Charlotte McFarlan

Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm Police officer was concerned ex-army chief, a Teledyne adviser, sought to have ‘input’ into factory attack investigation A member of the House of Lords urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at the request of a US defence company that employs him as an adviser. Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, wrote privately to two separate Home Office ministers asking them to address the “threat” posed by the group after its activists targeted a factory in 2022. Continue reading...

Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm

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As promised, I've made a new resource library for GCSE Statistics: www.resourceaholic.com/2025/08/gcse...

#ukmathschat #gcsestatistics #mathstoday

“..more surprising, however, is that those who had lost the argument agreed tha they had lost the argument. The focus shifted from what kind of system there should be to making the comprehensive system work. Although, for the reasons discussed above, it is impossible to be sure of the reasons for a country's success, similar political stability appears to have been an important factor in the success of Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai an Korea. However, it is far from clear whether policies that take a long time to implement would be possible to implement in countries like England, where ed. cation is treated as something of a political "football" with policies changing with changes of government, and even changes in ministers of education. Looking a other countries may give us ideas. It will never provide us with solutions.”

Interesting from “Learning about mathematics teaching from other countries” by Dylan William (chapter in Debates in Mathematics Education)

More than fifty private schools shut since Labour put VAT on fees Department for Education defends ending tax breaks for independent institutions, after parents lost a legal battle at the High Court this year — view map

The headline here should say:

"Number of private schools increases by 35 - showing fears of an exodus to be unfounded".

(The increase is mentioned way down the article.)

www.thetimes.com/article/19ef...

There are a lot of idiots enraged by this misleading Times headline.

The article itself - yes, the exact same one - points out that:

A) In any typical year, about 50 independent schools close

B) More independent schools opened than shut, so the overall number went up.

But that's far too nuanced.

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Yeah okay the late comers thing is a good point

Interesting. I’d do that at the beginning. What’s the thought behind doing it at the end?

Yes I think this may well be a wider thing actually

Maybe that’s why PGCE students use them / are told to use them. I agree as an experienced teacher, I know by the end of the lesson if it’s done well. But thinking back to my first year teaching, I think I probably didn’t.

Brilliant, thank-you!

I guess I was thinking with my maths hat on but interesting to hear about other subjects. I’m same as you, if I want to check understand at the end, just get the MWBs back out

#MathsToday

I’m thinking about Exit Tickets. Lots of training materials / blogs / podcasts make it sound like printed Exit Tickets are almost ubiquitous. But I’ve worked in three different schools that didn’t have a department / school policy on them and they were not widely or routinely used. Is that odd?

Don Steward was really ahead of his time when it came to capital letters. Just a musing.

Police officers ‘also abused’ Rotherham grooming gang victims One says she was raped from the age of 12 by a South Yorkshire Police officer in a marked police car.

I am so extremely tired. Those poor, poor girls.

WASPInomics and the magic avocado tree Why boomers struggle to make sense of the millennial world.

"It’s not as simple as ‘housing got more expensive’; the ratios between prices have completely altered in a way that makes the economics of a modern young household utterly incomprehensible to retired homeowners."

A brilliant piece here.

martinrobbins.substack.com/p/waspinomic...

Overloading ITT isn't the solution to society's ills We can't solve every challenge in society by adding it into teacher training – but government-backed professional development would help teachers to play their part, says Yalinie Vigneswaran

It’s great people recognise the value of education to tackle social issues – but we can’t overload ITT and new teachers by expecting them to take on every topic, says this ITT director

Hey folks. Making some plans for my Substack next academic year, where I'm planning to do a weekly piece on the use of language in various maths topics. I have most of my ideas, but I'd love to hear from you lot! Which maths topics would you like a language deep-dive into?

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The book “Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker”

When you get back from holiday to this package from your boss as a thank you for your hard work 🤓

Yes anecdotally I really see that

Yeah I had to really re-calibrate my brain on this when I was KS5 coordinator. When I was at school, I wouldn’t have chosen maths A Level if I thought I’d get a C in it but lots of students who choose it would be happy with this outcome and it would open doors

People are always asking "Is there a scientific calculator for visually impaired students?"
Yes, there is, and I have just done a review
At around £600, it's not cheap, but it does everything needed for GCSE
Full details and manual at:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/1w5ol...

Anyone know of any research (or got any experience of) interventions to help uptake of post-16 maths courses among disadvantaged students and/or groups under-represented in STEM? #ALevelMaths #MathsToday

Explore the Maths Behind AI – for You and Your Students  - AMSP Explore how maths powers AI. These free AMSP courses help teachers and students understand the data, modelling and reasoning behind real-world AI and build the skills to thrive in a data-driven future...

New for next year from the AMSP:

1) Free teacher CPD (+£350 subsidy) exploring data analysis, predictive modelling, and the role of maths in AI.

2) An 11-week student programme to develop practical skills in data analysis, modelling, and ethical AI.

Details of both:
amsp.org.uk/explore-the-...

Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections As part of a raft of new measures, people will no longer need to register themselves to vote.

This is so sensible - and about time too. theconversation.com/automatic-vo...

Thanks!

Love it!!

Set up a LinkedIn today. What are your tips? I’m clearly doing something wrong because based on what I’ve done, I’m being shown *three separate* job ads for “plumbing lecturer” 🤷🏻‍♀️