This one is a little more about economics/politics than education, but I would be keen to hear the views of some educators on this piece. www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-re...

What constitutes problem-solving? #iTeachMaths #MathsToday www.linkedin.com/posts/george...

#mathstoday the views at this gathering - SE London Maths Hub annual conference - are pretty hard to be beat.

Four blue squares. One red triangle. What is the area of the red triangle?

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social & Lee Wheeler 2 - Greg Thomas & Anna Berry 3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social 4 - @mathsjem.bsky.social 5 - @jemmaths.bsky.social Break times will be spent with discerning attendees who are keen to know more about problem-solving.

If your UK school has 25%+ of pupils eligible for FSM, you now get free access to Maths Advance. No forms, no fuss. Email me and I will get you set up: 📩 [email protected] Let’s make high-quality problem-solving accessible to all.

A case of status quo bias? The preference for the current state of affairs, leading individuals to resist change even when new options offer improvements. Whilst many gladly accepted an offer of free access to Maths Advance, others did not respond. It was a genuine offer...just message me. #maths

Do people set summer holiday work for their lower/middle school cohorts? Would anyone like summer challenge booklets for different year groups? #mathstoday #UKMathsChat

Is it a long term goal to embed problem-solving? Are you looking for a resource that would enable you to achieve this? If so, email me ([email protected]) for a free trial of the platform until the end of the academic year. mathsadvance.co.uk is nothing like Sparx. #iTeachMaths #MathsToday

Gaps you cannot see: www.linkedin.com/pulse/messag... #MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat

If you are looking for interesting data for scatter graphs any time soon, then feel free to browse the new questions on Maths Advance. More are coming imminently.

Something a little different today: docs.google.com/presentation... #MathsToday

In #MathsToday, again with year 10, we were discussing algebraic and other approaches to finding the digit 'a'.

Year 10 Mathletics at lunchtime. These learners have signed up to spend their own time answering - or trying to in the case of the Collatz Conjecture - unusual and challenging questions. 35 minutes very well spent. #MathsToday

And now @mathsadvance.bsky.social is challenging all of us to be in the learner's shows and gets us all to really struggle on the Maths. #MathsConf37

Ruth is right! Follow her lead and begin a free subscription of Maths Advance on our website. It will transform your provision of problem-solving and challenge. Now, I just need to switch to an email provider that can handle image files!

Your school can have full access to Maths Advance until the end of 2025/26 for only £120. How much does it cost to enter your learners into a single 60-minute maths challenge once per year? Opportunity presented. There is no decision to make. Email me: [email protected] mathsadvance.co.uk

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." — Upton Sinclair. Food for thought.

…yet another addition to the ‘yet to read’ pile. This one, however, be given priority boarding. @mrmetacognition.bsky.social

What is the equation of the red line in the square?

My #MathsConf37 workshop choices: 1 - Rebecca Sanders 2 - @mathsadvance.bsky.social 3 - @mrmattock.bsky.social 4 - Jack Jennings 5 - Guy Carpenter Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf37

Great blog from @durringresearch.bsky.social and honorary maths teacher Ben Crockett (are you on here Ben?) on why positive attitudes to maths are so important researchschool.org.uk/durrington/n... #MathsToday

Cash-strapped schools plan to lay off teachers in blow to Labour’s promise

New blog post on problem-solving: #MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat mathsadvance.blog/2025/02/08/p...

Some learners want regular challenge. Their ambition can be a powerful example for their peers. Maths Advance can facilitate this and contribute to the creation of positive learning cultures. Print off one of our challenge questions - they are free to access - and stick it on your classroom door.

ABCDE is a regular pentagon. BCF is a straight line. AB and DE are tangents to the circle. Show that DCF is isosceles. What problem-solving tips might give your learners for this question? Or is teaching problem-solving like chasing shadows? Perhaps a good idea is but a click away...

What would be your method to find the length of the black line? What hints would you give your learners? To complete in class/at home/extension club? #EduSky #MathsTeacher #UKMathsChat #Maths

Problem-solving has been a problem for many many years. Maths Advance offers a unique solution. If you don't believe me you can try it for free until summer 2025. Simply email me, and I will set you up with access: [email protected] #EduSky #MathsTeacher #UKMathsChat #Maths

Dear all If you work in a school - any school, anywhere - and would like free access to Maths Advance until at least July 2025, please email me by 31/01/2025 at: [email protected] No strings attached, no commitment, just free access. #MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat

The 2024 conference was great, so I hope it will be similarly productive this year. I will be presenting on embedding problem-solving and stretch and challenge on the Tuesday, so if you are there please come along. #MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat

For anyone searching for a systematic way to provide problem-solving opportunities...all are welcome! www.linkedin.com/events/howto... #MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat

Why Not Mandate Good Practice? A new blog post asking questions about the national governance of maths education: mathsadvance.blog/2025/01/02/w... #UKMathsChat #UKEd #UKTeaching

Review#4, The Calculus Wars mathsadvance.blog/2024/12/30/r... #MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat

Review#3, The Unexpected Hanging mathsadvance.blog/2024/12/27/3... #MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat

For any HoD, MAT Lead, classroom teacher looking for a systematic solution to provide learners with problem-solving opportunities. All welcome! www.linkedin.com/events/howto...

New Blog Post: Familiarity VS. Context mathsadvance.blog/2024/12/21/f...

Review#2: Flatland, Edwin Abbott Abbott. mathsadvance.blog/2024/12/19/r...

Review 1/4: How to Solve It, George Polya. mathsadvance.blog/2024/12/16/r...

(Pre-) Christmas Giveaway Day 5... Sign up to Maths Advance during the Christmas holiday and get access until end of 2025/26. The cost? In pounds, the sum of the first fifteen natural numbers (you can do the math 😉).

Christmas giveaway day 4: I will post this at exactly 11:40 am (and zero seconds) on 12th December. How many seconds are there until Christmas? First correct answer sent to [email protected] gets a free school subscription. #UkEd #UKMathsChat #Education

Pre-Xmas giveaway, day 3! Who said... "When pupils are given problems to solve, and do not know methods to solve them, but are given opportunity to explore the problems, they become curious, and primed to learn new methods." 1st correct answer sent to [email protected]...

A number is rounded to one, two and three significant figures. The sum of these rounded numbers is 11,350. Describe using inequalities the possible values of the original number. The first correct response sent to [email protected] will get a free school membership. #UKMathsChat #UkEd

Day 1 (of 5) of the Maths Advance Pre-Xmas Giveaway! 1st correct answer sent to [email protected] wins free access for their school until the end of 24/25. p, 0.4p, and 2.2p are all integers. The HCF of 0.4p and 2.2p is 440. The LCM 0.4p and 2.2p is 9,680. What is the value of p?

A new blog post: Nudge Learning. mathsadvance.blog/2024/12/08/n... #UKMathsChat #Educky #UkEd

What you have all been waiting for: The Maths Advance (pre-Christmas) 5 Days of Christmas. Free memberships for correct answers coming very soon... #Edusky #UkEd #UKMathsChat

Hello Bluesky 👋 *New blog post* This one is on school leadership, accountability, and the wider system. Attractive ambiguities: has our system created accountability sinks outside schools? birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2024/12/01/a...

You can't use one assessment for multiple purposes - it gets pulled out of shape. That's what happened to GCSEs when they were used for all kinds of purposes they weren't designed for. Things are a bit better at secondary now - but what about primary?