Mark Williams

@numberblocks.bsky.social are in Birmingham @ncetm.bsky.social

Speaking and Listening (AT1)

LA/MA/HA

No, it is not separate from the school and children can move between a mainstream classroom and the SRP.

Infant school, 0. We are on the doors when they open.

No idea, but we have a Specialised Resource Provision with very high adult ratios on site. www.warwickshire.gov.uk/school-admis...
You might refer to that provision as an SEND class.

You can tell how old that picture is, they are still using 'hands up'!

One quarter of a number is three quarters.
Two quarters of a number is six quarters.
Three quarters of a number is nine quarters.
Four quarters of a number is twelve quarters.

📊 Why is the maths gender gap growing?
🎥 Our Director Charlie Stripp explores results from KS2 and beyond, and explains why it matters for all of us.
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Pardon my ignorance, but a single bracket means all the terms have a single common factor?

So is this just asking if all the bits have a common factor?

Maybe someone from a MAT?

YouTube video by Channel 4 Comedy Confused Teacher Crashes Out Over His Job | Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping | Channel 4 Comedy

Mitchell and Webb on teaching maths… 😂 youtu.be/8AeCo3AD1cM?...

How many flowers?

During the summer break, we are revisiting a selection of our blogs from this year.

In 'Making meaning with manipulatives through free play and structured opportunities,'
Mark Williams (#NCETM Primary Specialist) shares his experiences from a KS1 classroom.

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Yes, in Year 1.

We’re so proud of Alice Williams, who recently represented our school at the ESRI Conference in London as a Bloxham Sustainability Ambassador
Alice delivered an outstanding presentation, showcasing her passion for sustainability and the incredible work she’s contributed to the challenge
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Today, the @theeef.bsky.social have published a new edition of their guidance on teaching assistants.

Based on a review of the evidence base, the report offers 5 recommendations to support school leaders to effectively deploy their teaching assistants.

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Coming soon! New guidance on the “Deployment of Teaching Assistants"

@theeef.bsky.social are getting ready to launch an update to one of their popular guidance reports, focused on how best to deploy teaching assistants.

Launching 26 March 2025

Many teaching schemes follow a predictable pattern—and while structure is helpful, predictability can sometimes work against learning.

If a particular slide or character (like a well-known tortoise) always signals a mistake, children learn this pattern, not the maths.

So it looks like Maths Anxiety in the UK has fallen relative to the OECD average?

Which Nation’s Students Are Defying the Math Anxiety Trend? Math anxiety is up among students globally, but a few countries deviate from the pattern.

In 2012, kids in PISA tests scored their maths anxiety.

In 2022, they did the same.

In almost EVERY country in the world, reported maths anxiety has increased. That's despite different politics, cultures, maths curricula etc.

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'Mathematics teaching for mastery assumes everyone can learn and enjoy mathematics'

In his blog, A Pedagogy For Equity, Tom Pole asks the question, What can we learn from Teaching for Mastery in Mathematics?

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#UKMathsChat #PrimaryMaths #EduSky

'How to develop disciplinary literacy in maths.'

In this blog, Elizabeth Bridgett shares the journey of developing disciplinary literacy in maths throughout Tudor Grange Academies Trust.

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I agree, but also have to remind everyone that there is no statutory curriculum for year 1, only "non-statutory guidance" which was replaced in 2020. These objectives need to be covered in KS1.

A brilliant article from Sue Gifford (ECMG) in the latest @atmmathematics.bsky.social journal 295. Some of the the maths ELGs have no research evidence to suggest that they are achievable or desirable, and also a KS1 maths curriculum some of which is based on wishful thinking! #UKMathsChat

Miseducation by Diane Reay (paperback)

Have you read

'The tower of ten cubes represents ten aliens. Splitting the tower in two represents the partitioning of aliens between two ships.'

In this blog Mark Williams shares his experiences of making meaning with manipulatives in a KS1 classroom.

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Further evidence of England's improvement in maths today with the release of the TIMSS 2023 test which allows for comparisons across countries.

Particularly good news at year 9 (13 year olds) where we've seen a decent jump despite the pandemic (unlike other countries).