathsjem.bsky.social @themathsbazaar.bsky.social static1.squarespace.com/static/67560...
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Best Guess paper and Video Tutorial - November Paper 2 Edexcel Foundation @1stclassmaths.bsky.social @mathsjem.bsky.social @themathsbazaar.bsky.social static1.squarespace.com/static/67560...
Maths teachers who like puzzles and escape rooms - I very much recommend Phantom Peak in London. Went there yesterday for my daughter’s birthday. Four hour immersive mystery/adventure experience. Wasn’t sure what to expect and thought we might hate it but it was brilliant. So original and quirky. 👍
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Maths teachers who like puzzles and escape rooms - I very much recommend Phantom Peak in London. Went there yesterday for my daughter’s birthday. Four hour immersive mystery/adventure experience. Wasn’t sure what to expect and thought we might hate it but it was brilliant. So original and quirky. 👍
Hat tips! 🎩 Thanks to @1stclassmaths.bsky.social @andylutwyche.bsky.social @draustinmaths.com @mrlevmaths.bsky.social @hannahkettlemaths.bsky.social @drrowlandson.bsky.social @etzsmc.bsky.social @atulrana.bsky.social
New! My 193rd gems post.
Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎
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Hat tips to follow.
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2025/10/5-ma...
Hat tips to follow.
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
November 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Unduly excited to get my TMUA resources mentioned in Jo's latest gems post (alongside many other excellent resources). Since there is another round of TMUA in January, you may still find them useful: they're at www.tes.com/teaching-res...
New! My 193rd gems post.
Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2025/10/5-ma...
Hat tips to follow.
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2025/10/5-ma...
Hat tips to follow.
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Unduly excited to get my TMUA resources mentioned in Jo's latest gems post (alongside many other excellent resources). Since there is another round of TMUA in January, you may still find them useful: they're at www.tes.com/teaching-res...
New! My 193rd gems post.
Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2025/10/5-ma...
Hat tips to follow.
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2025/10/5-ma...
Hat tips to follow.
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New! My 193rd gems post.
Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2025/10/5-ma...
Hat tips to follow.
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2025/10/5-ma...
Hat tips to follow.
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
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Latest blog post: 'Thinking About Perpendicular Bisectors' looks at teaching compass and ruler constructions for undertanding by breaking it down into small steps.
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#EduSky #Mathschat #MathSky
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October 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Latest blog post: 'Thinking About Perpendicular Bisectors' looks at teaching compass and ruler constructions for undertanding by breaking it down into small steps.
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#EduSky #Mathschat #MathSky
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#EduSky #Mathschat #MathSky
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I've been reading up a bit on the British Mathematical Olympiads, and two things have amused me:
1) The BMO2 was known as "FIST" until 1991, when, presumably, someone realised it wasn't a great name for an exam 😅
2) The early past papers (1972 onwards) were just sort of bashed out on a typewriter
1) The BMO2 was known as "FIST" until 1991, when, presumably, someone realised it wasn't a great name for an exam 😅
2) The early past papers (1972 onwards) were just sort of bashed out on a typewriter
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I've been reading up a bit on the British Mathematical Olympiads, and two things have amused me:
1) The BMO2 was known as "FIST" until 1991, when, presumably, someone realised it wasn't a great name for an exam 😅
2) The early past papers (1972 onwards) were just sort of bashed out on a typewriter
1) The BMO2 was known as "FIST" until 1991, when, presumably, someone realised it wasn't a great name for an exam 😅
2) The early past papers (1972 onwards) were just sort of bashed out on a typewriter
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I love breaking the unspoken rule about fraction diagrams (all pieces congruent, not just equal in area). Here are a few of my favourite non-standard representations. A one radian sector fills half the unit square, the curves y = x² and y = √x enclose 1/3 of the square. Can you come up with more?
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I love breaking the unspoken rule about fraction diagrams (all pieces congruent, not just equal in area). Here are a few of my favourite non-standard representations. A one radian sector fills half the unit square, the curves y = x² and y = √x enclose 1/3 of the square. Can you come up with more?
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October 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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24 Nov-12 Dec
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Free, online 30-minute practice to build confidence, gain expert guidance and experience of interview format.
