With Susan Okereke
Welcome to The Future of Maths Education series. This is the first article in a 4-part series exploring the biggest takeaways from my summer reflections. You can find Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here. At the start of the summer I was immersed in this exact question across four incredible events and over the next four blog posts, I’m... Continue Reading →
It's part two of my 4-part series: The Future of Maths Education. If you missed the opening post, you can read Part 1: Insights from the Festival of Education here. You can also jump ahead to Part 3 here or Part 4 here. In this post, I’m shifting my perspective from speaker to listener to unpack why connecting maths across different academic... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Part 3 of my 4-part series, The Future of Maths Education. To catch up on the earlier discussions, read Part 1 here and Part 2 here, or feel free to look ahead to Part 4 here. In this post, we are looking beyond the AI hype to explore practical, pedagogy-first strategies for integrating AI directly into the maths classroom. Following my time at the Royal... Continue Reading →
This is the fourth and final post in my series, The Future of Maths Education. To see how this journey evolved, catch up on the previous posts by reading Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. In this post, we look at why foundational numeracy is the ultimate, non-negotiable tool for navigating an AI-driven economy safely and equitably. To... Continue Reading →
It was great to welcome the Axiom Maths team to St Mark's Academy and have them see one of our maths circles in action. Being part of the Axiom Maths academic advisory committee, I've been aware of Axiom's work for a while, so it was really nice to see the programme working with students at... Continue Reading →
To mark National Numeracy Day 2026, I was delighted to join Rotimi Merriman-Johnson for a special Mr MoneyJar podcast episode focused on numeracy and maths confidence. National Numeracy Day is a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of the impact that improving numeracy can have on individuals, families, and communities across the UK and beyond. In this episode, we explored something that... Continue Reading →
Honoured to speak at the Pearson School and Colleges Report launch on May 5th 2026. Education is always evolving and this year’s report captures five years of insights from 50,000+ voices on AI, SEND, and the future of learning. In my speech, I reflected on why this work matters. Reports like this ask the real questions: What’s working? What isn’t?... Continue Reading →
If you’re a maths teacher and you’ve got questions about the Curriculum and Assessment Review, you should watch the Pearson webinar ‘𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀’. It’s informative and maths focused and I had the pleasure of being involved in the conversation. I joined Vicky Wood, Subject Advisor for Maths and... Continue Reading →
I’m excited to say I’m one of the authors of the new Oxford University Press Financial Literacy workbook series out now. It’s a comprehensive series for years 1-9 (ages 4-14) that helps students develop key financial literacy skills through primary and lower secondary, with year-on-year progression. Through the course, students will explore age-appropriate, real-world topics,... Continue Reading →
National Numeracy Day 2025 was on the 21st May and this year’s theme was money and improving our money management. As part of the campaign my Maths Appeal podcast co-host, Bobby Seagull and I put together a ‘Maths and Money’ lesson to be part of the National Numeracy Day Toolkit for Schools. The toolkit for schools offers a fantastic selection of activities... Continue Reading →
Do The Maths Thing 