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Amie Meek
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nathanday.bsky.social
The OAT Maths NP10 resources introduce Double Number Lines and Ratio Tables rather nicely indeed also, and use them extensively throughout:
maths.ormistonacademiestrust.co.uk/number-propo...
Number & Proportion – OAT Maths
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July 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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nathanday.bsky.social
This from @alcmaths.bsky.social on Ratio Tables is great for seeing all the different uses of them:
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Ratio Tables
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July 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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honeypisquared.bsky.social
Teachers - did you know about I'm a Mathematician/I'm a Scientist? You can book a free online chat with your class and a real life mathematician, statistician, or scientist to ask them all about their job and career. Bookings here: imamathematician.uk/book-activity/
Book an Activity – I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here
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July 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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mrmattock.bsky.social
A bit late but big thanks to @lasalleed.bsky.social , @aqaeducation.bsky.social and @oupress.bsky.social for another great #mathsconf #mathsconf38. Loved catching up with old and new contacts, some great sessions from @krisboulton.bsky.social @alcmaths.bsky.social and @ljohns6.bsky.social
Me in front of the complete maths banner Group photo from pre-conference drinks Front page to my new website, www.front-loaded-feedback.co.uk announced at the conference.
June 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
alcmaths.bsky.social
So excited for another day of maths talk tomorrow!
@nmmathshub.bsky.social
nmmathshub.bsky.social North Mids Maths Hub @nmmathshub.bsky.social · Apr 4
JOIN US! We are excited to partner with Central Maths Hub to host our Secondary Mastery Conference - for all teachers in the Central and North Mids Hub regions.

Don’t miss out! For further information and to register 👉 buff.ly/Y5TzCue

@NCETM
@ncetm.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
alcmaths.bsky.social
Really enjoyed yesterday’s #mathsconf38 - from quickly calculating dates in a different century to the most gorgeous surd questions, I’ve had lots to think about!
Best of all, it was great to see everyone - especially at an Ormiston School 💕.
June 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
alcmaths.bsky.social
We all love a sneaky one ❤️❤️
blatherwicksam.bsky.social Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · Jun 21
@emmaemma53.bsky.social argues that the rhs here is preferable to the lhs, as it emphasises that to get the equivalent you multiply by 1 (expanding on working with @alcmaths.bsky.social ) #mathsconf38
June 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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lasalleed.bsky.social
📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement!

➖➕Negative Numbers, Positive Progress: Taking Time Now to Make Gains Down the Line

This one is by
@alcmaths.bsky.social

Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma...

#MathsConf38 #MathsCPDchat #negativenumbers
June 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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lasalleed.bsky.social
📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement!

🧮Making the Casio fx-83GT CW an Essential Tool in the Classroom
Led by Claire Clay @cclay8.bsky.social

Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma...

#MathsConf38 #MathsCPDchat #CalculatorConfidence #Casio #MathsTeaching
June 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
alcmaths.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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catrionaagg.bsky.social
To introduce logarithmic scales with #CoreMaths, we looked at this graph from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com, and then at his explanation for the scale. I really like this example of a log scale in the wild! #MathsToday
A graph from the Financial Times, titled: “Bus usage outside London has fallen since the market was deregulated, while car ownership and London bus usage have grown” The y-axis measures change in bus usage and car ownership since 1982 as a percentage, on logarithmic scale. A tweet from John Burn-Murdoch which reads: For those wondering about y-axis: A volume can rise 100%, 200%, 1000%, but can only ever fall 100% Showing that on linear scale is therefore misleading coz you give more tha 10x as much space to something that grows 10x, as to something that shrinks 10x Log scale fixes that.
April 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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blatherwicksam.bsky.social
just stepping in to promote this event here because it looks fantastic

featuring, amongst others: @robeastaway.bsky.social @alcmaths.bsky.social @leannepbb.bsky.social

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WM Secondary Conference
The Central and North Mids Maths Hubs have come together to put on this Secondary Mastery conference for all teachers in the Central and North Mids Hub regions. It aims to share a number of...
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April 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
alcmaths.bsky.social
This is an AMAZING opportunity to work in a school that loves talking about maths pedagogy. They are involved in lots of the NCETM’s mastery programmes and have worked hard to implement the OAT curriculum over the last few years.
Don’t miss out!

