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Claire Metcalfe

@cxmetcalfe.bsky.social

Ex-maths teacher, parent, πŸ• and πŸ” owner, tofu-eater. Working for University of Cambridge on the STEP Support Programme http://maths.org/step/. Views are my own.

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A STEP (maths) question about Harry the calculating horse.

A STEP (maths) question about Harry the calculating horse.

The two STEP questions that I would usually suggest have already appeared on this thread, so I'm going for Harry the horse 🐎

25.02.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Invitations have been emailed out to all UK State School Cambridge STEP offer holders inviting them to join a series of STEP support programme webinars!

We would encourage everyone eligible to sign up even if they cannot make the webinars live.

#Alevelmaths #UKmathschat #MathsToday

13.02.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Exeter Maths School Exeter Mathematics School

STEP preparation opportunity for Year 13 students in the South West from Exeter Maths School: exetermathematicsschool.ac.uk/for-students...

#Alevelmaths #mathstoday #UKmathschat

04.02.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is really cool! I think this sort is the most tuneful of those @scorefollower.bsky.social has posted so far. #mathstoday

26.01.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#mathstoday

21.01.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Parallel Academy offers free online maths tutoring for 250 students. Just recruited 450 more! Preparing bright state school kids for UKMT maths challenges. We need more superstar maths teachers/tutors who offer 8+ hrs/wk evenings/weekends, Β£27.50/h. Email CV & note to tom@goodthinkingsociety.org

04.12.2024 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Problem Solving for Maths Interviews (Student Webinar Series November 2024) | STEP Support Programme

Recordings of all four of our "Problem Solving for Maths Interviews" webinars are now up on the website: maths.org/step/ps-math.... Good luck to everyone!

#mathstoday #Alevelmaths @cambridgeuni.bsky.social

02.12.2024 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Support for Teachers | STEP Support Programme

There's a list of all the topics covered in the foundation modules which might be helpful! It's at the bottom of this page: maths.org/step/support...

27.11.2024 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
STEP Support - Assignment 5 | STEP Support Programme

Try the "warm up" in this SSP foundation module: maths.org/step/assignm...

27.11.2024 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Arm wrestling?

22.11.2024 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Problem Solving for Maths Interviews (Student Webinar Series November 2024) | STEP Support Programme

Webinar 3 is now on the SSP website along with a couple of bonus graph sketching videos: maths.org/step/ps-math...

#ALevelMaths #MathsToday

22.11.2024 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A woman walks a brown and white Sprocker spaniel.  The woman and the dog are looking at each other.  The woman's coat has been slightly mud splattered by a slightly over enthusiastic retrieve.

A woman walks a brown and white Sprocker spaniel. The woman and the dog are looking at each other. The woman's coat has been slightly mud splattered by a slightly over enthusiastic retrieve.

Thought I would introduce myself! My name is Claire, and I was a secondary maths teacher for 15 years and have now been working for over 10 years in Maths Outreach for Cambridge University. In my spare time I chauffeur my kids about and walk my 3 dogs.

22.11.2024 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hannah Fry announced as Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics | Features: Faculty Insights

Exciting times for the Cambridge Maths faculty (and maths.org!)

www.maths.cam.ac.uk/features/han...

22.11.2024 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

**Waves**. Hope all is good with you Andy!

18.11.2024 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Problem Solving for Maths Interviews (Student Webinar Series November 2024) | STEP Support Programme

The recordings of our first two interview preparation webinars are now available here: maths.org/step/ps-math...

Here is an example maths interview from Cambridge (youtu.be/lcFMcohMcVQ?...) and one from Oxford (youtu.be/nietXNrjKD8?...)

#MathsToday #ALevelMaths #UKMathsChat

18.11.2024 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Problem Solving for Maths Interviews (Student Webinar Series November 2024) | STEP Support Programme

The STEP Support Programme is running a series of webinars aimed at sixth form students preparing for a maths interview for university entrance. Watch the recording of our first webinar here: maths.org/step/ps-math...

#AlevelMaths #Mathstoday #University

11.11.2024 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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