Secondary Maths Teacher since 2016 2 years as Head of Year. Currently Associate Assistant Principal
Joined February 2014
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This has made 2025 so much better. I like mathematical sum dates, e.g. 2.12.24 because 2 x 12 =24 and students notice them now too. I was disappointed 2025 wouldn't have many but the whole year is mathematical! Martin Lewis saving the day again
Right. This is upsetting me. This cookie pie has a serving size recommendation of splitting it into 7ths, BUT you can't split a circle into even sevenths. WHY would they do this? Why not 8ths? #maths
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Also, the reason might be choice. That's fine, they are still children and allowed to make mistakes. We reset next time we see them.
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This 13 minute video has just kept me occupied for a couple of hours. Very interesting research to have a read of and reflect on! #teaching
Lots of time spent planning lessons, carefully selecting topics, resources, practice tasks, looking through data and making predictions. All down to one #ResultsDay2024.
The most important part?
"Are you happy with your results?"
"Yes I got a ... in Maths!"
"Well done!"
Spoke to a primary teacher yesterday who taught year 6 and is teaching year 4 next year. Said they are fed up of the sats pressure all year. I know teachers who feel the same about year 11. Strange stress part of the profession. Need to consider how we empower staff! #teaching
Truest words. So hard to meet the needs of children struggling in lessons. Having a TA in the room to support means they thrive. I've seen it so many times, they are all angels!
Not a lot here I don't disagree with, but it always remains to be seen what is actually implemented theguardian.com/education/ar…
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On holiday in the dales and hear somebody in a pub talking about issues with internal truancy and students abusing use of toilet passes. Do teenagers have some sort of national group chat where they agree to do the same things? #teachertwitter
Questions like this always make me consider how to teach students to be successful. We can't prepare them for everything in exams, but we can prepare them to think mathematically. The "what could I do?" Rather than "How do I..." thinking #teaching #teachertwitter #ProblemSolving
In positive news a year 9 said to me this week "you'll have to stop doing things in lessons I can do, I'm not used to doing well in maths" Been teaching them about 6 weeks due to timetable change, was a lovely comment!
This week has felt very long. Emotionally drained on Friday. Year 11s doing exams and year 10s doing assessments. Always takes a toll that isn't recognised straight away of wanting them to do well. Then next week closing knowledge gaps before summer starts! #teaching
Today a student said "you actually make maths all right" and that's always the best feedback I can ever get #teaching
I have definitely made this confusion. Warm strict is most effective when both work equally. Warmth of learning and care but with consequences for actions. Builds trust and relationships over time that you care about learning when you recognise disruptions to it
