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Access Maths is a website created to share and store maths resources and maths games for maths teachers. It has been born from a passion for well structured and enjoyable maths resources with an aim to inspire both teachers and students in the field of mathematics.

These maths resources are aimed to help teachers engage students within the maths curriculum, by presenting the work in a way which will excite the pupils and most importantly help them learn!

All the Access Maths resources and maths games here are tried, tested and created by myself. I hope they are as useful to you as they are, and have been for me.

The website itself is very much in its infancy stage so there are going to be plenty of updates and new maths resources over the coming new year. So keep checking for regular updates! There are also free maths games under construction constantly that you can find in the games page!

Play The Asteroid Game Now!

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Maths Teaching Resources, teaching blog and maths games.

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4000+ Resources for Key Stage 1 to A Level including....

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3D shapes Adding algebraic fractions Adding and subtracting vectors Adding decimals Adding fractions Adding negative numbers Adding surds Algebraic fractions Algebraic indices Algebraic notation Algebraic proof Alternate angles Alternate segment theorem Angle at the centre Angle in a semi-circle Angles at a point Angles in a triangle Angles in the

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Minimally different problems

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Since I started teaching three years ago, I've been well aware of the problems of traditional textbook exercises when introducing a class to a new concept, procedure. More often than not, textbook exercises became far too varied too quickly, with pupils becoming quickly unstuck, and it became difficult to identify the source of their confusion. Alternatively, it felt as though I was presenting students with 'just more practice of the same', which was deeply unsatisfactory (regardless of the prior attainment of the pupils).

Hence (and I am hugely indebted to Mr Barton and his book), creating sequences of intelligent, minimally varied practice questions seemed a reasonable step. When they are used to introduce pupils to a topic, they enable pupils to make connections and really focus on the underlying concept. The ones presented here are very much initial attempts - they are not a perfect model of how to write minimally varied exercises. All the same, I hope you find them of some use!

I am contactable at fortyninecubed (at) gmail . com, or on Twitter at @fortyninecubed.

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Enriching mathematics for all learners

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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Interactive tools and activites to aid the teaching of mathematics. Hundreds of randomly generated questions and answers.

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Sharing in an app allows educators to pose problems and investigations for students by using an 8-character code or link. Students can share their thinking with their teachers and classmates. Share codes remain available for continued use for 18 months from the date they are last accessed.
Watch the video to learn how sharing works.

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Form Time Ideas - Tutor group activities

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Ideas and activities to keep your tutor group engaged during form time. A fresh set of activities is generated each time you visit.

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Improving Learning in Mathematics (Standards Units) Rich Tasks

The "Improving Learning in Mathematics" (or Standards Units) resources are, in my opinion, some of the finest ever produced. They are rich, challenging, well thought-out and well resourced. In short, I love them.

From the NCETM website:

"This multi-media resource has been developed with teachers, trainers and managers. Improving Learning in Mathematics builds on existing successful practice and explores approaches that encourage a more active way of learning through the use of group work, discussion and open questioning. Learners are encouraged to 'have a go', become more independent and reflective about their mathematics, to learn to think mathematically rather than simply learning rules and most importantly, to enjoy their mathematics"

Mature_Maths_Trainee has kindly created and shared "classroom ready" versions of these outstanding resources, which not only save you a lot of time, but also contain tips, words or caution, and examples of students' work to help you have the most effective teaching and learning experience possible.

Below are the pdfs and PowerPoints of the main activities which I have found really engage and challenge my students. I would strongly recommend you give them a try!

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Try one of our mathematical crafts!

Below you will find all the Maths Craft handouts from our events, and more. You are free to use our resources so long as you don't change anything or commercialise them. For more details, please see our licence.

Menger Sponge

Fractals are mathematical objects built from repeated copies of themselves. Create a fractal sculpture from business cards. Start by making single cubes, and then assemble them into a sculpture representing a Menger Sponge. Then use our cladding to make it look like a higher-level Menger Sponge. Maths Craft have also made some instructional videos on building a Menger sponge.

Are you a New Zealand maths teacher?

Want to build a Menger sponge in your maths class? Maths Craft in a Box is an entirely free, self-contained box dedicated to exploring the fascinating world of fractals in the classroom. Sign up to be notified about the next release.

Möbius Strips

A Möbius strip is a surprising object; it's a surface with only one edge and one side. Start with our instructions for making and investigating paper Möbius strips. You can even make entwined Möbius hearts.

Licence

All Maths Craft New Zealand handouts are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence. The Maths Craft New Zealand handouts are free to be used at home or in a classroom. By using these handouts, you agree not to use the Maths Craft New Zealand branding for your own products or events, nor to package or distribute our material in any format, even if you do so for free. If you're not sure what the license and agreement allows, please get in touch; we'd love to hear from you.

