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Secondary SOL - FREE Secondary maths teaching resources

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Unfortunately, my father Don Steward passed away from Covid-19 on 3rd May 2020.

Throughout his working life he was passionate about improving the teaching of mathematics and has requested that all of his work remains freely available.

As per his wishes, I have uploaded all of his work to this Blog in the pages section which contains links to google drive where slides and presentations can be downloaded for free.

Don has also requested that those who use his work make a discretionary donation to charities supporting education in Africa.

We have set up a Justgiving fundraising page to support this wish below:
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Many thanks for all of the kind messages we have received which are of great comfort to myself and the family.

Kind regards,

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Ready-to-use mathematics resources for Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and GCSE maths classes.

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Teachit Maths allows teachers to share resources with each other to avoid reinventing the wheel! You'll find varied and interesting approaches to teaching maths at KS3-5 including worksheets, source packs, role-play activities, lesson ideas, quizzes and games, all carefully crafted and edited by maths teachers.

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Access hundreds of quizzes and other interactive activities that will help you enjoy and improve your maths whether you are at school or at home. There are thousands of carefully designed questions to improve maths knowledge and help develop fluency in important maths skills. These activities, developed for ks1 up to GCSE, have been helping students to better their target grades for more than ten years.

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Popular with both teachers and students, the questions in these free maths resources are carefully crafted and include the answers. They are designed to help students to take the first steps in each topic, then strengthen and extend their knowledge and skills. The resources include revision questions for KS2 SATs and GCSE.

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We are revising in year 10 and the topics of revision are Similarity including scaling units of area and volume, Trigonometry and Pythagoras and Indices. I decided that I wanted students to practice Trigonometry and Pythagoras whilst working on changing units of measure in area and volume problems.

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Angles: compass directions Video 27b Practice Questions

Area: quarter-circle Video 47a Practice Questions

Averages: combined mean Video 53a Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Averages: mode (frequency table) Video 56a

Averages: range (frequency tables) Video 57a

Averages: Quartiles Video 57b Practice Questions

Circles: perimeter - quarter-circle Video 62a Practice Questions

Circle theorems proof: right angle in a semi-circle Video 65a Practice Questions

Circle theorems proof: angles at circumference\centre Video 65b Practice Questions

Circle theorems proof: angles in the same segment Video 65c Practice Questions

Circle theorems proof: cyclic quadrilaterals Video 65d Practice Questions

Circle theorems proof: alternate segment theorem Video 65e Practice Questions

Circle theorems proof: radius and tangent proof Video 65f Practice Questions

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Constructions: loci part 3 Video 77 Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Coordinates: 3D Video 86 Practice Questions

Data handling cycle Video 89 Practice Questions

Dimensional analysis Video 97 Practice Questions

Division: long division Video 98a

Enlargements: ray method Video 109 Practice Questions

Equations: involving fractions Video 111 Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Equations: x squared Video 116a Practice Questions

Equations: Think of a number Video 116b Practice Questions

Factorisation: splitting the middle Video 119a Textbook Exercise

Factorisation: difference of 2 squares Video 120 Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Fractions: finding the midpoint Video 141a Practice Questions

Graphs composite bar charts Video 148a

Graphs: dual bar charts Video 148b

Graphs: misleading graphs Video 160a

Graphs: real life linear graphs Video 171a

Linear graphs: real life Video 198a

Money - See Video 400 or click here for collection

Multiplication: grid method Video 199 Practice Questions Textbook 1 Textbook 2

Multiplication: column method Video 200 Practice Questions Textbook 1 Textbook 2

Multiplication: times tables Video 204a Textbook Exercise

Number: odd and even numbers Video 221a Practice Questions

Number: product of primes (squares/cubes) Video 223a Practice Questions Textbook

Percentages: simple interest Video 236a Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Proportion: unitary method Video 255a Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Proportion: Graphs Video 255b

