With Susan Okereke
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 →
The 18th May was National Numeracy Day 2022 and to celebrate the charity National Numeracy wanted everyone to join the first ever nationwide conversation about numbers, the #BigNumberNatter. The aim was to encourage people to talk about numbers, to make the subject a little less scary and to encourage the first step towards improving numeracy. As part of the day... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month I shared some tips in the National Numeracy's Number confidence Week campaign. Number Confidence Week is an opportunity to deal with the powerful and largely unseen issue of low confidence with numbers. Low confidence with numbers can hold us back in our own lives, and can even affect how our children feel about maths. I appeared on the 'Grown-ups! You CAN get confident to help with maths homework’ discussion panel with Tom... 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 →
Happy National Numeracy Day! A day to highlight and celebrate the importance of numeracy skills and everyday maths. I first found out about this fantastic day last year (see previous post) This year, due to the UK Covid-19 lockdown situation National Numeracy decided to put on a virtual festival. The event included a wealth of... Continue Reading →
Do The Maths Thing 