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Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · 6d

Latest on our Substack - I attempt to prove mathematically that education can never be fun, with reference to The Flowerpot Men, Jock Stein & the Galapagos tortoise.

substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-educat...

Why education can never be fun

Proven with maths

substack.nomoremarking.com

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · 22d

Get in touch if you have questions.

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · 22d

Job alert! At @ormistonacads.bsky.social we’re looking for someone to lead maths across the trust. You’ll work with staff and leaders in schools, other subject leads centrally set the strategic direction with me to take maths to the next level at OAT. mynewterm.com/jobs/4106/ED...

Senior Lead Practitioner for Mathematics - Ormiston Academies Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands

Closing date: 9:00am, Thu 25th Sep, 2025. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

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The Maths Bazaar @themathsbazaar.bsky.social · Sep 1

New term, new calculator! Here are the best high street prices:

fx-83GTCW: ASDA £10.98, Tesco Clubcard £11, Argos £12.75

fx-991CW: Argos £25.50, Tesco Clubcard £26, Ryman £28

fx-CG100: Science Studio £102*, Ryman £120
*cheaper education price available
sciencestudio.co.uk/collections/...

Casio FX-CG100 Advanced Colour Graphic - Education Only

Only supplied to UK schools and colleges. The fx-CG100 is Casio's latest colour graphic calculator approved for UK exams. The user-friendly icon menu, function keys and interactive format enable intui...

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Mark Ferguson MP @markfergusonmp.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is my flag.

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Graham Cumming @mathsnot.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hey kids! Want to get those top grades at GCSE Maths? Then make sure you also study GCSE Statistics!

Plus you’ll get to learn about correlation and causation, which is always useful to know

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · Aug 11

Really like this from Michael. “But personalized learning is the wrong ideal. It’s thinking about this the wrong way. We shouldn’t be going all-in on kids learning on their own. We should be trying to figure out how to make whole-group learning even better.”

Michael Pershan @mpershan.bsky.social · Aug 11

Wrote a post about pedagogy for all the math freaks out there. pershmail.substack.com/p/practice-s...

Practice Software is Struggling

Why whole-group teaching is easier than individual practice

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · Aug 4

I have a new article out in the Chartered College of Teaching journal Impact, called ‘Embedding AI in education: A critique’. Here I make five main points, which I will helpfully plop in this thread for those without access or time to read it.

An image of the front page of the article with a weird distorted phot of some flowers.

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Dan Shuster @danshuster.bsky.social · Jul 24

Happy Pythagorean Triple Day to all who celebrate!

A diagram of a right triangle with legs of 7 and 24 and a hypotenuse of 25.

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · Jul 18

Summer holidays means an excellent opportunity to do some reading. What books is everyone looking forward to reading over the summer?
(Both non-education and education suggestions welcome)

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · Jul 12

NEW BLOG: The Seduction of Destruction

www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Jo Morgan @mathsjem.bsky.social · Jul 5

New post! 'Conferences and Catching Up'.

A write up of the events I've attended in the last couple of weeks and a summary of the current talking points in maths education.

www.resourceaholic.com/2025/07/conf...

#ukmathschat #mathstoday #meiconf2025

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · Jul 10

The Sun post on Instagram of a Wizzair plane coming in for a landing over water with the caption "Aeroplane makes extremely low landing at Greece airport."

Mike comments: "pilot of 60 years experience here. typically all landings are extremely low. I tried to do one really high up once but it didn't work"

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · Jul 5

Teachers - did you know about I'm a Mathematician/I'm a Scientist? You can book a free online chat with your class and a real life mathematician, statistician, or scientist to ask them all about their job and career. Bookings here: imamathematician.uk/book-activity/

Book an Activity – I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · Jul 5

Oooh, bit late, but #fridayfive (almost).
1. Pulp, Common People (1997, NEC)
2. Prodigy, Firestarter (Oasis at Knebworth, 1996)
3. Foo Fighters, My Hero (Aston Villa, 2024)
4. Queen, Radio Gaga (Live Aid)
5. Elton John, Glastonbury (2023) (This one crept in bc it made me appreciate his genius).

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · Jul 4

These are some superb choices.

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The Mathematical Association @mathematicala.bsky.social · Jul 4

📢 Exciting News! 🎉

We're thrilled to announce that we will be joining together with other respected mathematics associations to form AMiE (Association for Mathematics in Education).

More information about our transition to AMiE can be found here: buff.ly/6xfmVDv

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · Jun 27

#mathstoday used this completion table to see different ways for substitution

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Amie Meek @alcmaths.bsky.social · Jun 22

Really enjoyed yesterday’s #mathsconf38 - from quickly calculating dates in a different century to the most gorgeous surd questions, I’ve had lots to think about!
Best of all, it was great to see everyone - especially at an Ormiston School 💕.

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Amanda Austin @draustinmaths.com · Jun 21

Always love a MathsConf and #MathsConf38 did not disappoint! Nice to see lots of friendly faces and as always the workshops I attended were brilliant. Thank you to @jemmaths.bsky.social, @blatherwicksam.bsky.social, @taylorda01.bsky.social and @mathsjem.bsky.social for all the ideas...

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · Jun 21

After lunch at #mathsconf38 with @emmaemma53.bsky.social doing fractions

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · Jun 21

First up at #mathsconf38 it's @jemmaths.bsky.social banishing bidmas ✨️

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · Jun 21

And finally, applying maths into contexts. Pupils’ final grade comes from all four criteria.

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · Jun 21

Then “communicating maths” - pupils get grades for *how* clearly they communicate their mathematics.

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Jemma Sherwood @jemmaths.bsky.social · Jun 21

No external exam, so assessment come from knowledge tests, coursework-style investigations (anyone remember T-totals?) for pattern-spotting and generalisation.

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