Proportion: Time Video 255c

Pythagoras: area of a regular hexagon Video 262 Practice Questions

Quadratic graphs: sketching using key points Video 265 Textbook Exercise

Quadratic graphs: finding turning point Video 265a Practice Questions

Quadratic graphs: line of symmetry Video 265b

Quadratics: solving (factorising) Video 266 Practice Questions Textbook 1 Textbook 2

Quadratics: solving graphically Video 267c Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Quadratics: solving graphically advanced Video 267d Practice Questions

Questionnaires Video 268 Practice Questions

Ratio: express as fractions or % Video 269a Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Ratio: given two ratios Video 271a Textbook Exercise

Ratio: difference between Video 271b Textbook Exercise

Ratio: expressing as 1:n Video 271c Textbook Exercise

Ratio: equations/ratios Video 271d

Ratio: solving problems 1 Video 271e Textbook Exercise

Sampling: using samples Video 281a

Sampling: random Video 282 Practice Questions

Scales and maps Video 283 Practice Questions

Sequences: nth term for fractional sequences Video 289 Textbook Exercise

Similar shapes: definition Video 291 Practice Questions

Similar shapes: further Video 294 Practice Questions

Simultaneous equations (substitution, both linear) Video 296 Practice Questions

Simultaneous equations (graphical) Video 297 Textbook Exercise

Surface area: mixture Video 309 Practice Questions

Surface area: other prisms Video 312

Transformations: mixture Practice Questions

Transformations of graphs Video 323 Practice Questions

Transformations of trigonometric graphs Video 324 Practice Questions

Trigonometry: sine rule (ambiguous case) Video 334a Textbook Exercise

Trigonometry: area of a triangle Video 337 Proof Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Types of data: primary & secondary Video 343a Practice Questions Textbook Exercise

Types of graph: cubics Video 344 Practice Questions

Types of graph: exponential Video 345 Practice Questions

Types of graph: reciprocal Video 346 Practice Questions

Types of graph: mixture

Units: types of metric and imperial unit Video 347 Practice Questions

Units: Converting imperial units for length Video 348a Practice Questions

Units: Converting imperial units for mass Video 348b Practice Questions

Units: Converting imperial units for capacity Video 348c Practice Questions

Units: metric to imperial (length) Video 349d Practice Questions

Units: metric to imperial (mass) Video 349e Practice Questions

Units: metric to imperial (capacity) Video 349f Practice Questions

Vectors Video 353 Practice Questions

Views: front/side elevation and plan view Video 354 Practice Questions

Volume: Frustum Video 360a Textbook Exercise

Additional Topics

Flow Charts Video 364 Practice Questions

Geometric Proof Video 366

Identities: Equating coefficients Video 367 Practice Questions

Identities, Formula, Equations etc Video 367a Practice Questions

Intersecting Chord Theorem Video 368a Practice Questions

Intersecting Secant Theorem Video 368b Practice Questions

Quadratic graph (completing the square) Video 371

Equation of a Tangent to a Circle Video 372 Practice Questions

Iteration Video 373 Practice Questions

Iterative Processes Video 373a

Change of Sign Video 373a Practice Questions

Arithmetic progressions Video 374

Geometric progressions Video 375

Set notation Video 379

Venn Diagrams Video 380 Practice Questions

Shortest distance from point to a line Video 381 Textbook Exercise

Time series Video 382

Population Density Video 384a Practice Questions

Invariant Points Video 392 Textbook Exercise

Simultaneous Equations (3 Unknowns) Video 393 Textbook Exercise

Measuring Lines Video 397 Practice Questions

Drawing Lines Video 397a Practice Questions

Money: Coins Video 400a Practice Questions

Money: Change Video 400b

Money: Buying Video 400c Practice Questions

Money: Regular Payments Video 400d Practice Questions

Money: Bills Video 400e

Money: Discounts Video 400f Practice Questions

Money: VAT Video 400g Practice Questions

Money: Wages Video 400h Practice Questions

Money: Bank Statements Video 400i Practice Questions

Money: Tax Video 400j Practice Questions

Money: Cost per kg Video 400k Practice Questions

Money: Cost per litre Video 400l Practice Questions

Money: Cost per metre Video 400m Practice Questions

Money: Reading meters Video 400n

Money: Profit Video 400p Practice Questions

Money: Greatest/Maximum Video 400q Practice Questions

Money: Estimation Video 400r Practice Questions

Money: Midpoint Video 400s Practice Questions

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Videos, Practice Questions and Textbook Exercises on every Secondary Maths topic

