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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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Standards Units Rich Tasks on Mr Barton Maths

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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!

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Maths Teaching Resources, teaching blog and maths games.

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Five things you might not know about the new GCSE content #1

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Resourceaholic - free resources and ideas for teaching secondary school maths

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Reports are filtering in to Flying Colours Towers about the mock exams recently taken by year 11s. Words like 'bloodbath' and 'disaster' feature prominently (my students, I should add, have acquitted themselves well and are in line to be mentioned in dispatches for bravery.)

There's a reason the new-style papers are generating significantly lower scores than their counterparts from last year: the new papers are going rather further into the syllabus at the top end at the expense of a few less demanding questions at the beginning. Where a candidate around the old B/C borderline might have expected to get on a roll with the first few questions and bank 10 or 15 easy marks, this year's paper is unlikely to be so generous.

So, what can you do, if you're aiming for a 5 - a grade somewhat better than a C used to be, but not quite an old-timey B? You can employ some exam technique, of course.

Some suggestions:

Expect it to be tough. Even if you're used to getting 90+% on tests, the new paper is likely to challenge you. Adjust your expectations accordingly: don't think about the marks you're dropping, think about the marks you're picking up.

Write down relevant information. I expect the grade boundaries, especially in the higher paper, to be quite low. You will get marks for making a reasonable start on a question, and those add up quickly.

Slow down and read carefully. This is my top tip for these exams: you can't just say 'this is a ratios question, and this is how I do ratios questions, bish bash bosh' any more; you need to look at the information you're given and try to understand the situation carefully. Your ratios skills (for example) will play a part, but the days of predictable template questions are gone.

Revise your formulas. It used to be that you had a page of information telling you trig rules and shape formulas - that's gone. You need to know those. Use something like Anki to test yourself so you can generate them in your sleep.

Don't panic. If you go in and expect everything to be obvious and easy, you are likely to stumble and get distressed. It's rough, if you have two or three questions in a row you can't make head or tail of - but that doesn't mean the next one will also be impossible for you. Do what you can.

I sympathise, by the way: the roll-out of the new papers has been somewhere between shambolic and inept; as I say, I expect the grade boundaries to reflect that. Best of luck!

* Edited 2016-12-19 to include advert for Exam Technique, an excellent gift for anyone with an imminent GCSE.

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Some exam technique tips for the new GCSE

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Reports are filtering in to Flying Colours Towers about the mock exams recently taken by year 11s. Words like ‘bloodbath’ and ‘disaster’ feature prominently (my students, I should add, have acquitted themselves well and are in line to be mentioned in dispatches for bravery.)

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Welcome to FlashMaths.co.uk, a growing collection of 67 maths starters, activities and games to aid the teaching of maths lessons in and out of the classroom.

Download all flash files in one file here: FlashMaths - All Files. Simply drag and drop the flash file you need into SMART Notebook/Power Point etc for instant use.

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Welcome to FlashMaths.co.uk, a growing collection of 67 maths starters, activities and games to aid the teaching of maths lessons in and out of the classroom. Download all flash files in one file here: FlashMaths - All Files. Simply drag and drop the flash file you need into SMART Notebook/Power Point etc for instant use.

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MrCarterMaths enables you to generate high-quality questions and differentiated resources at the click of a button. When used alongside our exam skills sections and custom question builder, it provides a wide range of paperless resources at a cost-effective price.

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Bread & Butter

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This morning I've finished marking my year 11 mocks (well! I say finished ... I mean I've marked the non calculator paper ... the 2nd paper isn't until Monday) and whilst overall they are pretty good, I've come to the

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The Corbettmaths 5-a-day for the 9-1 GCSE.