Peter Lacey 🇺🇦
@ecarda1.bsky.social
Enthusiastic about educating but suspicious about schooling.
Interested and experienced in school and system governance.
Career spent investigating how mathematics teaching can best effect mathematics learning.
Interested and experienced in school and system governance.
Career spent investigating how mathematics teaching can best effect mathematics learning.
I'm being asked to verify my age before I can access my bluesky account. Is this normal or is it a scam?
August 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I'm being asked to verify my age before I can access my bluesky account. Is this normal or is it a scam?
Reposted by Peter Lacey 🇺🇦
Brilliant! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’
Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detained
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Brilliant! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sponsored/vi...
Now then, @uklabour.bsky.social tell me how your trade deal with POTUS is putting the interests of working people on the Humber Estuary first?
From where I am, you have sold us down the river.
#Hull
Now then, @uklabour.bsky.social tell me how your trade deal with POTUS is putting the interests of working people on the Humber Estuary first?
From where I am, you have sold us down the river.
#Hull
Vivergo Fuels workers make urgent plea to PM to save threatened Hull bioethanol plant
Workers at Vivergo Fuels have urged the Prime Minister to step in as Hull’s bioethanol plant faces shutdown within days without urgent Government support.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
August 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sponsored/vi...
Now then, @uklabour.bsky.social tell me how your trade deal with POTUS is putting the interests of working people on the Humber Estuary first?
From where I am, you have sold us down the river.
#Hull
Now then, @uklabour.bsky.social tell me how your trade deal with POTUS is putting the interests of working people on the Humber Estuary first?
From where I am, you have sold us down the river.
#Hull
A picture not dissimilar to that of Hiroshima, 80 years ago to the day.
Such is the scale of devastation and misery.
Such is the scale of devastation and misery.
August 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A picture not dissimilar to that of Hiroshima, 80 years ago to the day.
Such is the scale of devastation and misery.
Such is the scale of devastation and misery.
Looking at all schls across England over the last 10 years: as the proportion of schls judged good or better by Ofsted has increased so has the proportion of pupils being suspended or permanently excluded.
Is there a relationship at schl level? Higher excluders more likely getting higher grades?
Is there a relationship at schl level? Higher excluders more likely getting higher grades?
July 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Looking at all schls across England over the last 10 years: as the proportion of schls judged good or better by Ofsted has increased so has the proportion of pupils being suspended or permanently excluded.
Is there a relationship at schl level? Higher excluders more likely getting higher grades?
Is there a relationship at schl level? Higher excluders more likely getting higher grades?
BBC News - School suspensions rise to nearly a million in England
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
School suspensions and exclusions rise to nearly a million in England
Suspensions and exclusions rose in the last school year - with a significant increase among primary-age pupils.
www.bbc.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
BBC News - School suspensions rise to nearly a million in England
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
2.1 x 2.2 × 2.3 = 10.626
I'm comfortable with 10.626 being called the product.
Are you comfortable with 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 being called factors?
Are you comfortable with non-integer factors?
And, if they are not factors, what are they called?
#ukmathschat
#needtoknow
I'm comfortable with 10.626 being called the product.
Are you comfortable with 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 being called factors?
Are you comfortable with non-integer factors?
And, if they are not factors, what are they called?
#ukmathschat
#needtoknow
May 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
2.1 x 2.2 × 2.3 = 10.626
I'm comfortable with 10.626 being called the product.
Are you comfortable with 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 being called factors?
Are you comfortable with non-integer factors?
And, if they are not factors, what are they called?
#ukmathschat
#needtoknow
I'm comfortable with 10.626 being called the product.
Are you comfortable with 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 being called factors?
Are you comfortable with non-integer factors?
And, if they are not factors, what are they called?
#ukmathschat
#needtoknow
May 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
2.1 x 2.2 × 2.3 = 10.626
I'm comfortable with 10.626 being called the product.
Are you comfortable with 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 being called factors?
Are you comfortable with non-integer factors?
And, if they are not factors, what are they called?
#ukmathschat
#needtoknow
I'm comfortable with 10.626 being called the product.
Are you comfortable with 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 being called factors?
Are you comfortable with non-integer factors?
And, if they are not factors, what are they called?
#ukmathschat
#needtoknow
The Mackems have made it!!!
