Having just run a few sessions with boards of governors about their role and familiarity with the inspection framework and number of common areas have been evident, especially regarding the curriculum. In the past the emphasis from inspection (and therefore from any other scrutiny such as local authorities or within... View Article
A metacognitive route to better teaching in mathematics How can greater levels of thinking and reasoning improve our teaching of mathematics in primary schools? We are at a point in time when there are new ideas published every day, with claims about ‘best practice’ in the teaching of mathematics. In... View Article
Primary School Maths Results Infograph A maths infograph, looking at the expected standards, gender differences in KS2 SATs results, trends in international maths and changes in maths results in the maths curriculum in primary schools. Schools Reaching the Expected Standard This infograph shows the highest performing local authorities are concentrated... View Article
Put the kettle on and let’s talk about maths. When I get home on a Friday night, members of my family (once they’ve eventually looked up from their respective screens of various dimensions and realised I’m back) will often ask, ‘Where have you been this week?’. And I will normally... View Article
Mum is 23 years older than Henry and 3 years younger than dad. If the total ages of all three is 73, how old is mum? This type of question should now become common-place in most schools and academies at some stage and signals that there is a fundamental change... View Article
Euclid, Hypatia, Archimedes. Pythagoras, Newton, Euler. Fibonacci, Pascal, Somerville, Turing. Mrs Emma Lacey from Redbrick Primary School. Every one of them a mathematics pioneer. Every one of them a leading light in the sometimes dark world of numbers. Every one of them a calculating colossus, striding the landscape of three... View Article
