#Mathstoday Today and yesterday Year 10 have been doing simultaneous equations starting with practicing adding and subracting 2 equations before moving on to figuring out which they should use to get only 1 term then solve.

Is there anyone who teaches AQA GCSE maths who would be willing to give me a whistle stop tour of what’s available exam paper support wise? I know Edexcel’s stuff inside out but want to support ECTs who are teaching AQA with where to find things for year 11!

#Mathstoday Last percentages lesson for this year 9 group! Finding the original - always a fan favourite to get wrong on every test as they haven't read the question.

Hi everyone, this week's blog is the last for a little bit thanks to a department absence, but they will return soon enough! Enjoy open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Y8 were factorising today. First we worked backwards from some area models, and then used prime factor tiles to model some harder examples. #MathsToday

#Mathstoday Really enjoyed these multiple choice transformations of graphs questions from @piximaths.bsky.social Doesn't have any reflection questions but easy enough to solve.

#mathstoday #weeklywins for the second lesson in a row, y9 were presented with something that they said looks scary, but smashed it within a lesson. Today we were dividing algebraic expressions, and we got as far as dividing expressions with indices. I have even had a couple say they love algebra!

#Mathstoday Today year 11 explored transformations of graphs.

Right folks, time for some #WeeklyWins • Lovely presentation evening last night, even if it meant getting home after 10 😂 • 2nd class in a row I've been pleasantly surprised how they dealt with percentage multipliers...maybe I'm good at this! • All start of term data and admin deadlines met 🥳

New Kickstarter just launched - my first solo project!

It’s not quite what @dwekselgreene.bsky.social is doing, but inspired by a general idea, put these together for expanding and collecting like terms #MathsToday #ukmathsteachers

Hey folks The language of maths blogs return for Term 3, kicking off with a series on averages! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm... Enjoy

Hey folks The language of maths blogs return for Term 3, kicking off with a series on averages! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm... Enjoy

I made a thing!

Had a weird dream about factoring last night... x², 6x and -16 are three terms. You can choose any pair or all three and it will factorise. a) x² + 6x b) 6x - 16 c) x² - 16 d) x² + 6x - 16 #MathsToday

@teakayb.mathsy.space Spotted in Tottenham Court Rd Waterstones

Another Mathematical Objects podcast episode is out! Find out about the interesting maths behind a slice of pizza: aperiodical.com/2025/12/math...

#Mathstoday Maths right until the end of term. For the year 8 and 9 at least it was Christmas maths. The year 11 just did Surds Revision xD

It's done! And ahead of schedule... (for once!) A fully revised 2026 version of the Risps PDF eBook is now available for free, from www.risps.co.uk and from Payhip. payhip.com/b/RGKPF An early Ch-risp-mas present? With best wishes of the season, Jonny

So glad people are seeming to find this useful so far. Please drop any feedback anywhere you like and if you enjoyed it, share it about! #MathsToday

Before I take a break for the holidays I wanted to post one last blog for 2025 about a mathematical curiosity. You can read it here: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-ma...

Can confirm that marking #ALevelMaths papers from back to front is a game changer. I mark question-by-question, so starting with the harder ones at the back and finishing with the quick ones at the front is simply glorious 🙌 #MathsToday

So glad people are seeming to find this useful so far. Please drop any feedback anywhere you like and if you enjoyed it, share it about! #MathsToday

#MathsToday Used this task with a group of Y10 students. They struggled to view the task structurally, even when their arithmetic produced the result 241. But they gained some insight with 7x12 – 6x12.

One more double lesson left, then services and form activities. We've got this people, nearly there! #MathsToday #WeeklyWins

Hi all The monster is here! 1100 words on the language of standard form, for you all to enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm... #MathsToday

Hi all The monster is here! 1100 words on the language of standard form, for you all to enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm... #MathsToday

In #MathsToday I sold tanh(x) as a 'hard northern function' by demonstrating how better it models the side of pendle hill than arctan does. None of this rolling south down hills stuff (I teach near the south coast). I had to show them a picture of Pendle Hill but it kept them entertained.

Wrote these for my yr12 pures over the weekend off the back of an assessment. They were struggling with making decisions about how to use information, so made everything revolve around two points. Also threw in some ‘find k’ vs ‘find in terms of k’. #MathsToday

'Christmaths Carols' has had a big upgrade for this year. Now featuring 12 different songs, and recordings with my slightly dodgy piano and vocals! interwovenmaths.com/christmaths I'm looking forward to having a big sing-along with them in school later this week.

#MathsToday Hi all. To those who are subscribed to my Substack, fair warning. My end of term post on Standard Form is a bit of a behemoth (~1100 words)...those who've seen my workshop on this won't be surprised. If you want it in your inbox tomorrow morning, jwrightmaths.substack.com

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#WeeklyWins * School is DONE for the year! Yay! * Many of my Ako (form) class crossed the stage at Y9 Prizegiving, including one of the four House Cups and the the Top Y9 Award. * Reliever has been sourced for my surgery leave in Jan. Gutted to be missing the start of year but it is what it is.

#WeeklyWins Yr 13 really excelled in inclined planes (one could say they were inclined to like them...) Meeting got moved so I had time to organise the resource prep for the next set of mocks well ahead of time My yr 9 made it through a whole lesson last p on a Fri with only 2 detentions.

#mathstoday #weeklywins - Last full week done - really happy with how my algebra tiles lessons have gone - some very encouraging assessment scores from my Y7 and y9 classes

Almost there everyone, time to post your #WeeklyWins! • Assessments done for most classes with minimal tears • Couple of classes have done really well with the GCHQ challenge • Fun behind the scenes updates for next term Enjoy your weekend folks!

Hi everyone, the next blog in my series on significance looks at estimation: how to introduce it, keep it relevant, and, of course, the language behind it. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm... #MathsToday

Gaining an understanding of powers before moving on to laws of indices. #ukmathschat #ukmathsteachers #mathstoday

In #MathsToday (this evening) I will mainly be working through the GCHQ Christmas Challenge so that I can do them when I give them to the students tomorrow 😅😄

I gave this to Y10 to finish off a lesson on expanding brackets. No calculator allowed. #MathsToday

Hi everyone, the next blog in my series on significance looks at estimation: how to introduce it, keep it relevant, and, of course, the language behind it. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm... #MathsToday

As of Saturday just gone I'm a member of The British Society for the History of Mathematics's council. I was invited to join as someone who can provide a school teacher's viewpoint. As such, I'm very interested to know who... #Maths #History #HistoryOfMaths #MathsOfHistory #teacher #MathsToday

New resources from recent Year 9 lessons added to the website today: ✨Pythagoras pile up puzzle ✨Multi-step trigonometry practice grid Enjoyed making and working through these! (Hopefully I got the correct answers...) #MathsToday #UKMathsChat

This week’s Tutor Time Problem-Solving Challenges are live! 🟦 Y7: Area 🟩 Y8: Speed 🟧 Y9: Sequences 🟪 Y10: Circles 🟥 Y11: Probability Perfect for quick, engaging maths discussions. 🔗 mr-mathematics.com/weekly-probl... #maths #edchat #ukedchat #MathTeachers #ProblemSolving

New blog post for maths teachers: "Things I assumed you knew" www.resourceaholic.com/2025/12/thin... Comments welcome! #ukmathschat

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Can't believe how many of you have interacted with this one! Thank you so much, seeing as it was my most recent session at Mathsconf it's very validating that I picked the right topic. Would love to hear people's feedback via DM or comment!

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