Was that busy forgot to plug this week's blog 😂 Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Exciting times - I now have a copy of my book!

It's been a few weeks since any updates, but here are some new resources from this week's teaching of solving equations: ✨Linear equations with fractional coefficients practice grid ✨Solving quadratics by factorising sort it out www.draustinmaths.com/algebra #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #MathsResources

“Best Guess” Predicted Paper for Edexcel Foundation Paper 3 is up. Video going through it on my YouTube too via the QR code. static1.squarespace.com/static/67560...

#Mathstoday Teaching my Year 9 standard form slightly differently this time due to @jwrightmaths.bsky.social MathsConf session. Halfway through teaching positive Indies SF. Seeing how it goes, standard form is not my favourite topic.

Today marks the release of the Francis curriculum review, and the government's response. In this @twinklresources blog, www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/curricu..., I analyse the likely impact of the review on #SecondaryMaths teachers and departments. #mathsteaching #TwinklSecondaryMaths #maths

#Mathstoday Year 11 moved onto Trigonometry again, so to start we need to recap last year's work so used this very nice mixed exercise from Dr Austin.

Hi all Back at it for a new term, and hitting the ground running with a series on Directed Number. Please peruse and share if you like open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

#Mathstoday Started Surds off with the year 10 with a challenge to write each number as a product of a square number and an integer. Led on nicely to introduce how to simplify Surds.

Hi all Back at it for a new term, and hitting the ground running with a series on Directed Number. Please peruse and share if you like open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Recently I was given access to a great new tool for identifying & supporting dyscalculia & other maths difficulties. Created by Rob Jennings, co-founder of the @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social, & Jane Emerson, founder of Emerson House. Read about it: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-...

Hi folks, new language of maths blogs start dropping again this time next week. In the meantime, have a look at one from last term on Place Value! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

New blog post : Before trains, every town had its own time. The railways forced the world to obey one clock and thus the 'timetable' and standard time got invented. www.atulranatutors.co.uk/uncategorize...

On half term for this and next week, but please have a look at the back catalogue of my language in maths blogs, and let me know what you want to see next term!

Yesterday I posted about the trouble with the language around addition and subtraction. Offering my thoughts around the impact of the grammatical structure.

A brain dump of mathematical misconceptions. Which of these might be avoided through careful teaching?

Hey folks, here is my final part in my Order of Ops series (and the last blog of the term) Please have a browse, and interact as you see fit! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

I have made a new video for my YouTube channel about solving linear equations with unknowns on both sides using algebra tiles and/or bar models to support pupils in making sense of the idea. #TwinklSecondaryMaths youtu.be/J-dB6ai-PZI

Today I realised that “integrates like” is the phrase I’ve been missing for talking about spotting the structure of an integral. #ALevelMaths #MathsToday

Hey folks, here is my final part in my Order of Ops series (and the last blog of the term) Please have a browse, and interact as you see fit! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Made this for my Year 7s and Year 8s tomorrow after @joausten.bsky.social's fab session on Number Sense at #Mathsconf39. Will be very interesting to see how it goes! #MathsToday

#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!

In #MathsToday I had a collapsed group of mixed ability 7s due to a trip, so we played expressions bingo. Each box had an expressions, rolled one (or 2) dice and those were x values. Used Excel to generate using the correct answers. Fun time all round

In case you haven’t seen it my last post was on how I’ve incorporate fractions when there was no fraction unit of work. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...

During our #MathsConf39 session, Jason and I revealed our new project: The History and Maths in Education Network (historyand.mathsy.space) which aims to facilitate discussion and sharing of resources & ideas amongst folks interested in using history themes to enrich maths education. 🏛️🎓 #MathsToday

Next cover lesson is up! Unit 2 Foundation - simplifying expressions, indices, expanding, factorising and substitution etc. Print the double sided worksheet and use the video to support students. www.hannahkettlemaths.co.uk/cover #mathstoday

Fantastic Mathsconf today. @morrismaths359.bsky.social particularly knocked it out of the park. Hope those who came to my session on Significance and Standard Form got something from it. It will be making its way in parts to Substack soon 😊

Always fascinating to get a window on how other people teach specific topics; like this from @jwrightmaths.bsky.social in session 3 #MathsConf39

Really looking forward to #Mathsconf39 today. Come say hi if you spot me! #MathsToday

#Mathstoday Both of my year 9 classes did loads of substitution work today. Got the exercise from the foundation sumbooks 2002. They are available online as a pdf. Loads of questions if the students just need loads of practice.

