It’s not you – it’s me
By Mark Dawes (September 2021) Over the past year, professional development courses, mathematics teaching conferences, meetings and work...
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- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
Year 3 Fabulous Fractions Week
by Katie Crozier (May 2021) My Y3 children missed out on the Y2 fractions unit of work last year during the time of school closures, and...
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- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
It’s good to be back!
By Mark Dawes, in conversation with Andy Cornick and Jo Cayley (March 2021) Now that the vast majority of staff and children are back in...
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- Feb 12, 2021
- 4 min
Cats don’t like avocados. Maybe.
by Mark Dawes (February 2021) I don’t often eat avocados but bought some last week when they were on special offer in the supermarket. I...
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- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
A Book Look everyone can get behind
By Mark Dawes (December 2020) This isn’t about book scrutiny, which some people don’t like, and which was the subject of the second-ever...
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admin89177
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
A net or not?
By Mark Dawes (December 2020) What is your response to the instruction “draw the net of a cylinder”? To draw a rectangle and two circles...
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admin89177
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Mathematical Thinking for GCSE
by Julie Jacques (November 2020) This week saw the first session of the Cambridge Maths Hub work group on Mathematical Thinking for GCSE....
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admin89177
- Sep 27, 2020
- 3 min
From EYFS to KS3
by Chris Clayton (September 2020) I was reminded of the early foundations in the teaching of mathematics when I attended a seminar on...
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admin89177
- Sep 14, 2020
- 3 min
About the Cambridge Maths Hub – September 2020
By Mark Dawes (September 2020) This blog post is aimed at those who want to find out more about the Cambridge Maths Hub, either because...
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admin89177
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
Geometry Quest
By Julie Jacques (July 2020) Geometry is one of the most beautiful and versatile areas of mathematics, which is why it is my favourite...
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admin89177
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
My journey from novice towards expert in one term
By Sue Southward (July 2020) I’ve been on an IT journey. It’s been a rollercoaster ride, and I wasn’t expecting it. I found myself using...
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admin89177
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
Probability games: Re-inventing a simple idea
By Catriona Shearer (June 2020) I recently discovered that typing ‘roll a dice’ into Google brings up a whole host of virtual dice to...
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admin89177
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
We don’t all see the world in the same way
By Mark Dawes (June 2020) It has taken me a while to realise that Zoom and Teams look different on a PC, on an iPad and on a Mac. For...
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admin89177
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
Substitution bingo – developing mathematical thinking in a task
by Livia Mitson (May 2020) I was working with a year 7 class on developing meaning around algebra. We were scheduled to look at like...
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admin89177
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
Maths THUNKS
by Livia Mitson (May 2020) One of the best websites for problem solving resources and rich tasks is median, which has resources written...
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admin89177
- May 20, 2020
- 4 min
Exploring Rosenshine as a Mastery Specialist
By Vicky Osborne (May 2020) This year I have taken on a new role as a Teaching and Learning Lead. My main interest is Teaching for...
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admin89177
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
Problem solving in the time of Corona
by Ruth Colenso (May 2020) I was fortunate (and I think brave) enough to attend the London maths event on problem solving. It was run on...
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admin89177
- May 10, 2020
- 2 min
The case for enrichment
by Livia Mitson (May 2020) Trying to teach maths in the lockdown seems to be mostly about using external websites such as mymaths,...
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admin89177
- May 4, 2020
- 5 min
Everything you ever wanted to know about negative numbers and weren’t afraid to ask!
by Jon Dunning (May 2020) Jon set an imaginative task during school closure to his Year 7 class: “Ask me two questions about what we’ve...
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admin89177
- Apr 30, 2020
- 5 min
Turning a classroom lesson into a home lesson
by Mark Dawes (April 2020) What does the ‘FACT’ key on a calculator do? I am going to share here a lesson I teach in the classroom and...
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