For the last few months I've been working on a podcast called Maths Appeal and it has been an absolute pleasure working with my co-host the brilliant Bobby Seagull and our wonderful wonderful producer Jenny Nelson (collectively we are the 3 Mathsketeers!) The mission of the Maths Appeal podcast is to make maths more accessible to... Continue Reading →

I wrote an article ‘Five Steps to Leading an Effective Maths Intervention’, which was published in the TES (Times Education Supplement) online earlier this month. Here is it is: https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/five-steps-leading-effective-maths-intervention While studying for my Masters in Teaching, I carried out action research where I designed, implemented and evaluated a maths intervention programme at my previous... Continue Reading →

Last week I did a talk at a fun East London event called Nerd Nite (@NerdNiteLondon). Held at the Museum of Childhood, the night consists of 3 speakers who talk to the audience about a specialist interest of theirs. The speakers are given 20 minutes to share an element of their specialist interest and the... Continue Reading →

‘Mastery’ is a buzz word in education right now in the UK and USA, especially with maths education, but what exactly is it? This great TED talk by Sal Khan explains what ‘mastery learning’ is and argues that this should be the aim for all teachers and students. Sal Khan (@salkhanacademy) is an educator and... Continue Reading →

Too many people, especially women believe you're born good at maths or your not.... And this is RUBBISH!! This hilarious video funded by the Harnisch Foundation (a philanthropic foundation focused on advancing equality) aims to challenge this idea and encourage school-age girls and Millennials to re-think their attitudes towards maths and potentially steer more women... Continue Reading →

This Tuesday, the 14th March, is Pi Day, a huge day in the mathematics calendar. I’m irrationally excited about it! I will be sharing my excitement with my students this week and I’ll be using some videos to help explain the importance and awesomeness of the incredible number pi (π). Here are the videos I’m... Continue Reading →

Check out this EXCELLENT video ‘The Map of Mathematics) by Dominic Walliman (quantum physicist and children’s book author). The video explains that mathematics is a huge and wonderfully diverse subject and argues that school maths doesn’t do the field of mathematics justice. This is the first comprehensive explanation of the different areas within mathematics that... Continue Reading →

The first thing I share on this blog is the TED talk ‘Making Math Cool’ by Alex Kajitani (a.k.a. the Rapping Mathematician). In his talk Kajitani reminds us of the importance of humour in our teaching and the importance of being ourselves (bringing our own style!) as we teach our students maths. I’m not suggesting... Continue Reading →

Hello! It has been over a year since my last (and first) blog post. It has taken me a year to work out what I want this blog to be. My professional aim is to make my maths teaching more about the real world, particularly for the lower-attaining students, so they understand that maths is... Continue Reading →