#mathstoday not posted for a while but my new year 11 class did so well today. We were doing angles in a polygon building up to some exam questions with most smashing it. V different group to my usual groups, but enjoying the challenge of a more able group.

#mathstoday I usually teach the lower band or SEND groups, so having the chance to take a more able group is a fun challenge, and delving into some topics that I would sometimes avoid with a low ability group

#mathstoday been a while due to department changes leading to a timetable increase and an extra class. Y7 doing brilliantly with rounding, y9 working on function machines, y10 have just started inequalities and my new y11 class (set 3) are revising some of the trickier parts of foundation algebra

#mathstoday Y10 were looking at solving equations with variables on both sides, which seemed to go down OK. Y7 are looking at rounding - started with to the nearest 10. Lots of whiteboard practice, and made some numbers very large (with a fun tangent of can they say the number) and they did v well

#mathstoday Different today, as it was day 2 of the Securing Foundations at Year 7 Maths Hub course. Some great ideas to take away and think about, and the opportunity to work alongside colleagues in other schools is something I always enjoy.

#weeklywins #mathstoday Y10 are getting the hang of solving equations, we've made some good progress over the week on 1-step and 2-step equations. My y9 nurture group has become confident in factorising in 2 lessons, and most mastered expanding double brackets earlier in the week.

#mathstoday Y7 were carrying on with the work on reading scales, including where the scale is less obvious. Y9 were factorising again, using an adapted version of one of @draustinmaths.com worksheets on factorising single brackets. Y10 were doing some independent practice on 2-step equations

#mathstoday y9 started looking at factorising today, while y10 moved onto looking at different types of 2-step equations where division is involved. Year 7 were looking at reading numbers off a scale. All lower band groups, but while progress can be slow at times, they’re all doing really well.

#mathstoday Year 9 nurture group did some more expanding double brackets, including where there is a coefficient, and where you square a bracket - which some of my group could tell me what to do before I showed them! My year 10 class moved on to 2-step (or 2-operation) equations with some success.

#mathstoday y10 did some independent practice on solving 1-step (or single operation) equations. Y9 started expanding and simplifying double brackets - considering their starting point, they are doing brilliantly. Y7 finished off the measures unit with converting units of mass and capacity

#weeklywins #mathstoday - Y9 have done much better with expanding single brackets than initially predicted - the algebra tiles were withdrawn in the first lesson -Y7 have retained multiplying and dividing by 10/100/1000 very well - Non-Maths: my Business class have performed well on their trial exam

#mathstoday Year 10 did GCSE Friday (an idea I got from Mathsconf) - practicing GCSE questions based on the content we've done this week. Year 9 advanced to looking at expanding and simplifying 2 single brackets Year 7 were looking at converting measurements of length

…how many students thought we could measure anything in a classroom in km. Year 9 and 10 both continued yesterday’s work, both doing well. Got dropped into twice by the SENCO and HT (they did apologise for it happening twice) doing an SEN QA exercise in the style of the new framework #mathstoday

That was a day! #mathstoday Y7 started looking at measures, specifically measures of length/distance. Started with seeing what they knew by getting them to list objects in the room and what unit of measurement we would use. I threw in kilometres as a red herring and was interesting to see….(1/2)

#mathstoday Y7 looked at using timelines as part of time calculations, including finding the most efficient method. Y10 were looking at single-operation function machines. The algebra tiles were back with y9 to introduce expanding single brackets, though the tiles were not needed by half way through

#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 3 lessons today, all algebra! 10s were factorising, 9s were simplifying expressions w/indices, and my EBSA group were collecting like terms. We also do something called Wordy Wednesday as a starter, where they tackle wordy problems - all groups did well with the questions this week

#mathstoday first 2 days done and am shattered! Year 9 nurture have continued the great algebra work and we've moved onto simplifying expressions with multiplication. Y10 looking at factorising, and Y7 have doing some work on time - some can already tell the time which is not what I'm used to!

#mathstoday Quiet week with mostly test reviews to finish the term off. Year 9 did some collecting like terms using Dr Austin's practice strips and Year 10 were looking at expanding and simplifying 2 single brackets e.g. 2(x+1) + 3(x-2). Very ready for the Christmas break now!

#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

#mathstoday y9 were still collecting like terms today, but we removed the algebra tiles half way through, having understood the concept in various examples. Year 7 looked at when given a multiplication equation what other calculations can we do my making the numbers 10/100 times bigger or smaller.

Full on day - 5 lesson day plus Maths Hub and governor meetings. The highlight of #mathstoday was year 9 collecting like terms using the algebra tiles - no worksheets, no powerpoint, just mini whiteboards, the tiles and a visualiser.

#mathstoday assessment week this week, so been a quiet teaching week up to now. Used algebra tiles for the first time today (newly bought by school) with my y9 group to get them used to using them as we work through the algebra unit - already proving popular and we were only forming expressions!

#weeklywins - Lovely year 11 parents evening for my Business group - Tried something I saw at Mathsconf, with GCSE Friday , no new content, just getting y10 practising GCSE questions on the parts of algebra we've done so far, went better than expected - Y7 doing really well with dividing decimals

#mathstoday Yr 7 were dividing decimals today - the hard work put in to multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000 is coming to fruition, as they have taken to converting the decimals to integers really quickly. They also grasped the concept of the integer & decimal divisions giving the same answer as well.

#mathstoday pretty quiet week this week, but year 9 nurture have made a really good start to algebra. Going to take my time to make sure they fully grasp it.

#weeklywins Year 9 nurture class smashing reverse percentages & percentage change. I have changed the method I teach this and seeing positive results. Year 7 LPA have picked up multiplying decimals much quicker than expected (again, I changed how I teach this) and made a great start with bus stop.

#mathstoday v busy with 3 Maths + 2 Business lessons. Y9 finished off percentage change today and continued the great progress. Started bus stop with year 7, and ended up delving into how to deal with remainders at the end - not something I usually introduce so soon, but they were eager to learn!

#mathstoday very quiet day today with only 2 lessons. Y10 were reintroduced to collecting like terms, which they remembered quite quickly. Y9 are now on percentage change. I’ve changed to using ratio tables and multipliers for this as they are used to using these tables now.

#mathstoday - year 10 looked at forming expressions - year 9 double lesson on reverse percentages - used the textbook generator from Mathsbot for fluency questions, before using Corbett and GoTeachMaths for worded questions. - year 7 looked at the relationship between multiplication and division

#WeeklyWins has to be seeing my year 9s tackling percentage increase/decrease and reverse percentages with multipliers. Some of them arrived in y7 not knowing number bonds to 10 - seeing how far they've come is so rewarding.

#mathstoday multiplying decimals going really well with LPA Y7s. Really proud of Y9 nurture class who did so well with reverse percentages. We used ratio tables w/ multipliers (I’ve done a lot of work on multipliers with them) for this and it worked a treat.

#mathstoday one of those days where I love teaching. I had students from my y9 nurture and y7 LPA groups tell me they love Maths now and find it really interesting. I am pushing them further than I have done with previous groups of similar abilities and they are doing so well.

#mathstoday a day of consolidation with all 3 classes continuing with what we started the previous lesson. Y7 with lattice multiplication (some moved on to 3 digit by 2 digit), Y9 percentage inc/dec with multipliers, Y10 with HCF using prime factorisation. All 3 classes ready to move on tomorrow.

#mathstoday my quietest day of Maths today with more Business than Maths. My year 10 class were finding HCF using prime factorisation. I was really pleased so many had remembered the prime numbers & how to draw the trees. My y10 Business group were working out total costs - so still got Maths in 🙂

#weeklywins Pretty good assessment scores (GCSE questions) for year 10 lower band Entry Level class Year 9 nurture class, which is very mixed ability, giving percentage increase/decrease a really good go. Year 7 lower band smashing lattice multiplication in a lesson and a half.

#mathstoday Really enjoying this hashtag, so thought I'd join in. Year 7 lower band class doing lattice multiplication - picked it up really quickly and expressed a preference for it over column. Year 9 nurture class doing percentage increase/decrease with multipliers.

Excellent day at #mathsconf39 - got loads of ideas to try back at school.

On a train to London for #mathsconf39 - my second Maths Conf. I learnt loads from my first one, so excited to pick up some new things this weekend. Also joining a Maths Hub work group next week for the first time - an excellent week of Maths COD coming up.

Great day at #mathsconf37 yesterday. Some great workshops (I only wish I could’ve seen more of them) and picked up a lot. Great host school too - lovely building and facilities.

My #MathsConf37 workshop choices: 1 - @nfareham.bsky.social & Vicci Marshall 2 - @justmaths.bsky.social 3 - @taylorda01.bsky.social 4 - Jack Jennings 5 - Guy Carpenter