Emily Rae
@ecrmaths.bsky.social
A Level Maths, Further Maths and Core Maths teacher in a Sixth Form College. Head of A Level Further Maths.
Tea enthusiast. Book lover. Sometimes reluctant runner.
UK 🎓
Tea enthusiast. Book lover. Sometimes reluctant runner.
UK 🎓
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Emily Rae
@ecrmaths.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I made a starter pack for KS5 maths (teachers, posters, and other people involved in it)
Most of the starter packs I've seen for maths teachers have been for all age groups, so this one is aimed towards sixth form (16-19 ish)
Please let me know if you'd like adding (or removing)!
go.bsky.app/znERv2
Most of the starter packs I've seen for maths teachers have been for all age groups, so this one is aimed towards sixth form (16-19 ish)
Please let me know if you'd like adding (or removing)!
go.bsky.app/znERv2
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Apart from madasmaths, where is the best place to find very hard exam-style questions for (Edexcel) Further Maths?
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Apart from madasmaths, where is the best place to find very hard exam-style questions for (Edexcel) Further Maths?
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
Polite notice: Please don't do this. It's weird and rude. Just reply to me normally if you'd like a conversation, or don't bother.
Why are you quote posting a reply to me? That's very odd behaviour. Do you do this in normal conversations, shouting your reply to everyone in the vicinity?
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Polite notice: Please don't do this. It's weird and rude. Just reply to me normally if you'd like a conversation, or don't bother.
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
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Can anyone suggest any reading (blogs, posts, research etc) on "being a good maths key stage 5 lead"? Any guidance/best practice/communities/things to have in place would be greatly appreciated! #UKMathsChat #MathsToday
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Can anyone suggest any reading (blogs, posts, research etc) on "being a good maths key stage 5 lead"? Any guidance/best practice/communities/things to have in place would be greatly appreciated! #UKMathsChat #MathsToday
I've collated some data from UCAS for the top 25-ish universities that our students (from the Hull area) progress to to study STEM subjects, comparing the published entry criteria, the most common grade profile for students currently on the course, and the lowest grades of a student on the course...
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I've collated some data from UCAS for the top 25-ish universities that our students (from the Hull area) progress to to study STEM subjects, comparing the published entry criteria, the most common grade profile for students currently on the course, and the lowest grades of a student on the course...
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I've collated some data from UCAS for the top 25-ish universities that our students (from the Hull area) progress to to study STEM subjects, comparing the published entry criteria, the most common grade profile for students currently on the course, and the lowest grades of a student on the course...
Hilarious trolling on Google by the University of Hull 🤣
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hilarious trolling on Google by the University of Hull 🤣
Is anyone able to send me a copy of the GCSE Edexcel foundation paper from today, please? Trying to get some revision sorted for our GCSE resit students #MathsToday
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Is anyone able to send me a copy of the GCSE Edexcel foundation paper from today, please? Trying to get some revision sorted for our GCSE resit students #MathsToday
The concept of Black Friday in the UK confuses me so much. It's like if a country that didn't celebrate Christmas suddenly decided to have a Boxing Day Sale 🤔
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The concept of Black Friday in the UK confuses me so much. It's like if a country that didn't celebrate Christmas suddenly decided to have a Boxing Day Sale 🤔
In #MathsToday I did some CPD for my department on using the CG100 calculator for #ALevelMaths. I used some of the excellent video tutorials by @tayyubmajeed.bsky.social - very helpful, thank you!
Playlist here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Playlist here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Casio fx-CG100 | Complete Guide for A Level Maths and Further Maths - YouTube
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
In #MathsToday I did some CPD for my department on using the CG100 calculator for #ALevelMaths. I used some of the excellent video tutorials by @tayyubmajeed.bsky.social - very helpful, thank you!
Playlist here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Playlist here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Happy/Merry/Blessed Halloween/Samhain/Spooky Season to all who celebrate!