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In 2016, I attended #MathsConf7 in Leeds. The outcome? A to-do list longer than my arm as I intended to create a textbook of exercises of increasingly difficult questions to improve upon the standard textbook diet that we in the UK feed from. 's 'Best New Resources' ahead of EdExcel's materials to support the new GCSE.
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In between these two times, I've had a promotion at work, a difficult time with a beloved family pet and a new arrival (Elizabeth Taylor, who is now 'not so new'), so time hasn't really been something that I've been accustomed to ...

... but I had turned my attention to randomising the Increasingly Difficult Questions as part of an eTextbook. A sample is available here and any feedback is absolutely welcome.

Anyway... Here are the sets of Increasingly Difficult Questions. I hope they're useful.

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This website is my attempt to assemble a collection of high-quality, sequences of questions and examples using key principles from Variation Theory. By holding key features between questions and examples constant, together with the mathematical behaviour that I call Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain and the supporting role of the teacher, I believe we can help students better understand key mathematical ideas.

You can find out more about the site and the different types of sequences available by visiting the Introduction.

You can access all the sequences of questions and examples from the Topics menu above.

My 2020 book, Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain: Sequences and behaviour to enable mathematical thinking in the classroom, goes into detail about making the most of these activities in the classroom. You can order the book from Amazon, John Catt, or wherever you get your books.

My 2023 book, Tips for Teachers: 400+ ideas to improve your teaching, details my most recent thoughts on using these sequences effectively. You can order the book from Amazon, John Catt, or wherever you get your books.

I have an online course store which offers low-cost, high-quality CPD on-demand. Each course contains short videos, resources, research, activities and questions to reflect upon. The courses most suited to the sequencers on the Variation Theory website are:

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Sequences and behaviour to enable mathematical thinking in the classroom - by Craig Barton @mrbartonmaths

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A free-to-use collection of mathematics activities, lessons and problems designed to nurture curious, resourceful and confident learners of mathematics. Produced by The University of Cambridge.

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Fun fact: The number 163 is prime, which we can prove simply by showing that it is not divisible by 2, 3, 5, 7, or 11. (Of those prime factors, the only one that's a little tricky to check is 7, but I can see that since 140 + 21 = 161 is a multiple of 7, the number 163 is not.). By the way ... why don't I have to check prime factors greater than 11? Howie Hua gives a nice little video explanation.

First, indulge me while I give a little plug for my own playful math project, a series of free math songs on my YouTube channel called Tunes that Count. We just released a new song about powers of 2 called The Power of Powers. Check it out!

Now, check out the great things I found below. Some are perfect little nuggets for use in classrooms or homeschooling. I also found some great math-art project ideas. Enjoy!
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MATHEMATICS
March 14 was Pi Day, of course, but according to UNESCO it is also the International Day of Mathematics. One of the activities that was organized was a mathematics cartoon contest. Children and adults from all over the world entered, and you can see some of the selected cartoons in this gallery. Since the cartoons have no words -- only visuals and mathematical symbols -- the gallery is a testament mathematics as a universal form of communication. Below is one of my favorite of the cartoons, submitted by two students from Colombia.
FRENCH WEEK OF MATHEMATICS
Speaking of playful math....The French Ministry of Education sponsors a "week of mathematics" each year with a different theme in which it encourages people to create and share playful mathematics activities. This year, the "week" of mathematics ran from March 6 to March 15 and had the theme "Mathématiques à la carte." The contribution shown below is a clever game of vector dominoes by Jeux 2 Maths. For more details and for more games see their website. (Many of the games are so visual that you don't need to read French to understand them.) If you want to see more ideas, search for the hashtag #SDM2023 on Twitter.
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NCTM reminded us with a tweet that March 20, 2023 was a palindrome day! Naturally that raises questions. I wonder how special that is? Do we get only one per year? Do we get one every year?

