With Susan Okereke
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 →
Can you solve the GCHQ Christmas challenge? When I was asked this question by the BBC, I thought no!… But then I sat down, committed to the first puzzle, relaxed, gave it some time and with a bit of mental struggle, it came to me… and it felt great!! Read more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8gv7g576eo.amp The year's... Continue Reading →
I wrote an article for Schools Week sharing ideas on how school senior leaders can cultivate and nurture a positive attitude towards maths in their schools. Read my article here: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/solutions-five-ways-for-leaders-to-fly-the-flag-for-maths/?mc_cid=7d831ade53&mc_eid=9842fa05e6
I wrote an article for The Independent Voices on why I believe the Mathematics GCSE qualification needs to be revamped. The GCSE exam results were released last week and almost 40% of students in England achieved less than the standard pass grade 4 in maths. My aim is to encourage discussion, which hopefully leads to... Continue Reading →
For the Pearson Schools Blog series, I wrote an article about how maths teachers can make a positive difference for learners and society. Read the article here: https://www.pearson.com/en-gb/schools/insights-and-events/schools-blog/2023/10/how-maths-teachers-can-make-a-difference.html
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Prof. Nira Chamberlain – President of the Mathematical Association – for the vlog series he host, which asks the question 'What is the point of mathematics?'. We discussed the issue of poor numeracy in the UK and the impact this is having on individuals, society and the... Continue Reading →
This month I was featured in the NCETM LLME Spotlight and I talked about the Non-Specialist SKTM (Subject Knowledge for Teachers of Mathematics) programme I’m leading for London SE+ Maths Hub. This project is designed to support the development of specialist subject knowledge in non-specialist teachers teaching maths in a secondary school, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support... Continue Reading →
The book ‘If I could tell you another thing’ is the eagerly anticipated sequel to The Mathematical Association’s popular 2022 publication ‘If I could tell you one thing’. For this second instalment, chapters have been commissioned from a new group of mathematics educators who have collectively accumulated hundreds of years of professional expertise in secondary and post-16... Continue Reading →
Our Maths Appeal Podcast is back for a third series and in this series, we're delighted to partner with National Numeracy, an independent charity that promotes the importance of numeracy and "everyday maths" and Experian, an organisation on a mission to help the nation improve their financial health. My co-host Bobby Seagull and I continue on our mission to make maths accessible to everyone and... Continue Reading →
The 11th of October 2022 was the 13th international Ada Lovelace day and to celebrate there was a fabulous evening of STEM talks about everything from neuroscience to poo engineering to the science of the human voice at Ada Lovelace Day Live Online! The online event was opened by Finding Ada Lovelace Day founder Suw Charman-Anderson and the event’s compere... Continue Reading →
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