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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 1d

No problem, I did skim and scan and didn’t post all the links. There some interesting looking research papers.

Could be a good one to collate the meaningful ones together.

Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 1d

So notes are like a post on here. You could publish on word press and then post a link using notes. If you think there’s someone who you could engage with the you could @ that person and tag them like you would here.

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 1d

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

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The strand curriculum you and @Lee Wheeler describe is unbelievable! I couldn’t bring myself to use the same terminology as yourself for something that I see as a shadow of it. So the threads are what...

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

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EEF blog: Defying the dip: one school’s approach to supporting…

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Students transitioning from primary to secondary mathematics learning: a study combining critical pedagogy, living theory and participatory action research

The connections between critical pedagogy, living theory and participatory action research (PAR) are discussed to explore their combined strength for empowering students, positively impacting on th...

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

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Bridging the gap: ensuring that all students can succeed in KS3 maths

How one North East secondary school is 'Securing Foundations at Year 7', with a new Maths Hubs project aimed at supporting all students to thrive in the maths classroom

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 2d

I haven’t read them but have skimmed. Found the using Gemini deep research:
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/a-re...

A review of interventions to improve primary school maths achievement - Nuffield Foundation

Mathematical achievement in the primary years is an important predictor of future academic achievement,...

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 9d

Last Friday I posted about how we have encorporated difference of two squares before factorising. We follow the @lasalleed.bsky.social scheme of work.

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Unlocking Difference of Two Squares

Planned and purposeful journey of multiplication: building on the area model to unlock quadratic free difference of two squares.

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · Sep 10

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

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · Sep 10

Seeing this made me think of how we could get students to work out 16.66666…% by combining 10% and 2/3 times 10.

Don’t know how I made that connection!

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Amanda Austin @draustinmaths.com · Aug 31

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

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Dave Taylor @taylorda01.bsky.social · Aug 30

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!

@TAYLORDA01

Date: May '25 Having had a year out of the classroom as Head of Curriculum for Maths at AQA, I am back in the saddle and enjoying the challenge and opportunity that young people provide on a daily...

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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · Aug 30

📢 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...

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · Aug 31

Do you know if anyone does this for AQA?

Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · Aug 31

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.

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Amy Forrester @amymayforrester.bsky.social · Aug 20

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.

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · Jul 17

It’s a really good way to end the year, see students in a different light, students see teachers in a different light.

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · Jul 16

Summer to do list is pretty long, but we still have an activities week so I have 3 days of taking students sailing at no cost to them to end the year.

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