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A recent post from Math for Love helps teachers out with resources to plan a Family Math Night at their school. In general, I love games and puzzles where the rules are simple but the math is not. This blog post offers a nice sample of such games and puzzles. The image below shows one puzzle type (The Broken Calculator), which I think would be perfect for 4th or 5th grade. In fact, I loved the idea so much I created my own version for a 5th grade decimal unit. (For example, how would you make 0.364 without the decimal point and without a 3, 6 or 4? Tricky!)

Denise Gaskin's Let's Play Math

Denise has been sharing free games and activities from her collection of playful books. One of her books is called "Thinking Thursday: A new math journaling prompt every week!" From this book Denise recently shared the prompt, "Pick a topic you have learned in math. Write two correct statements and one false statement. Trade with a friend. Can you find each other's fibs?"

Here's an example of a more targeted prompt: "Tell me two truths and a lie about the median of a set of 5 numbers." If you try it yourself, as I did below, you'll see it's not so easy to write these kinds of statements. Open-ended tasks like this are great for differentiation within a classroom because students will each challenge themselves at an appropriate level.

A. The median of 5 numbers is always a number in the set.

B. The median of 5 numbers is always greater than the smallest number in. the set.

C. The median of 5 numbers does not change if you add 10 to the largest number.

Reflections and Tangents: Thoughts on Math, Education, and Technology

The Reflections and Tangents blog has done a series of posts using what they call the "Same and Different inquiry routine." The idea is that you present students with two similar mathematical situations, and (as the name suggests) ask students to brainstorm how the situations are the same and how they are different. The March 3 blog post gives an example from calculus, but you could really adapt the structure of the activity to any grade level at all. For a middle school classroom, you might ask, for example, what is the same and what is different about 3 different sequences.
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This recent tweet by Sunil Singh sort of blew my mind. He shows a textbook illustration that extends Pascal's triangle upwards to include Row - 1, Row -2, and Row -3. Why didn't I think of this before? Extending the triangle would make a wonderful, playful activity for middle schoolers. For older students, it broadens the application of the binomial theorem to include negative exponents.
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This blog is by an artist (Paula Beardell Krieg) who explores mathematics visually. In a recent post she turns a circle theorem about inscribed right triangles into an art project. Notice the visual impact of this drawing: In spite of the complexity and asymmetry of the drawing, many of the lines Paula created intersect in what appears to be the center of the circle. The drawing invites you to wonder why!
Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival activities blog
The Julia Robinson Math Festival is always a good source of playful activities. Their new blog for activities that are not quite ready for prime time is a great find. The most recent post on Modular Origami with Sonobe Units is a rich activity that could keep a math circle busy and engaged for a few sessions. The origami squares become building blocks to create polyhedra, which can then be explored geometrically (exploring structures) and algebraically (exploring numerical patterns).

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A math blog by Sian Zelbo for elementary and middle school. Emphasizes problem solving and mathematical reasoning.

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Do you like solving mind-bending mathematical brainteasers?

Can you and your friends untangle some fiendish puzzles?

Would you like the chance to use your mathematical skills to win some great prizes?

Then the MathsBombe is for you!

MathsBombe is aimed at students up to Year 13 (England and Wales), S6 (Scotland), Year 14 (Northern Ireland). You don't need to be a computer whizz or a mathematical genius - you just need to keep your wits about you and be good at solving puzzles!

What do I have to do and how can I take part?

The competition will start on Wednesday 27th January 2021.

Every two weeks a new pair of puzzles will be released, on Wednesday afternoons at 4pm (UK time). Each puzzle set contains two mathematical puzzles for you and your team to solve. The puzzles span the whole spectrum of mathematics: from fiendish logic puzzles in pure mathematics to applications of mathematics in real-world settings. You'll need to keep your wits about you and `think-outside-the-box': complicated techniques from A-level or computer coding probably won't help you!

The organisation of the competition in 2021 will be different from previous years. While we are still releasing puzzles, the competition is open to the public with no registration. Unfortunately there won't be a forum this year.

Although you can't register a team for the competition this year, you are welcome to team up with your friends and attempt the puzzles together. You will be able to check if your solution is right, and we'll let you know if you are the first person to find the solution for that puzzle!

If you would like to be notified about this and future Mathsbombe competitions, please sign up for an email reminder.

About the organisers.

MathsBombe is organised by the Department of Mathematics at The University of Manchester. It is the sister competition to the Alan Turing Cryptography Competition.

The competition is supported by the Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Trust.

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Do you like solving mind-bending mathematical brainteasers? Can you and your friends untangle some fiendish puzzles? Would you like the chance to use your mathematical skills to win some great prizes? Then the MathsBombe is for you! MathsBombe is aimed at students up to Year 13 (England and Wales), S6 (Scotland), Year 14 (Northern Ireland).

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Bold, bright and beautiful ideas for mathematics teaching, learning and play. Here you will find resources for mathematical art activities, ideas for classroom display, and suggestions for using origami in mathematics lessons.

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These papers are legacy Edexcel Exam Papers, however they have been edited to reflect the new A Level Specifications. I have included new questions, not found in the old specs, so as to make it suitable for the new A level requirements. I've made Paper 1 Pure Practice Papers into an AS Pure Papers so that they can be used by students taking AS Pure Paper.

I've created those papers in the only intention of helping teachers to deliver the new A level specifications and helping students in their revision for their A level exams. They will supplement the existing practice papers out there and hopefully will provide a big relief for all teachers and students who have been asking for more practice papers!
I've used code J8 which means January 2008 (I've combined Jan 2008 C1, C2 & C3 paper into a single AS Pure Paper). Code M8 means May 2008; J9 means Jan 2009; M9 means May 2009 etc... : These papers have been solely edited by me and are for educational purposes only, and not for financial gain

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These papers are legacy Edexcel Exam Papers, however they have been edited to reflect the new A Level Specifications. I have included new questions, not found in the old specs, so as to make it suitable for the new A level requirements. I've made Paper 1 Pure Practice Papers into an AS Pure Papers so that they can be used by students taking AS Pure Paper.

I've created those papers in the only intention of helping teachers to deliver the new A level specifications and helping students in their revision for their A level exams. They will supplement the existing practice papers out there and hopefully will provide a big relief for all teachers and students who have been asking for more practice papers!
I've used code J8 which means January 2008 (I've combined Jan 2008 C1, C2 & C3 paper into a single AS Pure Paper). Code M8 means May 2008; J9 means Jan 2009; M9 means May 2009 etc... : These papers have been solely edited by me and are for educational purposes only, and not for financial gain

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Filtered research on mathematics education

Every two months we bring you an Espresso - a small but intense draught of filtered research on mathematics education, expressly designed with teachers in mind. Each Espresso considers one particular issue in mathematics education, and how the latest good-quality research can provide helpful guidance or further reading. Perfect with a biscuit; sip gently and combine with a drop of professional judgement for a benevolent stimulant effect.

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...because all counters are double sided! A blog about how I use double sided counters in teaching directed number arithmetic

How I've tried to implement a few ideas from Mark McCourt's phasing learning model, in particular the practise phase

So, what is a MathsConf and why do I like them so much?

Some of the more technical details behind how I create my sketchnotes.

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Teaching place value and not just about base ten. ...because all counters are double sided! A blog about how I use double sided counters in teaching directed number arithmetic How I've tried to implement a few ideas from Mark McCourt's phasing learning model, in particular the practise phase So, what is a MathsConf and why do I like them so much?

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Mr Barton Maths Podcast

The Mr Barton Maths Podcast consists of long-form conversations with people from the wonderful world of education who interest and inspire me. Links to the show notes of every episode I have recorded are below, and you can also visit the Mr Barton Maths podcast website for collections of episodes and information how to sponsor the show

Happy listening!

#001 Andrew Taylor: Head of Maths at AQA

#002 Graham Cumming: Head of Maths at Edexcel

#003 Neil Ogden: Maths Specialist at OCR

#004 Oxbridge Interview Special

#005 Jo Morgan: Resourceaholic

#006 Mel Muldowney: JustMaths

#007 Bruno Reddy: Times Table Rockstars and MrReddy.com

#008 Charlie Stripp: NCETM and MEI

#009 Dan Meyer: 3 Act Math Desmos TED Talk and more!

#010 Will Emeny: Great Maths Teaching Ideas and Numeracy Ninjas

#011 Stefanie Sullivan: Maths PGCE Tutor from Nottingham University

#012 Mark McCourt: Ofsted, emaths, La Salle Education, NCETM and more!

#013 Jamie Frost: Dr Frost Maths and Teaching High Achievers

#014 Beth Lilley: NQT

#015 Ed Southall - Part 1: SolveMyMaths and Mathematics PGCE Tutor

#016 Dylan Wiliam: Author, Researcher Trainer and Assessment for Learning Expert

#017 John Corbett: Flipped Learning, Videos and Corbett Maths

#018 Tom Bennett: Behaviour Teacher Workload and ResearchEd

#019 Paul Rowlandson: Bar Modelling, Questioning, Shanghai, Tokyo & Training Teachers

#020 Greg Ashman: Cognitive Load Theory and Direct Instruction vs Inquiry-Based Learning

#021 Daisy Christodoulou: Assessment Multiple Choice Questions 7 Myths about Education

#022 Dani Quinn - Part 2: Michaela School, Behaviour, Drills & Culture

#023 Robert and Elizabeth Bjork: Memory, Forgetting, Testing & Desirable Difficulties

#024 Kris Boulton - Part 1: Planning Lessons, Engelmann and Differentiation

#025 Ed Southall - Part 2: Maths Puzzles and Lessons from Japan

#026 Nick Rose: Mindset, Misconceptions & Differentiation

#027 Chief Examiner Trevor Senior: How GCSE Maths exams are written

#028 Primary School Teacher Rachel Webster: How your Year 7s have been taught maths

#029 Andrew Blair: Inquiry Maths

#030 Andrew Blair: prequel: Inquiries and being a Head of Department

#031 Kris Boulton - Part 2: Minimally guided instruction, Understanding & How before Why

#032 Lucy Rycroft-Smith: Cambridge Mathematics, Setting, Times Tables & Anxiety

#033 Peps Mccrea: Planning, Memorable Teaching & Teacher Expertise

#034 Doug Lemov: Teach like a Champion and Top Tips for delivering training

#035 Colin Foster: Mathematical Etudes, Confidence & Questioning

#036 Carl Hendrick and Robin Macpherson: What does this look like in the classroom?

#037 Jane Jones: Ofsted, observations, marking & reasoning

#038 Amir Arezoo: Lean maths departments, deep work & schemes of work

#039 Helen Hindle: Mixed attainment teaching and growth mindset

#040 Anne Watson and John Mason: Variation, questioning, visualising & developing mathematical thinkers

#041 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf14

#042 Oliver Lovell: Planning, running a maths department & Cognitive Load Theory

#043 Conference Takeaways: researchEd Blackpool 2018

#044 Conference Takeaways: BCME: Day 1

#045 Conference Takeaways: BCME: Day 2

#046 Conference Takeaways: BCME: Day 3

#047 Conference Takeaways: BCME: Day 4

#048 Lucy Crehan: Cleverlands

#049 Alison Kiddle and Charlie Gilderdale: NRICH

#050 Dylan Wiliam - the return! Creating the Schools our Children need

#051 Conference Takeaways: Comparative Judgement: with a cameo from Daisy Christodoulou!