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
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Anyone got any good Halloween maths resources? Already raided resourcaholic! @mathsjem.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Anyone got any good Halloween maths resources? Already raided resourcaholic! @mathsjem.bsky.social
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Anyone got any bright ideas about tackling AI use at A level. Issues around homework in particular. Thank you @ecrmaths.bsky.social @mathsjem.bsky.social @drbennison.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Anyone got any bright ideas about tackling AI use at A level. Issues around homework in particular. Thank you @ecrmaths.bsky.social @mathsjem.bsky.social @drbennison.bsky.social
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My thoughts and reflections after an excellent #MathsConf39 by @lasalleed.bsky.social
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MathsConf39 London: Back to Where It All Began 8 Years Ago
Reflections on #MathsConf39 London — from Don Steward’s timeless tasks to number sense, maths history, AI, and a thriving teacher community.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My thoughts and reflections after an excellent #MathsConf39 by @lasalleed.bsky.social
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Left: Requires triangle-interior-angle-sum and straight-angle-sum. 3 steps. Slower?
Right: Exterior Angle Theorem (Euclid 1–32). Requires corresponding and alternate angles. 1 step. Faster?
Right feels cleaner to me ... I wonder what pupils would think?
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Right: Exterior Angle Theorem (Euclid 1–32). Requires corresponding and alternate angles. 1 step. Faster?
Right feels cleaner to me ... I wonder what pupils would think?
#UKMathsChat #iTeachMaths
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Left: Requires triangle-interior-angle-sum and straight-angle-sum. 3 steps. Slower?
Right: Exterior Angle Theorem (Euclid 1–32). Requires corresponding and alternate angles. 1 step. Faster?
Right feels cleaner to me ... I wonder what pupils would think?
#UKMathsChat #iTeachMaths
Right: Exterior Angle Theorem (Euclid 1–32). Requires corresponding and alternate angles. 1 step. Faster?
Right feels cleaner to me ... I wonder what pupils would think?
#UKMathsChat #iTeachMaths
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#mathstoday
I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
October 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
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New percentages resources from Y9 lessons this week:
✨Mixed percentages fill in the blanks
✨Compound and simple interest fill in the blanks
✨Missing interest rates practice strips
Find them at www.draustinmaths.com/percentages
#UKMathsChat #MathsToday
✨Mixed percentages fill in the blanks
✨Compound and simple interest fill in the blanks
✨Missing interest rates practice strips
Find them at www.draustinmaths.com/percentages
#UKMathsChat #MathsToday
October 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New percentages resources from Y9 lessons this week:
✨Mixed percentages fill in the blanks
✨Compound and simple interest fill in the blanks
✨Missing interest rates practice strips
Find them at www.draustinmaths.com/percentages
#UKMathsChat #MathsToday
✨Mixed percentages fill in the blanks
✨Compound and simple interest fill in the blanks
✨Missing interest rates practice strips
Find them at www.draustinmaths.com/percentages
#UKMathsChat #MathsToday
Yesterday I spoke about patterns in Don Steward's answers at #mathsconf39. Coincidentally I was revising with my Y7 daughter this morning (she has a test tomorrow) & gave her two of Don's algebra pyramids. She was delighted to get the same answer twice so I checked the rest... :)
October 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Yesterday I spoke about patterns in Don Steward's answers at #mathsconf39. Coincidentally I was revising with my Y7 daughter this morning (she has a test tomorrow) & gave her two of Don's algebra pyramids. She was delighted to get the same answer twice so I checked the rest... :)
Post-#MathsConf39 drinks
October 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Post-#MathsConf39 drinks
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Packed room as usual for @mathsjem.bsky.social session reintroducing the wonderful Don Steward problems. Five years since we lost him.
October 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Packed room as usual for @mathsjem.bsky.social session reintroducing the wonderful Don Steward problems. Five years since we lost him.
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The utter genius and joy of using Don Steward tasks by @mathsjem.bsky.social #MathsConf39
October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The utter genius and joy of using Don Steward tasks by @mathsjem.bsky.social #MathsConf39
Drinks at the Ordnance Arms after #mathsconf39 🍻
October 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Drinks at the Ordnance Arms after #mathsconf39 🍻
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October 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM