New blog post. "Somewhere between the trees and the stars, evolution made a strange choice. It created a creature that would be born unfinished — fragile, dependent, and endlessly teachable. That incompleteness became our superpower." www.atulranatutors.co.uk/uncategorize...

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...

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...

Fun fact. The Latin word et means 'and' in English. The t of the et became the plus (+) symbol in mathematics. Another evolution of the same et became the ornamental ampersand (&) symbol.

Whilst I'd definitely recommend buying it in its physical form (it's truly lovely) and not from Am*z*n, it'd be remiss of me not to mention that the Kindle edition of The Mathematicians' Library is currently on sale for a cracking £5.99: amzn.to/3WHq8Ct

Pattern blocks spider 🕷️🕸️ via #MathPlay 🧮 #ITeachMath #MTBoS #ElemMathChat #EduSky #EdChat #MathSky #MathsToday

Fun fact. The Latin word et means 'and' in English. The t of the et became the plus (+) symbol in mathematics. Another evolution of the same et became the ornamental ampersand (&) symbol.

mrmanmaths.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/m... My reflections on #MathsConf39 organised by @lasalleed.bsky.social A summary of my workshop will come soon! #Mathstoday

My thoughts and reflections after an excellent #MathsConf39 by @lasalleed.bsky.social www.atulranatutors.co.uk/uncategorize...

Yesterday I spoke about patterns in Don Steward's answers at #mathsconf39. Coincidentally I was revising with my Y7 daughter this morning (she has a test tomorrow) & gave her two of Don's algebra pyramids. She was delighted to get the same answer twice so I checked the rest... :)

A huge thank you to everyone who attended #MathsConf39! It was fantastic to see so many passionate maths educators coming together to share ideas, resources, and inspiration. Events like this remind us how powerful collaboration can be in shaping better experiences for our students. #UKMathsChat

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

#MathsConf39 Buzzing with #maths in my head! Thanks to @lasalleed.bsky.social. Bonus meeting friends @atulrana.bsky.social @elgarmaths.bsky.social @annlovesmaths.bsky.social, those I’ve met virtually and networking. Here’s to the #maths community. May the maths flow ‘♾️ly’.

Number sense with Jo Austen Another superb #MathsConf39 workshop

The utter genius and joy of using Don Steward tasks by @mathsjem.bsky.social #MathsConf39

The greatest hits of tasks by @nathanday.bsky.social 🎉

Fascinating clarification on the temporal effects by @mrjackjennings #MathsConf39

It begins! #MathsConf39

The obligatory #mathsconf39 pre-conference social selfie. We even managed to organise it without @rjs2212.bsky.social here! @lasalleed.bsky.social

MathsConf39 is this Saturday with @AQAMaths – tickets are sold out! Missed out? Email [email protected] for the waiting list. Can’t attend? Let us know so we can offer your spot to someone else!

🚀 Tomorrow’s the day! #MathsConf39 is just 1 day away 🎉 We can’t wait to welcome hundreds of maths teachers to London for a day packed with learning, ideas, and community. 🎟️ If you haven’t booked yet – this is your very last chance! Don’t miss out: completemaths.com/community/ma...

My #MathsConf39 workshop choices: 1 - Jack Jennings 2 - @nathanday.bsky.social 3 - @mathsjem.bsky.social‬ 4 - @axiommaths.bsky.social 5 - Jason Yip & @TeaKayB.mathsy.space Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf39

In #MathsToday I assured my tutee that being frustrated, stuck and not knowing where to start when faced with a question is perfectly normal. It is this productive suffering that opens up to enlightenment. We saw the classic Andrew Wiles video. Embrace the struggle! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0UT...

Scary Visual Patterns via #MathPlay 🧮🎃 - How many shapes on the next bat🦇❓ #ITeachMath #MTBoS #ElemMathChat #STEM #EduSky #MathSky #MathsToday @fawnnguyen.substack.com

Arbitrary and necessary mathematics. One of those most important ideas to consider when planning and delivering maths lessons. Here's my one-slide summary based on Dave Hewitt's article here: www.lboro.ac.uk/media/media/...