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Welcome to Goal Free Problems, a place to find and share goal free problems for use with pupils in class and revision

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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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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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Dr Frost Maths

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1. Set and monitor work, either with fixed questions of your choice, an exam past paper, or flexibly adapts to each individual student.

2. Advanced data analytics allow you to identify class misconceptions, see task performance by topic, see student working and provide formative feedback to students.

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Practice and best guess predicted papers for GCSE Maths, expanding to the new GCSE soon.

It's important to note that any predicted paper from any website is logical and systematic guess work at best and may not be the topics which come up on the actual exam. However, teachers have used their judgement in creating these papers from previous 'typical' topics and also through the process of elimination from paper 1. This is not to say if a topic came up on paper 1 that it can't come up on paper 2 in a different form.

For example standard form was presented as a compare on paper 1 2018 AQA. This doesn't mean it won't appear on paper 2. You may be asked to carry out a calculation

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Wow, what an amazing weekend! The La Salle Education maths team excelled themselves again. Thank you to @LaSalleEd team and Mark (@EmathsUK) for another amazing conference #mathsconf13.

Rob Smith (@RJS2212) deserves a special thanks as well for his dedication to selling raffle tickets and also the amazing tuck shop!

The conference raised a £2000 for Macmillan Cancer today, thanks to the donations of all attendees and a significant donation to round the sum up by Mark.

400 maths teachers gathered on a Saturday morning ready for the maths conference to begin. As usual you could feel the excitement in the room. This time though there was a palpable buzz as people waited for Matt Parker (@Standupmaths) to take the stage.

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Starting teaching or moving schools can be both exciting and daunting to begin with. It's a world filled with lots of unknowns that can make us feel both apprehensive and nervous.

There are several key factors that can make this a stressful situation;

not knowing your way around

not knowing your colleagues

not being embedded yourself as a teacher

having a lack of personal space or classroom

having to learn the new systems of a school

All of these factors are common to any teacher who is new to school, even if they have been teaching over 20 years. Knowing these feelings aren't isolated to only yourself is important. The excitement and apprehension of a new role can be an interest mix.

Here are my top tips on how to manage the stress of the unknowns.

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The NQT year for any new teacher can be rather daunting. It's a weird scenario to be in. You are qualified in terms of passing your training but you still have to pass the year in order to be a fully qualified teacher. It is a sort of limbo. I remember getting to my RQT year and not feeling much different to my NQT year, apart from I now had a piece of paper saying I was a fully qualified teacher. 4 years later I'm slowly starting to not feel like a teacher fraud anymore. It's weird, you don't suddenly wake up one day and feel like a teacher. I'm learning everyday in the profession and I'm a great believer that is the way it should always be.

Your NQT year can be more intimidating than most for many reasons, such as:

Finally being let loose and trusted with your own classes on your own

Teaching lots more students as your timetable has significantly increased

You don't know the names of the memebers of your department let alone the students

This lists only a few things.

So here are my top 5 tips:

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This is the first in a series of blogs I'm going to be publishing this week to help support teachers who have new jobs. The first is one of the most important articles, as this is about how current teachers can support those teachers who are either training, starting their NQT year or moving schools.

The majority of schools this year across the country have new members of staff joining the ranks. Some will be experienced teachers and teaching assistants who are moving jobs and others will be newer to the profession such as trainee teachers and NQTs. As colleagues to these new members of staff we have a vital role to play. People are often very excited and dare I say vulnerable when they start a new post. It's a time in which we can have a big impact. It's important we help and support our new colleagues get off to a good start.

How might we do this? I think it's important to say some of these ideas below will be nothing new. However it doesn't hurt to have a reminder; You never know what little thing you might miss. Every small thing adds up tp make a difference to your new colleagues experience in the first few days. Try to remember how you felt on your first day and in your first week.

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Miss B's Resouces Free Maths and Numeracy resources Miss B's

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I wrote about my rationale for this project a couple of months ago.

The idea is that a teacher delivers these sessions to their colleagues in a department meeting or CPD session at an appropriate time (ideally when they are about to teach that topic).

Each pack covers subject knowledge, teaching approaches, misconceptions and resources.

The collection is growing very slowly! Please bear with me - these take a really long time to pull together. Each pack should take between 20 and 45 minutes to run through with colleagues. Please download the documents so that the animations and links work. Refer to the notes section on each slide for sources and comments.

At some point, I hope to screencast each secondary presentation with my commentary.

I am very grateful to maths teacher and consultant Nikki Martin for providing a set of 'Topics in Depth' packs for primary teachers - I've shared these below.

Topics in Depth Secondary Collection

Topics in Depth Primary Collection (with thanks to Nikki Martin @nikki_nzmartin)

A guide to using these packs

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Differentiated Worksheets

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Maths Genie - Free Online GCSE and A Level Maths Revision

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Go Teach Maths: Handcrafted Resources for Maths Teachers

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Homepage - Go Teach Maths: Handcrafted Resources for Maths Teachers

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

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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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