On my way home from an inspiring week spent with maths teachers and educators in South Africa. Thanks to AMESA Congress 2025 for inviting me to be one of your plenary speakers.
04.07.2025 18:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Highly topical for me. On my way home from my first ever visit to a free and demicratic South Africa. As an anti-apartheid activist in the eighties, I might have been one of those branded a terrorist.
04.07.2025 18:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Invited to Johannesburg to present and discuss ideas from my research with teacher advisors from all nine provinces in South Africa. A privilege to spend time with such an inspiring group of colleagues.
30.06.2025 19:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hello BSRLM Members. We have moved to Bluesky so please follow us here.
03.06.2025 12:14 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2
💥WEBINAR: SANCTIONS ON ISRAEL NOW 💥
📍Wed 13 May, 7pm (UK)
Join us and @ukstoptrump.bsky.social to discuss how we build pressure for economic sanctions and a fuel embargo on Israel with brilliant speakers, including Omar Barghouti of @bdsmovement.bsky.social
www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...
29.04.2025 17:17 — 👍 18 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 2
In #mathstoday, inspired by @colinfoster77.bsky.social’s Mathematical Etudes, we’ve been combining mathematical thinking and fluency practice 😁 lots of rich conversations all round. Not bad for the last day of a very long term! 😴
11.04.2025 14:12 — 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
While millions of people are already struggling to afford the basics, the extreme wealth of the super-rich is soaring.
And now the government is cutting both international aid and vital support for people in the UK.
📢 It's time to tax the super-rich!
🔗 bit.ly/4j1G8sg
28.03.2025 17:05 — 👍 23 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0
We deserve explanations!
29.03.2025 12:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our response to Labour’s cruel and self-defeating austerity statement:
26.03.2025 13:12 — 👍 41 🔁 24 💬 1 📌 0
“Today marks a new low in the fight against poverty and inequality as the Government chooses to cut vital international aid and social security support for millions of people struggling at home and around the world while protecting the soaring wealth of millionaires and billionaires." Anna Marriott, Oxfam senior policy advisor
REACTION: Oxfam response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Full reaction here: oxfam.org.uk/mc/r7xehy/
26.03.2025 13:27 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
#mathematicsEducation
25.03.2025 21:11 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Yes! We couldn't agree more. Maths is everywhere 🤩 #MoreThanJustNumbers
18.03.2025 12:10 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Green ribbon that reads "UK aid cut" with scissors cutting through it. Text below reads, "Why should people already struggling pay the price? A 2% tax on the super-rich could raise £24 billion a year."
The UK government plans to cut aid and social security, that helps fight inequality and poverty. But there is a fairer way.
Join us and write to your MP urging them to pressure Kier Starmer to reverse these devastating cuts now.
➡️ bit.ly/4i0SgK6
17.03.2025 11:18 — 👍 10 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
Text reads: Tell the Chancellor TAX THE SUPER-RICH. Join the rally. Tues 25 March 17.00 - 19.00. Outside the Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, SW1A 2HQ.
Inequality is soaring, the climate is collapsing, and public services are at breaking point.
On Tuesday 25 March, 5pm, we’ll be joining this rally outside the Treasury to demand the Chancellor taxes extreme wealth to invest in people and planet.
See you there? #makethempay
17.03.2025 12:33 — 👍 28 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 1
Dundee Uni plans to cut 632 jobs.
What does 632 look like?
A bit of Math Art activism this evening to show how many✨
@ducuuo.bsky.social #MathArtMarch
14.03.2025 20:02 — 👍 36 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0
More than 600 jobs face axe at University of Dundee to tackle £35m deficit
The University and College Union described the news as a ‘hammer blow’ for staff.
“This is a hammer-blow to hardworking, committed staff… who are being made to pay the price for egregious management failure”- @drjogrady.bsky.social #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2499948...
12.03.2025 08:33 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Rally outside the court meeting at Dundee university. Still waiting to hear about the recovery plan or the number of jobs being cut #SaveHE #StoptheCuts stopthecutspetition.org.uk
10.03.2025 12:39 — 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
The United Nations criticised UK poverty rates and called for the DWP to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap.
How is it possible that one of the wealthiest countries can’t reverse poverty?
How did the NHS become so underfunded that it struggles to provide essential care on time?
The UN is calling out the UK’s failure to protect basic rights. Why urgent action is needed ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/opinion/unit...
10.03.2025 15:01 — 👍 125 🔁 62 💬 10 📌 5
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10.03.2025 19:34 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
The University Executive Group have imposed a recruitment freeze at the a University of Dundee.
However, they are so short of the relevant skills required that they are advertising for a £200k Director of Transformation.
It’s one rule for them and one rule for everyone else.
07.03.2025 15:03 — 👍 21 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 0
A message from @ducuuo.bsky.social 📢
We're calling on university management to rule out the use of compulsory redundancies 🔥
24.02.2025 13:24 — 👍 43 🔁 30 💬 0 📌 1
📢 @ducuuo.bsky.social's local UCU branch co-president Dr Melissa D'Ascenzio spoke with the BBC yesterday 👇
"Cutting staff is not the solution"
We will keep fighting against these brutal cuts ✊
25.02.2025 09:24 — 👍 16 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
SMCJ-54-2024.pdf
Read my open access article 'Raising mathematical achievement and engagement through practitioner enquiry and action research' in Scottish Mathematical Council Journal (p.43) ...
drive.google.com/file/d/1KF7V...
21.02.2025 21:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#StandUpToRacism #StopTheFarRight No to Islamophobia, anti-Semitism or scapegoating migrants. #RefugeesWelcome #JusticeForShekuBayoh #BlackLivesMatter
Head to https://linktr.ee/sutrscot to get involved!
Director of Global Justice Now. Author of Pharmanomics. Opinions my own. #FreePalestine
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