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
The Maths GCSE Needs a Revamp – The Independent Article
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 →
How Maths Teachers Can Make a Difference – Pearson Blog
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
‘What is the Point of Mathematics?’ interview with Dr Nira Chamberlain
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 →
NCETM LLME Spotlight
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 →
‘If I could Tell You Another Thing’ Book Contributor
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 →
Maths Appeal Podcast – Series 3Â
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 →
Ada Lovelace Day Live 2022
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 →
MEI Conference 2022
The MEI (Mathematics, Education, Innovation) conference took place on the 30th June and 1st July 2022 at the University of Keele. The event was an opportunity for maths teachers and enthusiasts at all stages of their careers to share, explore, discuss and evaluate ideas for the classroom. The workshops covered a wide variety of topics and sessions were led... Continue Reading →
My ‘Her Maths Story’ Story
I’m so pleased to now be one of the Her Maths Story  stories! Her Maths Story believe in encouraging and empowering self-identifying women to pursue careers in mathematics and beyond. Historically, representation of women in STEM and particularly mathematics has been quite poor, recently more so due to the lack of a multitude of women role models. Her Maths Story want to showcase the variety... Continue Reading →