Maths from below
Julie Jacques, SSAT lead practitioner, Cambourne Village College, explains how more effective use of teaching assistants and practical resources to improve understanding can improve maths teaching
Tag Archives: Maths
‘Student-led’ maths class benefits a range of ability groups
Nilam Patel, mathematics curriculum leader at Canons High School, describes the improvements in progress as well as enjoyment and engagement resulting from personalised learning
Whispering away maths anxiety
Henri Yeoman (née Plag), head of maths at Thornaby Academy and SSAT Lead Practitioner writes.
The new maths GCSE: fresh approach includes problem solving
Mike Randall, maths teacher at Malmesbury School and author, ASDAN’s new Accelerating Progress maths course, which is aimed at helping learners gain a grade 4 or 5 in the new, more demanding GCSE, writes.
You can teach old dogs new tricks: bar modelling in maths
A student comment prompted David Newburn, SSAT LP at Excelsior Academy, to change his long-standing approach.
Having fun in maths: strategies to raise standards of T&L that can work elsewhere too
The penultimate blog in our Achievement Show tasters series. AHT Jon Colebrook on how an approach first used in maths has influenced the whole school.
Masters of the NumberVerse
Guest blogger & Director of Secondary at NCETM Robert Wilne argues that pupils need the deep understanding of knowing why an algorithm works, not just that it is.
SSAT and core mathematics
Nicola Garratt, Programme Manager SSAT, writes… Elizabeth Truss announced in October that core mathematics qualifications will be introduced from September 2015: but what does this mean for our post-16 students? At present around 50% of pupils do not continue with
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