With Susan Okereke
I had so much fun last week filming for "The Great Big Maths & Science Gameshow". The event, part of the IF Oxford - Oxford Science & Ideas Festival was hosted by Oxford maths tutor Dr Tom Crawford. The teams were me, my fellow Maths Appeal podcast co-host Bobby Seagull and in opposition Institute of Mathematics and its Applications President Dr Nira Chamberlain & science communicator Sophie Ward. This... Continue Reading →
It was a pleasure and privilege to be involved in the Black Heroes of Mathematics Conference for the second year running. In this year’s conference I presented a talk explaining why being numerate is so important and I shone a light on the hidden problem of poor numeracy in the UK. Here is the video of my talk about Numeracy in the UK: https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/1_w0dcpq5a... Continue Reading →
Check out Matt Parker and Steve Mould’s new YouTube video ‘solving the mystery of the impossible cord’. It explains elements of knot theory using a door, a handle and a plug on a lead, amazing! Can you spot me and my maths-magic rope trick? 🧐 I had loads of fun being a guest on the... Continue Reading →
I wrote an article for The Society for Education and Training (SET) magazine in Tuition about how to include more humour into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) communication and teaching. The article builds on some of the ideas mentioned in the Finding Ada panel discussion I was involved in earlier this year, titled ‘Comedy and Communication’ for International Women's Day. Here... Continue Reading →
Earlier in the year I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Pearson’s The Right Angle podcast. The podcast invites topical discussions, debates and insights from a range of thought leaders, award-winning maths educators and facilitators. I had a great chat with host Nicola Woodford-Smith around tackling maths anxiety in the classroom, as well as discussing whether the current maths GCSE... Continue Reading →
I am a school maths teacher and I love teaching maths... but I often get frustrated by some of the content I have to teach that isn’t preparing my students for the technological world they live in and will be working in. Last year, I became aware of The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI... Continue Reading →
National Numeracy Day 2021 took place last week on the 19th May. On the day, the charity National Numeracy put on a variety of events to help children and adults feel confident about numbers at home, work and school. There were a host of free online sessions, videos and resources including inspirational stories and practical advice from real-life... Continue Reading →
The second part of the Tom Rocks Maths Appeal Countdown Special is out now! In part one, Team Maths Appeal (me and Bobby Seagull) had the pleasure of assisting our friend and YouTuber, Dr Tom Crawford aka Tom Rock Maths to host a special maths themed Countdown quiz show. For people who don’t know, Countdown is a daytime words and numbers TV quiz show... Continue Reading →
We all love a bit of a laugh, but how can you use comedy and comedic techniques in your day-today STEM communication, outreach and teaching? This International Women’s Day I had the privilege of taking part in the Finding Ada panel discussion titled ‘Comedy and Communication’, looking at how we can all use comedy techniques in our... Continue Reading →
It’s International Women’s Day tomorrow and I’m reminded of the incredible power of women, especially when we work together! 5 years ago, for my hen-do, I was surprised by some of my incredible female friends who had secretly arranged to recreate the amazing Kiesza – Hideaway music video for me. They spent weeks planning the shoot and... Continue Reading →
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