Only one in four pupils facing disadvantage achieve strong passes in English and maths GCSEs. Two in three of young people facing disadvantage then leave education without a Level 3 qualification (A‑levels or equivalent).

On Thursday, our ECTs will be able to join the final session in our three-part spotlight series on teaching Year 11 and preparing them for exams. This session is on 'The Final Countdown'. What do your final few weeks with Y11 look like? #MathsToday

Welcome to the summer term! A busy one for us as we support trainees to the QTS and PGCE finish lines, we have our last Online Seminars, and we get ready for our final in-person training day with our Y2s. We can't wait to see the ambassador projects they've been working on! #MathsToday

📊 New KS4 PD materials! Statistics and probability materials now available to support subject knowledge, planning and classroom practice. Explore core concepts including representations, analysis and probability. www.ncetm.org.uk/news/new-ks4... #Maths #EduSky #UKMathsChat

We loved our last training days of the year with Y1s last week. Trainees in London, Birmingham and Leeds looked at using rich tasks, different ways of scaffolding, and calculator use, as well as diving into the topic of iteration. They also shared their advice for next year's cohort #MathsToday

We'd love to hear how you're celebrating pi day! Pi recitals? Free-hand circle drawing? Something else? Think Maths have some nice arty ideas as well as a competition your students can enter think-maths.co.uk/pi-comp/ #MathsToday

We're looking forward to tomorrow, when Y2s will join us online for a deep dive into dyscalculia with Magdalene Lake followed by a look at what makes a great mathematics task #MathsToday

Empathy Week returns in 2026! Teachers and school leaders can inspire empathy through powerful stories, films, events, and free resources that help pupils build this vital skill. Get free access to a full week of storytelling and activities. Register now: https://www.empathyweek.org/register2026

We're looking forward to seeing our trainees online on Wednesday. They'll be engaging with some academic reading, have a choice of sessions honing in on different parts of their PGCE assignment, and finishing with an exciting session from Jayne Webster about representations in maths #MathsToday

The last one of these was excellent. Well-worth signing up for #MathsToday

Well done to our Y1s who submitted a sample of their literature review yesterday for feedback, another milestone of the PGCE year done ✅ This half-term, many of them will be starting their practitioner research in their classrooms and we're excited to hear how it goes! #MathsToday

We know our trainees will be busy writing up a sample of their literature reviews for their PGCE assignment over the next week. Remember that @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social have loads of support available on My Hallam to help with academic writing and referencing #MathsToday

Missed our recent webinars on 'Low Threshold High Ceiling'? Catch up with our recordings for both Primary and Secondary teachers on our guidance page here: nrich.maths.org/articles/low...

Pleased to share the blog I wrote for Oracy Cambridge. oracycambridge.org/oracy-in-mat... I mention the @ncetm.bsky.social ‘s Oracy in mathematics framework. If you’re developing Oracy in the maths classrooms in your school, get in touch.

As we approach the end of this half-term, we're nearly half way through the school year! Wishing our trainees and ECTs a restful break when it arrives. For an enjoyable end of (half) term maths lesson, @mathsjem.bsky.social has some lovely resources www.resourceaholic.com/2015/07/eot.... #MathsToday

It's spotlights week for our ECTs with sessions going on to support with ambassador projects and classroom practice. Team maths are putting on some extra sessions this term. George Bowman from @mathsadvance.bsky.social, @janehawkins.bsky.social and Magdalene Lake will all be coming along to support!

Was great to see our Y1s at training days in Birmingham, Leeds & London last week. We loved hearing how you're getting on in school and geeking out on some maths with you all. Trainees also got thinking about their next steps in their practitioner research for their PGCE assignment #MathsToday

"Rewrite the future: let’s debate." 🖊️ Right now, 1 in 3 children in the UK won’t reach their full educational potential because of where they grow up. We’re here to flip the script – as a movement of Change Makers and Change Partners - to believe in the possible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZGB...

Over the next three days, we'll be welcoming over 200 trainees to their second in-person training day. They’ll be taking a deep dive into the topic of graphs, thinking about how they engage with research and developing their criticality ready for that PGCE write-up! #MathsToday

We're getting our teeth stuck into this report from the Observatory for Mathematical Education. It provides interesting insight into what's happening in mathematics classrooms - well worth having a read for our programme members and mentors #MathsToday

Well done to ECTs for their engagement on training day 2 last week. We enjoyed dropping into breakout rooms and hearing all about the brilliant work happening with pupils as part of the ambassador projects. We're excited to support with these in seminars and interactions this term #MathsToday

🚀 Ready for Training Day 2! Tomorrow, ECTs explore oracy with @janehawkins.bsky.social and reasoning for SEND with Magdalene Lake. Plus lots of opportunity to discuss in reading groups and Ambassador Projects groups.🤝 Let’s share, learn & inspire! #TFMathematicsY2 #MathsToday