#052 Harry Fletcher-Wood: Responsive Teaching

#053 Conference Takeaways: researchEd Rugby

#054 Tom Sherrington: The Learning Rainforest

#055 GCSE Maths Exam special: Graham Cumming and Karen Wilkinson

#056 Conference Takeaways: Festival of Education: Day 2

#057 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf15

#058 Conference Takeaways: JustMaths Conference 2018

#059 Slice of Advice 2018: What did you learn this year?

#060 Greg Ashman: The Truth about Teaching

#061 Slice of Advice: What does the first lesson with your class look like?

#062 Simon Singh: Fermat's Last Theorem and stretching high-attainers

#063 Jeremy Hodgen: Teaching low-attaining students relevance and fingers!

#064 Conference Takeaways: researchED Scotland: September 2018

#065 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf16: Glasgow

#066 Hannah Fry: algorithms, love and being a mathematician

#067 Bernie Westacott: Teaching maths with visuals and manipulatives

#068 Becky Allen: Workload, happiness, expertise, progress & pupil premium

#069 Helen Williams: Early Years teaching and manipulatives

#070 Jo Morgan: 100th Maths Gems Special

#071 David Didau: Making kids cleverer

#072 Chris Smith: Injecting fun into lessons, Resources. Pi Day & Revision Days

#073 Naveen Rizvi: Scripted lessons examples and social media

#074 Jemma Sherwood - Part 1: Sequences of lessons and the importance of silence

#075 Alex Quigley: Closing the vocabulary gap

#076 Conference Takeaways: researchEd Blackpool 2019

#077 Conference Takeaways: Educating Northants 2019

#078 Peter Mattock: Visible Maths, planning lessons & running a department

#079 Conference Takeaways: ATM/MA 2019 Conference: Day 1

#080 Conference Takeaways: ATM/MA 2019 Conference: Day 2

#081 Inside Exams: Episode 1: Language

#082 Mark McCourt - the return! Teaching for mastery

#083 Michael Pershan: Example-Problem Pairs, problem solving & moving schools

#084 Chris McGrane: Task design and changing your mind

#085 Jonny Griffiths: RISPs problem solving and mental health

#086 Conference Takeaways: MEI Maths Conference 2019

#087 Tom Sherrington: Rosenshine's Principles in Action

#088 Slice of Advice 2019: What did you learn this year?

#089 The Science of Learning: 77 Studies That Every Teacher Needs to Know

#090 Rob Eastaway: Estimation, perception of maths & the importance of haha

#091 Multiple Choice Questions on trial with AQA's Zeek Sweiry

#092 Julia Smith: Teaching GCSE resit and the 5Rs approach

#093 Alex Bellos: Puzzles, Perception and Pool Tables

#094 Emma McCrea: Making every maths lesson count and training teachers

#095 Topics in Depth: Indices with Jo Morgan

#096 Tom Francome: Supporting novice teachers and planning lessons

#097 Exam malpractice: Inside Exams with AQA

#098 Kris Boulton - Part 3: Is cognitive science almost useless for designing effective teaching?

#099 Topics in Depth: Angles and parallel lines with Jo Morgan

#100 Daisy Christodoulou: Teachers vs Tech!

#101 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf22: Manchester: March 2020

#102 Special episode: Online learning during the Covid-19 outbreak

#103 Teaching from Home: Ben Rooney: structure, social interactions and experimenting with technology

#104 Teaching from Home: Michael Pershan: Zoom, Assessment for Learning and a careful choice of questions

#105 Teaching from Home: Jo Morgan: Hegarty Maths, family life and why she will not be doing live lessons

#106 Teaching from Home: Dan Pearcy: Google Meets, Poll Everywhere and 5 principles for remote teaching

#107 Teaching from Home: Adam Boxer: retrieval, conducting interviews and staying safe and sane

#108 Teaching from Home: Jon Hutchinson: making videos for primary school students

#109 Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick: How learning happens

#110 Teaching from Home: Helen Williams: supporting Early Years students

#111 Teaching from Home: Jules Daulby: supporting students with Special Educational Needs

#112 Teaching from Home: Ollie Lovell and Bryn Humberstone: Checking for understanding, Desmos and lessons learned

#113 Teaching from Home: Jamie Frost: Dr Frost Maths and virtual whiteboards

#114 Robert Kaplinsky: Depth of Knowledge, Open Middle Problems and effective CPD

#115 Mark Healy - Part 1: Cognitive science versus cognitive psychology

#116 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf23 (online!)

#117 Jonathan Hall: MathsBot, teaching visually and behaving mathematically

#118 Adele Bates: Behaviour and relationships

#119 Jemma Sherwood: Part 2: Preparing for September 2020 & being a Head of Department

#120 Mark Healy - Part 2: Sleep, growth mindset and teaching amid Covid-19

#121 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf24 (online!)

#122 Jo Morgan: Teaching Key Stage 3 maths

#123 Peps McCrea: Motivated teaching

#124 Research in Action 1: Language and Dyscalculia with Julia Bahnmuller

#125 Research in Action 2: Parental engagement with Tim Jay

#126 Research in Action 3: Estimation, equals and working memory with Iro Xenidou-Dervou

#127 Research in Action 4: Maths anxiety with Kelly Trezise

#128 Research in Action 5: Fingers and game-based apps with Korbinian Moeller

#129 Research in Action 6: Cognitive Load Theory with Ouhao Chen

#130 Research in Action 7: Designing and interpreting educational research with Matthew Inglis

#131 Research in Action 8: Numbers and space with Krzysztof Cipora

#132 Research in Action 9: PhDs and maths textbooks with Beth Woollacott

#133 Research in Action 10: When to tell and teaching algebra with Dave Hewitt

#134 Ollie Lovell: Cognitive Load Theory in Action

#135 Jo Morgan: tips and resources for teaching online

#136 CLASSIC EPISODE (April 2017): Dani Quinn - Part 1: Michaela School Planning Lessons Low Stakes Tests

#137 Doug Lemov: Tips for the return to classrooms

#138 Michael Pershan: Teaching with worked examples: part 1

#139 Michael Pershan: Teaching with worked examples: part 2

#140 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021: Day 1

#141 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021: Day 2

#142 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021: Day 3

#143 Anne Watson and Kris Boulton in conversation

#144 Christian Bokhove: Coherence, textbooks and research best bets

#145 Research in Action 11: University transition and oral assessments with Paola Iannone

#146 Research in Action 12: Inquiry as a way of being with Barbara Jaworski

#147 Research in Action 13: The self-explanation effect and how experts read maths differently with Lara Alcock

#148 Research in Action 14: Counting in the animal kingdom with Krzysztof Cipora

#149 Research in Action 15: Children's early understanding of number with Francesco Sella

#150 Research in Action 16: Writing a maths curriculum with Colin Foster

#151 Research in Action 17: Executive function with Camilla Gilmore

#152 Research in Action 18: Comparative judgement with Ian Jones

#153 Research in Action 19: Teaching mixed-attainment with Tom Francome

#154 Tom Harbour: engaging parents in their children's learning

#155 Jo Morgan: depth and sequencing of the maths curriculum

#156 Paul Rowlandson: Getting mixed up with interleaving

#157 Dan Draper: Overlearning and conceptual leaps

#158 Adam Boxer: explanations, retrieval and maths & science working together

#159 Introducing... Tips for Teachers!

#160 Ollie Lovell: relations regulation leadership & tools for teachers

#161 The future of the Mr Barton Maths podcast

#162 Beyond survival: a conversation with Jamie Thom

#163 How to observe a lesson with Adam Boxer

#164 How to plan a maths lesson with Craig Latimir

#165 How to be more evidence-informed with Peps Mcrea

#166 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 1

#167 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 2

#168 How to lead a maths department with Femi Adeniran and Matt Findlay

#169 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 3 (with Ollie Lovell)

#170 How to secure 100% student engagement with Pritesh Raichura

#171 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 4 (with Ollie Lovell)

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