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How Resilient Is Education? I first became broadly aware of politics in the run up to the 1997 general election. During these months and the years afterwards the country felt prosperous like - at least in my memory - it has not ...

This one is a little more about economics/politics than education, but I would be keen to hear the views of some educators on this piece.

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What constitutes problem-solving? #iTeachMaths #MathsToday

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#mathstoday the views at this gathering - SE London Maths Hub annual conference - are pretty hard to be beat.

Four blue squares. One red triangle.
What is the area of the red triangle?

Let that be lesson to me as to the pitfalls of posting late on when sleep is more urgent. Calling triangles squares, and not giving enough information to solve the question! New post coming.

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices:

1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social & Lee Wheeler
2 - Greg Thomas & Anna Berry
3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social
4 - @mathsjem.bsky.social
5 - @jemmaths.bsky.social

Break times will be spent with discerning attendees who are keen to know more about problem-solving.

If your UK school has 25%+ of pupils eligible for FSM, you now get free access to Maths Advance.

No forms, no fuss. Email me and I will get you set up:

📩 george@mathsadvance.co.uk

Let’s make high-quality problem-solving accessible to all.

A case of status quo bias? The preference for the current state of affairs, leading individuals to resist change even when new options offer improvements.

Whilst many gladly accepted an offer of free access to Maths Advance, others did not respond. It was a genuine offer...just message me. #maths

Do people set summer holiday work for their lower/middle school cohorts? Would anyone like summer challenge booklets for different year groups?
#mathstoday #UKMathsChat

Is it a long term goal to embed problem-solving? Are you looking for a resource that would enable you to achieve this?
If so, email me (george@mathsadvance.co.uk) for a free trial of the platform until the end of the academic year.

mathsadvance.co.uk is nothing like Sparx.

#iTeachMaths #MathsToday

Gaps you cannot see:
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#MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat

Broken links A near irreducible element of education is in-person lesson delivery. Whilst AI may have already reduced contact time in higher education, it is unlikely to have the same impact in schools. I argue…

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If you are looking for interesting data for scatter graphs any time soon, then feel free to browse the new questions on Maths Advance.

More are coming imminently.

So the 'a' is just a digit, and yes the point is a decimal point.

Something a little different today:
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In #MathsToday, again with year 10, we were discussing algebraic and other approaches to finding the digit 'a'.

Year 10 Mathletics at lunchtime. These learners have signed up to spend their own time answering - or trying to in the case of the Collatz Conjecture - unusual and challenging questions. 35 minutes very well spent.
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And now @mathsadvance.bsky.social is challenging all of us to be in the learner's shows and gets us all to really struggle on the Maths. #MathsConf37

Ruth is right! Follow her lead and begin a free subscription of Maths Advance on our website. It will transform your provision of problem-solving and challenge.

Now, I just need to switch to an email provider that can handle image files!

Your school can have full access to Maths Advance until the end of 2025/26 for only £120. How much does it cost to enter your learners into a single 60-minute maths challenge once per year?

Opportunity presented. There is no decision to make.

Email me: george@mathsadvance.co.uk
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"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." — Upton Sinclair.

Food for thought.

…yet another addition to the ‘yet to read’ pile. This one, however, be given priority boarding. @mrmetacognition.bsky.social

What is the equation of the red line in the square?

My #MathsConf37 workshop choices:

1 - Rebecca Sanders
2 - @mathsadvance.bsky.social
3 - @mrmattock.bsky.social
4 - Jack Jennings
5 - Guy Carpenter

Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf37

My #MathsConf37 workshop choices:

MrsSandersMaths
@mrmattock.bsky.social
@mrmetacognition.bsky.social
@blatherwicksam.bsky.social

...so mostly staying with matters related to problem-solving, and very much looking forward to it!

I am a teacher of ...... – what has maths got to do with me? An exploration of factors within the domain of non maths teachers that may affect students perceptions of maths.

Great blog from @durringresearch.bsky.social and honorary maths teacher Ben Crockett (are you on here Ben?) on why positive attitudes to maths are so important researchschool.org.uk/durrington/n... #MathsToday

Cash-strapped schools plan to lay off teachers in blow to Labour’s promise Despite government pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers, headteachers are under renewed pressure to avoid going into deficit Schools across England say they are being forced to make teachers and teaching assistants redundant to avoid going into deficit,…

Cash-strapped schools plan to lay off teachers in blow to Labour’s promise

Problem solving: no way forward There is a tension between delivering high-quality problem-solving content focused on exposing students to complex, multi-step challenges and the current incentive structure of the teaching profess…

New blog post on problem-solving:

#MathSky #ITeachMath #EduSky #UKMathsChat

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