May 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Mackems have made it!!!
I'm beginning to like ChatGPT.
In response to my earlier post on LinkedIn:
"mathematical fluency is the ease by which we can link mathematical objects"
it was quite complimentary!
Mind you, I've been saying this for decades.
@atmmathematics.bsky.social
#mathematics
#teaching
#mathslearning
In response to my earlier post on LinkedIn:
"mathematical fluency is the ease by which we can link mathematical objects"
it was quite complimentary!
Mind you, I've been saying this for decades.
@atmmathematics.bsky.social
#mathematics
#teaching
#mathslearning
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm beginning to like ChatGPT.
In response to my earlier post on LinkedIn:
"mathematical fluency is the ease by which we can link mathematical objects"
it was quite complimentary!
Mind you, I've been saying this for decades.
@atmmathematics.bsky.social
#mathematics
#teaching
#mathslearning
In response to my earlier post on LinkedIn:
"mathematical fluency is the ease by which we can link mathematical objects"
it was quite complimentary!
Mind you, I've been saying this for decades.
@atmmathematics.bsky.social
#mathematics
#teaching
#mathslearning
Article in today's @theobserveruk.bsky.social called "Tested to destruction" concludes with the quote below.
Some of us have been shouting about the imperative of investment in early childhood for many decades.
It's just so darned obvious.
Some of us have been shouting about the imperative of investment in early childhood for many decades.
It's just so darned obvious.
May 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Article in today's @theobserveruk.bsky.social called "Tested to destruction" concludes with the quote below.
Some of us have been shouting about the imperative of investment in early childhood for many decades.
It's just so darned obvious.
Some of us have been shouting about the imperative of investment in early childhood for many decades.
It's just so darned obvious.
Tables: parrot fashion.
We've got to two, twos are four.
Notice the technique of teacher encouragement.
We've got to two, twos are four.
Notice the technique of teacher encouragement.
May 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Tables: parrot fashion.
We've got to two, twos are four.
Notice the technique of teacher encouragement.
We've got to two, twos are four.
Notice the technique of teacher encouragement.
This news from #BBC reminds me of @atmmathematics.bsky.social Easter conf session.
Shld curriculum be expressed as ingredients, ingredients & recipes or ready made meals?
The risks of ready made meals missing their essential nutrients & perhaps OK only in exceptional circumstances was discussed!
Shld curriculum be expressed as ingredients, ingredients & recipes or ready made meals?
The risks of ready made meals missing their essential nutrients & perhaps OK only in exceptional circumstances was discussed!
April 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This news from #BBC reminds me of @atmmathematics.bsky.social Easter conf session.
Shld curriculum be expressed as ingredients, ingredients & recipes or ready made meals?
The risks of ready made meals missing their essential nutrients & perhaps OK only in exceptional circumstances was discussed!
Shld curriculum be expressed as ingredients, ingredients & recipes or ready made meals?
The risks of ready made meals missing their essential nutrients & perhaps OK only in exceptional circumstances was discussed!
Reposted by Peter Lacey 🇺🇦
Is this from Conrad Wolfram being considered within the curriculum review?
“In real-world maths, computers do almost all the calculating; by contrast, in
educational maths, people do almost all the calculating.”
"The fundamental problem at the heart of today’s maths education crisis.”
“In real-world maths, computers do almost all the calculating; by contrast, in
educational maths, people do almost all the calculating.”
"The fundamental problem at the heart of today’s maths education crisis.”
April 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Is this from Conrad Wolfram being considered within the curriculum review?
“In real-world maths, computers do almost all the calculating; by contrast, in
educational maths, people do almost all the calculating.”
"The fundamental problem at the heart of today’s maths education crisis.”
“In real-world maths, computers do almost all the calculating; by contrast, in
educational maths, people do almost all the calculating.”
"The fundamental problem at the heart of today’s maths education crisis.”