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https://mynewterm.com/jobs/147796/EDV-2025-BOA-57543#
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April 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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jemmaths.bsky.social
If you’ve not looked in a while, or never, please do. It’s all free.
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@cclay8.bsky.social @emmaemma53.bsky.social @alcmaths.bsky.social
OAT Maths
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April 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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edsouthall.bsky.social
Pleased to launch >80 lessons to support financial education and application of maths 👇

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Pupils in England to be taught about online spending and scams
Financial literacy lessons to be given to pupils at primary and secondary schools
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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catrionaagg.bsky.social
Started indices in Y8 #MathsToday.

Our previous topic was sequences, so we began by comparing two that I’d made in a spreadsheet.

And then we moved onto power tables, using the jumps method that I stole from @blatherwicksam.bsky.social. By the end of the lesson they were using fractional powers!
A spreadsheet with powers of 2 in column A and multiples of 2 in column B. It has been annotated with similarities in blue and differences in green. The powers of two from the previous slide with questions alongside that use index notation. A power table, annotated in several colours with patterns that students had spotted. Each column in the table contains powers of a different base. A power table that has lots of arrows drawn on. These are the remnants of working from a number of different questions which have now been erased. 3 questions are currently shown: 16^4, 16^(½) and 81^(¾)
March 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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catrionaagg.bsky.social
Y8 #MathsToday: we extended the tables downwards, and they pretty quickly realised they could use the numbers they could see in order to evaluate these. We even managed negative fractional indices!

Honestly this way of teaching indices is a game changer. Thanks @blatherwicksam.bsky.social
Power tables with 4 blank columns below the 1. Some values have been written in to continue the pattern, and some random cells also filled in - this is the result of my “what goes here?” MWB questioning. Questions above the table include 10^-1 and 2^-8, both of which rely on students spotting and extending the patterns in the table. The same power table but with even more annotation. Questions above now read 9^-½, 64^-1, 49^-2 and 64^-5/2
March 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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nmmathshub.bsky.social
JOIN US! We are excited to partner with Central Maths Hub to host our Secondary Mastery Conference - for all teachers in the Central and North Mids Hub regions.

Don’t miss out! For further information and to register 👉 buff.ly/Y5TzCue

@NCETM
@ncetm.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
alcmaths.bsky.social
First time I’ve posted on here!
What do you teach first, fractional indices or surds?
Why?
April 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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catrionaagg.bsky.social
I used to encourage students to highlight F or Z shapes for parallel lines questions, but today I just told Y9 to highlight the transversal. It’s an easier first step, and they were almost always then able to immediately see what to do next.

Also, I love these MathsPad questions!

#MathsToday
6 questions of the form: On a copy of this diagram, mark the cointerior/corresponding/alternate angle. The solutions have been drawn on, with the transversals highlighted in yellow. 6 diagrams with some angles given, including ones not needed to answer the question, and one missing that has to be found. They have been answered with the transversals highlighted in yellow.
February 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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nmmathshub.bsky.social
A great day with our cohort 8 Mastery Specialists 😀

The focus of this session was straight line graphs - discussing how we can introduce the topic to make meaningful connections to pupils’ prior knowledge.

Click to join our next cohort 👇
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March 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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catrionaagg.bsky.social
Trying to get into the habit of using more topic maps in my lessons. Here are two from #MathsToday with Y10 and Y13. #ALevelMaths
A topic map showing three strategies (substitution, elimination and graphical) for solving simultaneous equations, and when they might be useful. A topic map showing different types of differential equation that students might encounter in A Level Further Maths, and the strategies they can use to solve them.
January 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM