I used to talk about 80-hour weeks. Now I brag about weekends with my family. No Sunday guilt or late night planning. Same results. Happier human. That’s what the right tools do. Just you... amplified. 🔋 mathswhiteboard.com #iTeachMaths #EdTech #TeacherBurnout

This weeks post is a two for one. I question when scaffolding isn’t actually having the desired impact. I give an example of a commonly used scaffold for unit conversions which I now think doesn’t actually support our students in the long run. substack.com/@fantasticma...

On Friday I write about the connection between the suffix in place value and the prefixes in metric units. Interested in reading more? open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...

We are hiring a Director of Education to join the Chartered College of Teaching team! 📢 Learn more about the role here: https://chartered.pulse.ly/qlatto3crv #JobSearch #HiringNow #Jobs #CareerChat #Recruiting #Careers #Hiring #Teacher #Education #CareerProgression #ProfessionalDevelopment

@cipher-challenge.bsky.social is it possible to filter the leaderboard by region?

A great total to have if you want to split a bill evenly in a restaurant.

A pictures worth a 1000 words, right? But when words and pictures pull in different directions, learning falls apart. My latest piece looks at where dual coding goes wrong and how to make visuals actually help students think. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

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-...

AQA - now in partnership with Dr Frost Maths. We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths, the award-winning online platform for students up to age 18, to make AQA exam preparation simpler and more effective. Discover your new maths tools: https://ow.ly/1lge50Xihim

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.

@atulrana.bsky.social I think this is quite a good example of the dialogue that can arise from a post. substack.com/@fantasticma...

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...

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...

Lots of number work with Y7 this half term, so I’m genuinely excited about my new (and FREE!) manipulative. How would you introduce 3 − (−4) to a class for the first time? #maths #mathsresources #MathsToday #iteachmaths

It's that time of year again - your annual reminder that if you're a Maths teacher and looking for suitable resources for your classes across KS3 to KS5 then do check out www.draustinmaths.com. The site is five years old this week 🎉🎉 and in that time it's amassed over 1000 resources! 1/3

The hat trick has landed. Following on from 'The Start of The Lesson' and 'Just After The Start of The Lesson', I've just blogged about 'The Lesson' at taylorda01.weebly.com I hope you're all as excited as I am about getting back to teaching this week!

📢 MathsConf39 – Sat 11 Oct 2025, Harris Academy St John’s Wood, London. A full day of CPD by teachers, for teachers. With thanks to @aqaeducation.bsky.social, our Events Innovation Partner, for helping us continue these events 👉 completemaths.com/community/ma...

I’ve recently written an article discussing why and the impact behind introducing booklets to our scheme of work. Likely to be a bit of a series. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...

I know I say this every year, but with results day on the horizon, please remember that for some kids grade 1-3 is a huge achievement. It represents years of hard work and determination. It’s not a fail. It is a GCSE qualification that they can and should be celebrated for.

If you joined us at #MathsConf38, check your inbox to find presentation slides from the day! A huge thank you to our Events Innovation Partner, @aqaeducation.bsky.social l, and our Key Sponsor, @oupprimary.bsky.social , @oupsecondary.bsky.social MathsConf39 next.. completemaths.com/community/ma...

This 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Hard copies available from @earlyed-uk.bsky.social Online also available *free* from the ECMG website: earlymaths.org

I remember @profcoe.bsky.social telling me that aircon was likely to be a better & cheaper bet than CPD.

Quick anecdote on my experience of using the area model for expanding and factorising and how this can lead further. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...

First up at #mathsconf38 it's @jemmaths.bsky.social banishing bidmas ✨️

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @jemmaths.bsky.social 2 - @blatherwicksam.bsky.social 3 - @mrmattock.bsky.social 4 - @emmaemma53.bsky.social 5 - @ljohns6.bsky.social‬ Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38

Me sharing my somewhat failed approach to reconsidering my approach to division and the things I’ve learn along the way. substack.com/@fantasticma...

"📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement! 📊 GCSE Statistics – Using the new Focus on Success packs to improve teaching and learning This one will be led by Ian Andrews. @aqaeducation.bsky.social Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma...

📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement! 🧩 Embedding Problem Solving Strategies This one will be led by Anna Berry and Greg Thomas. @aqaeducation.bsky.social Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma... #MathsConf38 #MathsCPDchat #ProblemSolving #GCSEMaths

📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement! 🗣️ Vocabulary through Etymology Led by Josh Taylor @mrtaylormaths2.bsky.social Don’t miss it! Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma... #MathsConf38 #MathsCPDchat #MathsVocabulary #Etymology #MathsTeaching

My thoughts on integrating manipulatives rather than seeing it as a magic bullet. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...

📢 Announcing our Head of Maths Conference taking place on Wednesday 25th June at the beautiful St Mary’s Community Centre, Sheffield! It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited. Book now to secure your place: completemaths.com/home/communi... #mathscpdchat #HoDMaths #UKMathsChat #MathsCPD

We are looking for a maths teacher! Please repost! Come and work at our school in the heart of the national forest 🌳 🏡 We believe that every child is capable of achieving in maths and we use faculty time for talking about and exploring maths teaching www.ashbyschool.org.uk/content/vaca...

My latest article on substack, how i accidentally devekop my departments disciplinary literacy. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...

📢Announcing our #MathsConf38 Cake-Bake Competition Theme.. 🍰 Tessellation Temptations😋 Join our Tessellation Temptations Bake-Off where mathematical precision meets cake perfection! See comments for baking brilliance from previous MathsConfs. #MathsConf #CakeBakeComp

@blatherwicksam.bsky.social have you ever thought of addition and subtraction like this? open.substack.com/pub/fantasti... think it could be a little controversial?

Yesterday released my second Substack on the planned and purposeful journey. This one suggests rethinking the process used for addition and subtraction. Into one single unified process. What do you think? substack.com/@fantasticma...

I’ve done, I’ve just finished writing my second Substack in the series. A planned and purposeful journey of addition and subtraction. It’s due to be sent out at noon tomorrow substack.com/@fantasticma... subscribe if you’re interested.

@claresealy.bsky.social be interested to hear what you think, all started with you getting @lasalleed.bsky.social in to work with us! fantasticmaths.substack.com/p/planned-an...

Great job opportunity here teaching maths in gorgeous location. career012.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Brilliant explanation for why ac works. But could also be used to explain why cross product works for ratio tables. @charlottehawthorne.bsky.social have you seen this used before? Remember you describing cross product as a bit like magic? Sorry if I’m missing quoting.

@blatherwicksam.bsky.social I’ve written my take on what multiplication using the area model could look like as a continuous journey. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...

Interested in working on a beautiful island? Teaching maths, while maybe having a view of the sea. How about you apply to come work with me? bit.ly/4lYG52w due to growing school numbers we have a department vacancy. Any experience is welcome including top of scale.

How many methods do you use for multiplication from early multiplication to factorising quadratics? What if you could use one continuous model instead? I have a post on substack scheduled for noon tomorrow substack.com/@fantasticma...

An excellent episode on the challenge of choosing a good math curriculum resource. educationrickshaw.com/2025/04/06/s...

Pupils had lots of hands-on experiences for completing the square with Amplify Polypad algebra tiles, then I was able to use part of a @DrFrostResource PowerPoint to make them a summary/review/revision video of 'Logan's method' for them to access. Didn't have this back in 1973!

@blatherwicksam.bsky.social did simplyfying surds the way you showed us using area model today. It was brilliant.

🤩 Algebraic Proportion Lesson Drop! @DrFrostLearning.bsky.social 🤩 This sequence of lessons covers direct and inverse proportion as well as a mixed exercise. They cover writing formulae algebraically, determining values in context and tables. All here: https://buff.ly/40kluM2

@helenjwc.bsky.social hi, are you aware of anything that follows on from the early childhood maths work in terms of spatial reasoning? Ideally from primary into secondary.

🤩 NEW YEAR RESOURCE DROP @drfrostlearning.bsky.social 🤩 Right-Angled Trigonometry Applications Standard Form with Large Numbers Multiplying and Dividing Surds with Simplifying Properties of Similar Shapes With Simple Scale Factors All here: https://buff.ly/3UQTw90