@atmmathematics.bsky.social
On the way home after conference. Thanks to the organisers. You made it happen. Gd to be with maths educators for ever pushing the boundaries of possibility to reveal & sustain the mathematician in all learners. Reflecting on Gattegno's 1st presidential address to ATAM
On the way home after conference. Thanks to the organisers. You made it happen. Gd to be with maths educators for ever pushing the boundaries of possibility to reveal & sustain the mathematician in all learners. Reflecting on Gattegno's 1st presidential address to ATAM
April 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
@atmmathematics.bsky.social
On the way home after conference. Thanks to the organisers. You made it happen. Gd to be with maths educators for ever pushing the boundaries of possibility to reveal & sustain the mathematician in all learners. Reflecting on Gattegno's 1st presidential address to ATAM
On the way home after conference. Thanks to the organisers. You made it happen. Gd to be with maths educators for ever pushing the boundaries of possibility to reveal & sustain the mathematician in all learners. Reflecting on Gattegno's 1st presidential address to ATAM
An early start to futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
It's always refreshing to spend a few days with colleagues who are independent from govt agencies & commercial enterprises.
A chance to refocus on the learning of mathematics & to think hard about what that means for curriculum design & teaching.
It's always refreshing to spend a few days with colleagues who are independent from govt agencies & commercial enterprises.
A chance to refocus on the learning of mathematics & to think hard about what that means for curriculum design & teaching.
Home - Joint Conference of Mathematics Subject Associations
#post_contentMathematical Conference 2025
futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
April 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
An early start to futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
It's always refreshing to spend a few days with colleagues who are independent from govt agencies & commercial enterprises.
A chance to refocus on the learning of mathematics & to think hard about what that means for curriculum design & teaching.
It's always refreshing to spend a few days with colleagues who are independent from govt agencies & commercial enterprises.
A chance to refocus on the learning of mathematics & to think hard about what that means for curriculum design & teaching.
Home - Joint Conference of Mathematics Subject Associations
#post_contentMathematical Conference 2025
futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
April 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
An early start to futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
It's always refreshing to spend a few days with colleagues who are independent from govt agencies & commercial enterprises.
A chance to refocus on the learning of mathematics & to think hard about what that means for curriculum design & teaching.
It's always refreshing to spend a few days with colleagues who are independent from govt agencies & commercial enterprises.
A chance to refocus on the learning of mathematics & to think hard about what that means for curriculum design & teaching.
Does this BBC News clip suggest that the reporter Jeffrey Goldberg is a Trump supporter as he is said to hate those who are anti-Trump?
March 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Does this BBC News clip suggest that the reporter Jeffrey Goldberg is a Trump supporter as he is said to hate those who are anti-Trump?
Second spoiler alert for my session at the upcoming conference.
futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
A curriculum should hint at direction of travel - progression if you will. But what do we mean by progression?
futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
A curriculum should hint at direction of travel - progression if you will. But what do we mean by progression?
March 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Second spoiler alert for my session at the upcoming conference.
futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
A curriculum should hint at direction of travel - progression if you will. But what do we mean by progression?
futureproofingthecurriculum.org.uk
A curriculum should hint at direction of travel - progression if you will. But what do we mean by progression?
12 days leave coming to an end. 3 books read. Recommend them all.
Spanish vocabulary slightly extended. Sudoku'd out.
Spanish vocabulary slightly extended. Sudoku'd out.
March 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
12 days leave coming to an end. 3 books read. Recommend them all.
Spanish vocabulary slightly extended. Sudoku'd out.
Spanish vocabulary slightly extended. Sudoku'd out.
You've heard of reservoir dogs. Here's the sequel: parallel dogs.
March 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You've heard of reservoir dogs. Here's the sequel: parallel dogs.
Reposted by Peter Lacey 🇺🇦
I have accused @ofstednews.bsky.social of mission creep in the past, but this article in today's Yorkshire
Post takes the biscuit!
Got me thinking what 'zero standing charges' might be in a school context.
Could it be teachers who sit down during a lesson?
#bitofagaff
Post takes the biscuit!
Got me thinking what 'zero standing charges' might be in a school context.
Could it be teachers who sit down during a lesson?
#bitofagaff
February 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I have accused @ofstednews.bsky.social of mission creep in the past, but this article in today's Yorkshire
Post takes the biscuit!
Got me thinking what 'zero standing charges' might be in a school context.
Could it be teachers who sit down during a lesson?
#bitofagaff
Post takes the biscuit!
Got me thinking what 'zero standing charges' might be in a school context.
Could it be teachers who sit down during a lesson?
#bitofagaff