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Happy/Merry/Blessed Halloween/Samhain/Spooky Season to all who celebrate!
Done! 🗳
October 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Done! 🗳
I've been reading up a bit on the British Mathematical Olympiads, and two things have amused me:
1) The BMO2 was known as "FIST" until 1991, when, presumably, someone realised it wasn't a great name for an exam 😅
2) The early past papers (1972 onwards) were just sort of bashed out on a typewriter
1) The BMO2 was known as "FIST" until 1991, when, presumably, someone realised it wasn't a great name for an exam 😅
2) The early past papers (1972 onwards) were just sort of bashed out on a typewriter
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I've been reading up a bit on the British Mathematical Olympiads, and two things have amused me:
1) The BMO2 was known as "FIST" until 1991, when, presumably, someone realised it wasn't a great name for an exam 😅
2) The early past papers (1972 onwards) were just sort of bashed out on a typewriter
1) The BMO2 was known as "FIST" until 1991, when, presumably, someone realised it wasn't a great name for an exam 😅
2) The early past papers (1972 onwards) were just sort of bashed out on a typewriter
So noone told you life was gonna be this way
👏 👏 👏 👏
You spend your half term staring at floor tiles that all look the same
It's like you're always stuck in a DIY store...
👏 👏 👏 👏
You spend your half term staring at floor tiles that all look the same
It's like you're always stuck in a DIY store...
October 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So noone told you life was gonna be this way
👏 👏 👏 👏
You spend your half term staring at floor tiles that all look the same
It's like you're always stuck in a DIY store...
👏 👏 👏 👏
You spend your half term staring at floor tiles that all look the same
It's like you're always stuck in a DIY store...
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Online Support for the TMUA starts 3 Nov.
Give your students the tools to succeed - exploring mathematical knowledge and reasoning, tackling TMUA-style questions, and building confidence along the way.
👉 buff.ly/PgRAzHY
#TMUA #MathsEnrichment #UniAdmissions
Give your students the tools to succeed - exploring mathematical knowledge and reasoning, tackling TMUA-style questions, and building confidence along the way.
👉 buff.ly/PgRAzHY
#TMUA #MathsEnrichment #UniAdmissions
October 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Online Support for the TMUA starts 3 Nov.
Give your students the tools to succeed - exploring mathematical knowledge and reasoning, tackling TMUA-style questions, and building confidence along the way.
👉 buff.ly/PgRAzHY
#TMUA #MathsEnrichment #UniAdmissions
Give your students the tools to succeed - exploring mathematical knowledge and reasoning, tackling TMUA-style questions, and building confidence along the way.
👉 buff.ly/PgRAzHY
#TMUA #MathsEnrichment #UniAdmissions
Excited that #UKMT is now on Bluesky! I now have one fewer reason to occasionally venture into the open bin fire that is X... 🗑🔥
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Excited that #UKMT is now on Bluesky! I now have one fewer reason to occasionally venture into the open bin fire that is X... 🗑🔥
#ALevelMaths teachers who use the Casio calculators (CG100 or fx-991), what things do you teach students to always use the calculators for? Thinking along the lines of the "solve" function for equations, or using the linear simultaneous equation solver if a pair comes up in the middle of a question.
October 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#ALevelMaths teachers who use the Casio calculators (CG100 or fx-991), what things do you teach students to always use the calculators for? Thinking along the lines of the "solve" function for equations, or using the linear simultaneous equation solver if a pair comes up in the middle of a question.
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Any UCAS experts on here? My daughter is struggling to enter her current course in the Education section. It’s a UAL Level 3 Diploma. It’s not on the list but we know it should be.
October 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Any UCAS experts on here? My daughter is struggling to enter her current course in the Education section. It’s a UAL Level 3 Diploma. It’s not on the list but we know it should be.
This is great for Oxbridge maths interview experience. Have been signposting our #ALevelMaths students to it for a number of years. Some of them do it from college during a free (they book a spare classroom/meeting room)
Give your students an edge for Oxford & Cambridge interviews!