Fascinating programme. The 'timetable' as we know it was invented because of the railways! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

In #MathsToday we introduced spreadsheets. Students who have never written a spreadsheet formula are always shocked to discover how powerful basic spreadsheets are... "Are you kidding me that's like actually low key sick" williams-bhs.github.io/spreadsheets/

GENUINE fact (not a "bit"): The date is 5^2 / 3^2 / 45^2 It is probably the last time in your lifetime where all three numbers are square (the next one being 1/1/2116)

A simple, brilliant truth as always from Mark. "Part of growing up is learning to name emotions accurately. Not every flutter of the heart is anxiety. Sometimes it is simply anticipation, care, or the ordinary discomfort of stepping into something new."

So here's a question that's probably mostly for primary colleagues. How do you help children to get to grips with one to one correspondence? Is this something that's actively taught, or is it more about setting up activities where it's involved and allowing it to develop naturally?

Hey folks. This week's language post is on Place Value. Please check it out, and share it if you like it! #MathsToday #UKMathsChat open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

NEW BLOG: Belonging and Becoming www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

Hiking in the Yorkshire dales with my bandmates.

Good morning this back-to-school season! ☀️🚌🍎 Here's some good advice for new & not-so-new teachers. #MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #MathsToday karendcampe.wordpress.com/2024/09/18/p...

Just a reminder to all maths teachers and people who do maths related things that the #MathsToday hashtag is great for sharing what you've been up to 😊 If you pin the feed to your homepage you can also follow what other people are doing in their classrooms. All welcome! bsky.app/profile/did:...

My favourite thing about the maths teacher community on Bluesky is #MathsToday. If you’ve not joined in before, I can really recommend it. Posting a highlight of your day is very uplifting! I’ve kept forgetting this term, though, so going to attempt a week’s worth in one go…

In #MathsToday my tutee explored Roman numeral fractions. S is for semis (half) and the dot is 'uncia' (one-twelfth).

Highly Recommend ⬇️ 1pm GMT

In #MathsToday I showed my tutee that angles measure amount of turn. And that turns can be equally split up into fractions of a full turn. Exploring both fractions and angles at the same time.

An Immersive New Museum Dedicated to Maths is Opening in London - Featuring Code-Breaking, Experiments, Challenges and more @mathsworld.com secretldn.com/mathsworld-i...

Highly Recommend ⬇️ At 1pm GMT on Sunday

NEW BLOG: The Wizard of AI www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

Etymology, etymology, etymology! A reasonably complete list of mathematical words. Let me know if I am missing anything :-) www.atulranatutors.co.uk/resources/ma...

So it took a while, but here is the write up of my MathsConf38 session - Breaking Up with Formulae: Ratio Tables are “The One”! Turns out starting a new job the same week as presenting, then a busy summer weren't ideal for getting this done before now! 😬🫣

New blog post. "Mathematics didn’t appear out of thin air. Every concept was wrestled into existence by people often working in times of difficulty, isolation, or even personal struggle. To ignore that context is to lose the very soul of the subject." www.atulranatutors.co.uk/uncategorize...

I love the way @atulrana.bsky.social describes mathematics as “humanity’s poetry of logic”. This is an aspect we miss if we focus solely on the utility of maths. There’s no other subject where the question is so frequently about what pupils “need to know” for future life, employment etc.

New blog post. "Mathematics didn’t appear out of thin air. Every concept was wrestled into existence by people often working in times of difficulty, isolation, or even personal struggle. To ignore that context is to lose the very soul of the subject." www.atulranatutors.co.uk/uncategorize...

A lovely testimonial from a tutee. History of maths is part of what I do! “What made lessons special was how he explained not just how to solve problems, but also the history behind the ideas. His support gave me the confidence and structure I needed.”

"The more you can step back and free yourself from the language (especially the choice of ten as a grouping size), the more flexible and mathematical your viewpoint will be." - Paul Lockhart (Arithmetic). Chart from Pi in the Sky' by John Barrow.