In #MathsToday (and yesterday) Y7 just have a baseline test, so I've given them a nice, silly starter

In #mathstoday, we started conic sections in FP1 with some model-making!

Last Friday I posted about how we have encorporated difference of two squares before factorising. We follow the @lasalleed.bsky.social scheme of work. substack.com/@fantasticma...

#Mathstoday Year 11 looked at Magic squares today. Which leads onto factorising quadratics. Next lesson will be just factorising quadratics. (For some reason rotating won't work)

Hi all Part 2 (of 3) of my Order of Operations series is now on Substack. If you want it a day early and straight to your inbox, subscribe for free! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Hi all Part 2 (of 3) of my Order of Operations series is now on Substack. If you want it a day early and straight to your inbox, subscribe for free! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

My current #MathsConf39 workshop choices: 1 - @robeastaway.bsky.social 2 - @morrismaths359.bsky.social (I don't think I have a a choice here) 3 - @jwrightmaths.bsky.social 4 - Charlie Harber 5 - @runningstitch314.bsky.social completemaths.com/community/mathsconf39

Really looking forward to #MathsConf39 this weekend. I’m going to sessions led by @robeastaway.bsky.social @nathanday.bsky.social @jwrightmaths.bsky.social @justmaths.bsky.social Jason Yip & @teakayb.mathsy.space

#MathsToday I had to talk to students (again) about why trusting AI to do their homework is not a good idea. 2nd time I have caught it out in a week. #Maths teachers using online hwk platforms, what do you do about this?

#MathsToday was the first ratio lesson of the year with my bottom set 10s. Used models for all the classic question types, lots of nice progress (well, by P5/6 double standards anyway 😂)

Right, this week begins a series on what is a very contentious issue. I do not profess to have the ultimate answer, but here I begin to discuss the language of Order of Operations. Please feel free to discuss here or there! jwrightmaths.substack.com/p/order-of-o...

Right, this week begins a series on what is a very contentious issue. I do not profess to have the ultimate answer, but here I begin to discuss the language of Order of Operations. Please feel free to discuss here or there! jwrightmaths.substack.com/p/order-of-o...

My #MathsConf39 workshop choices: 1 - Parsa Hassan-Yazdi 2 - @rfb23.bsky.social & @priy45hah.bsky.social 3 - @jwrightmaths.bsky.social 4 - @dagsmaths.bsky.social‬ 5 - @mrmattock.bsky.social‬ Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf39

My #MathsConf39 workshop choices: 1 - Cate Fearn 2 - @morrismaths359.bsky.social 3 - @jwrightmaths.bsky.social 4 - @joausten.bsky.social‬ 5 - Karen Hancock Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf39 Not sure about my 3rd choice...

In #MathsToday (ish - probably last week actually) some activities with Surds. Answers and better quality versions on the website links. kshancock.co.uk/lessonresour... kshancock.co.uk/lessonresour...

Morning all! Here's this week's post on arithmetic language, piecing through what may or may not be useful. If you want it early and straight to your inbox at your own convenience, please subscribe for free! jwrightmaths.substack.com/p/divisors-a...

If you want to see my nonsense in person and hate teaching significant figures, this is the session for you!

Used @nathanday.bsky.social ’s sum-product(-difference-quotient) tables in an intervention session with Y10 in #MathsToday to support their factorisation of quadratics with negatives. Was really helpful to isolate the step of considering all the sign combos! 🤩 interwovenmaths.com/four-ops-tab...

Morning all! Here's this week's post on arithmetic language, piecing through what may or may not be useful. If you want it early and straight to your inbox at your own convenience, please subscribe for free! jwrightmaths.substack.com/p/divisors-a...

Welcome to Maths Week Scotland! Every day this week we will be posting mini-challenges related to statistics and biology that you can try - if you like them, you can find our #StatsinTheWild materials here: rss.org.uk/resources/ed... Here is Tuesday's #StatsInTheWild Challenge! #MathsWeekScot