Free, online 30-minute practice to build confidence, gain expert guidance and experience of interview format.
24 Nov-12 Dec
Apply now 👉 buff.ly/FpCOZ1O
#OxbridgeMaths #TeacherSupport
Free, online 30-minute practice to build confidence, gain expert guidance and experience of interview format.
24 Nov-12 Dec
Apply now 👉 buff.ly/FpCOZ1O
#OxbridgeMaths #TeacherSupport
October 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is great for Oxbridge maths interview experience. Have been signposting our #ALevelMaths students to it for a number of years. Some of them do it from college during a free (they book a spare classroom/meeting room)
What's it like inside your head?
October 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What's it like inside your head?
Really nice to be able to share Senior Maths Challenge results with students today; lots were pleased with their awards. 14 qualified for the Senior Kangaroo (including some Y1s), and a lovely student who still doesn't realise or believe quite how good she is qualified for the BMO1 🥰🥇🥈🥉 #ALevelMaths
October 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Really nice to be able to share Senior Maths Challenge results with students today; lots were pleased with their awards. 14 qualified for the Senior Kangaroo (including some Y1s), and a lovely student who still doesn't realise or believe quite how good she is qualified for the BMO1 🥰🥇🥈🥉 #ALevelMaths
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Skills white paper - more details, inc:
🔴Students with grade 2 in Eng/maths to sit new qualifications in Year 12 before taking resits the next year
🔴'Duty' on schools to support students post-16
🔴Enrichment framework working group looking at how to 'support schools' to develop offer
🔴Students with grade 2 in Eng/maths to sit new qualifications in Year 12 before taking resits the next year
🔴'Duty' on schools to support students post-16
🔴Enrichment framework working group looking at how to 'support schools' to develop offer
New qualifications for students who fail English and Maths GCSEs
The government also announces plans for ‘V Level’ vocational qualifications, along with a duty on schools to support students into post-16 study
www.tes.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Skills white paper - more details, inc:
🔴Students with grade 2 in Eng/maths to sit new qualifications in Year 12 before taking resits the next year
🔴'Duty' on schools to support students post-16
🔴Enrichment framework working group looking at how to 'support schools' to develop offer
🔴Students with grade 2 in Eng/maths to sit new qualifications in Year 12 before taking resits the next year
🔴'Duty' on schools to support students post-16
🔴Enrichment framework working group looking at how to 'support schools' to develop offer
Anyone else not-so-patiently waiting for Senior Maths Challenge results? They were out by this time last year. Students are pestering me 😅
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
a black and white photo of a little boy sitting at a desk with his hand on his chin and the words `` still waiting '' .
Alt: a black and white photo of a little boy sitting at a desk with his hand on his chin and the words ``still waiting'' .
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Anyone else not-so-patiently waiting for Senior Maths Challenge results? They were out by this time last year. Students are pestering me 😅
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
Another great opportunity for #ALevelMaths students in the north-west region (sadly, we're too far east!)
I lead on the MEI side of this and it is so good. Also at Manchester university 😁
www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/teac...
www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/teac...
mA*ths Online Programme | The University of Manchester
Research. Teaching and learning. Social responsibility. Discover more about The University of Manchester here.
www.manchester.ac.uk
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Another great opportunity for #ALevelMaths students in the north-west region (sadly, we're too far east!)
Getting quite a few reference requests through from year 12 #ALevelMaths students for the Imperial mA*ths Online Programme at the moment. It's well worth encouraging students to apply, especially if they have some additional circumstances such as being in care, a young carer, free school meals, etc
October 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Getting quite a few reference requests through from year 12 #ALevelMaths students for the Imperial mA*ths Online Programme at the moment. It's well worth encouraging students to apply, especially if they have some additional circumstances such as being in care, a young carer, free school meals, etc