Dr Laurie Jacques
@smartjacques.bsky.social
MathsEd-started in prim, curious about sec, FE, variation, task design, lesson study, maths Ed policy. Lecturer in Mathematics Education UCL @ioe_London; consultant SMaR+PD
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June 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I will be leading @theeef.bsky.social funded pilot evaluation of Education and Training Foundation ‘s GCSE Maths Resit Intervention, Can-Do Maths @ioe.bsky.social
Our study plan was published today. 👇🏽
@arthurjchapman.bsky.social
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Our study plan was published today. 👇🏽
@arthurjchapman.bsky.social
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Can-Do Maths - pilot
Pilot to evaluate a whole-class intervention that aims to improve resilience and engagement in post-16 GCSE maths resit learners.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I will be leading @theeef.bsky.social funded pilot evaluation of Education and Training Foundation ‘s GCSE Maths Resit Intervention, Can-Do Maths @ioe.bsky.social
Our study plan was published today. 👇🏽
@arthurjchapman.bsky.social
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Our study plan was published today. 👇🏽
@arthurjchapman.bsky.social
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
A formidable team … and there are many many others making a big difference to maths education across the country! @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @nama-uk.bsky.social @ncetm.bsky.social
We had a very special moment yesterday celebrating just some of the amazing women that make the work of @kandmmathshub.bsky.social possible! Tell us all about the women you are celebrating this #InternationalWomensDay
#KMMH10
#KMMH10
March 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A formidable team … and there are many many others making a big difference to maths education across the country! @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @nama-uk.bsky.social @ncetm.bsky.social
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Maths & English teachers - what is your experience (if any) of collaboration between the two subjects?
Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social /
@englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...
Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social /
@englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...
English and mathematics collaboration survey
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Maths & English teachers - what is your experience (if any) of collaboration between the two subjects?
Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social /
@englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...
Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social /
@englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...
Such a stimulating day @kandmmathshub.bsky.social: maths with Anne Watson, rounded off with a thought provoking reflection on problem solving for exams vs problem solving real world contexts with @robeastaway.bsky.social @j9allen.bsky.social @loumaths.bsky.social @atmmathematics.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Such a stimulating day @kandmmathshub.bsky.social: maths with Anne Watson, rounded off with a thought provoking reflection on problem solving for exams vs problem solving real world contexts with @robeastaway.bsky.social @j9allen.bsky.social @loumaths.bsky.social @atmmathematics.bsky.social
We are off to a great start with @jenshearman.bsky.social from @ncetm.bsky.social and LLMEs exploring the impact of 10 years of @kandmmathshub.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We are off to a great start with @jenshearman.bsky.social from @ncetm.bsky.social and LLMEs exploring the impact of 10 years of @kandmmathshub.bsky.social
Ready to celebrate 🎉 10 years with @kandmmathshub.bsky.social @robeastaway.bsky.social @j9allen.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Ready to celebrate 🎉 10 years with @kandmmathshub.bsky.social @robeastaway.bsky.social @j9allen.bsky.social
Beautiful words.
"I always hesitate to bring my political beliefs into this space. I don’t think my listeners would expect that from me and some of you will find it disappointing: not what you were looking for... "
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February 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Beautiful words.
@royalstatsoc.bsky.social @royalsociety.org can you work with #theimperialwarmuseums to get Lindemann’s wonderful visualisations of WWII published. A wonderful alternative story-telling of the war.
February 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
@royalstatsoc.bsky.social @royalsociety.org can you work with #theimperialwarmuseums to get Lindemann’s wonderful visualisations of WWII published. A wonderful alternative story-telling of the war.
Today I discovered Isotypes and Otto Neurath @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social anyone know anything more? @standupmaths.bsky.social @robeastaway.bsky.social @timharford.ft.com @profsmudge.bsky.social @royalstatsoc.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Today I discovered Isotypes and Otto Neurath @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social anyone know anything more? @standupmaths.bsky.social @robeastaway.bsky.social @timharford.ft.com @profsmudge.bsky.social @royalstatsoc.bsky.social
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How would you reform UK math qualifications? 12.30, I'm on BBC Radio 2.
Exam board OCR called for government to introduce “short course” maths course on fundamental skills (like fractions & percentages) & provide better alternative for 40% of students who fail maths GCSE
www.ft.com/content/85f7...
Exam board OCR called for government to introduce “short course” maths course on fundamental skills (like fractions & percentages) & provide better alternative for 40% of students who fail maths GCSE
www.ft.com/content/85f7...
Maths qualifications need ‘urgent reform’, says exam board
Thousands of students in England unsuccessfully resit GCSE tests each year
www.ft.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
How would you reform UK math qualifications? 12.30, I'm on BBC Radio 2.
Exam board OCR called for government to introduce “short course” maths course on fundamental skills (like fractions & percentages) & provide better alternative for 40% of students who fail maths GCSE
www.ft.com/content/85f7...
Exam board OCR called for government to introduce “short course” maths course on fundamental skills (like fractions & percentages) & provide better alternative for 40% of students who fail maths GCSE
www.ft.com/content/85f7...
Congratulations @johnwestwell.bsky.social 🎉👏🍾 - Master of acronyms and now you have one to call your own - MBE. I remember those early days when @ncetm.bsky.social were thinking about “MESH” before the MH was settled upon. What a vision to be realised.
👏 Huge congratulations to @johnwestwell.bsky.social, the NCETM’s Director for System Leadership, on receiving an MBE!
John is the architect of the Maths Hubs Programme, now in its tenth year and supporting nearly 60% of schools in England.
John is the architect of the Maths Hubs Programme, now in its tenth year and supporting nearly 60% of schools in England.
New Year honour for the NCETM’s John Westwell
John Westwell, the NCETM’s Director for System Leadership, awarded an MBE for services to education
www.ncetm.org.uk
December 31, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Congratulations @johnwestwell.bsky.social 🎉👏🍾 - Master of acronyms and now you have one to call your own - MBE. I remember those early days when @ncetm.bsky.social were thinking about “MESH” before the MH was settled upon. What a vision to be realised.
The Nine Lesson … events are a stalwart of our Christmases. Our kids loved the family version for a few years but now they only want to come to the one where the adults are allowed to swear! 🤣 @goddent83.bsky.social @atmmathematics.bsky.social @robeastaway.bsky.social @standupmaths.bsky.social
This weekend’s nine lessons shows are pretty much sold out with the exception of our family matinee which has plenty of room on Saturday
www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...
www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...
Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People (Family Matinee) • Comedy • Kings Place
Robin Ince’s iconic Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People presented by The Cosmic Shambles Network returns for its 15th outing in 2024!
www.kingsplace.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 6:26 PM
The Nine Lesson … events are a stalwart of our Christmases. Our kids loved the family version for a few years but now they only want to come to the one where the adults are allowed to swear! 🤣 @goddent83.bsky.social @atmmathematics.bsky.social @robeastaway.bsky.social @standupmaths.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Laurie Jacques
Alongside my postdoc, I am the editor of the Centre for Mathematical Cognition blog at Loughborough University.
Visit our website (blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/) or check out some of our most recent posts linked in this thread! 👇
Our department has a variety of expertise and interests... take a look 👀
Visit our website (blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/) or check out some of our most recent posts linked in this thread! 👇
Our department has a variety of expertise and interests... take a look 👀
December 9, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Alongside my postdoc, I am the editor of the Centre for Mathematical Cognition blog at Loughborough University.
Visit our website (blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/) or check out some of our most recent posts linked in this thread! 👇
Our department has a variety of expertise and interests... take a look 👀
Visit our website (blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/) or check out some of our most recent posts linked in this thread! 👇
Our department has a variety of expertise and interests... take a look 👀
This👇🏽. The obsession with children needing to be “school ready” is a misnoma. Attempts to set expectation of groups of homogenous 4/5 year olds and ignores the diversity of experiences they bring as they start school. @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @helenjwc.bsky.social @cathgripton.bsky.social
Maybe make schools ‘Child ready’?
December 8, 2024 at 8:45 AM
This👇🏽. The obsession with children needing to be “school ready” is a misnoma. Attempts to set expectation of groups of homogenous 4/5 year olds and ignores the diversity of experiences they bring as they start school. @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @helenjwc.bsky.social @cathgripton.bsky.social
I’ve yet to read … TIMSS www.gov.uk/government/p... @thejmcuk.bsky.social @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @colinfoster77.bsky.social @cosettecrisan.bsky.social @eirinigeraniou.bsky.social @helenjwc.bsky.social @geoffwake1.bsky.social
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2023: England
England’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2023 results, with an international comparison of performance of pupils in years 5 and 9.
www.gov.uk
December 4, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Reposted by Dr Laurie Jacques
Four equilateral triangles. What’s the area of the red one?
#geometrypuzzle
What does your method look like?
#geometrypuzzle
What does your method look like?
December 1, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Four equilateral triangles. What’s the area of the red one?
#geometrypuzzle
What does your method look like?
#geometrypuzzle
What does your method look like?
Reposted by Dr Laurie Jacques
Same perimeter, different shape. Same area of shape formed inside? @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social
My fidget toys arrived! What do you notice? What do you wonder? What mathematical questions could you explore?
November 30, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Same perimeter, different shape. Same area of shape formed inside? @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social
Another example of why we need a richer data education. Critically interpreting visualisations. See www.jmc.org.uk/2024/11/16/a...
November 30, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Another example of why we need a richer data education. Critically interpreting visualisations. See www.jmc.org.uk/2024/11/16/a...
Nice “conversation”. 👇🏽 @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @colinfoster77.bsky.social @geoffwake1.bsky.social @tadwatanabe.bsky.social
Specialise, Conjecture and Generalise.
A three-step plan to encourage and develop mathematical thinking when faced with an unfamiliar problem.
A three-step plan to encourage and develop mathematical thinking when faced with an unfamiliar problem.
November 30, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Reposted by Dr Laurie Jacques
really all I'm doing is paraphrasing my memory of John Mason's "learning and doing mathematics", but I think there's a blogpost in applications to the classroom. I wrote a bit about this here:
logsandroots.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/m...
logsandroots.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/m...
MathsConf22 – Proving Tricky pt 1
This is a blogpost about the workshop I ran on 14th March 2020 at Mathsconf22 in Manchester. At work I keep a maths library. In this library are a variety of textbooks, as well as teaching books an…
logsandroots.wordpress.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:50 AM
really all I'm doing is paraphrasing my memory of John Mason's "learning and doing mathematics", but I think there's a blogpost in applications to the classroom. I wrote a bit about this here:
logsandroots.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/m...
logsandroots.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/m...
Reposted by Dr Laurie Jacques
New blog post: Pleasing Patterns and Playful Programming with Logo
🔗 ponderingplanning.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/p...
Looks at various ways to draw patterns with turtle graphics, while also providing a bit of a "how to" guide for getting started with it.
#mathschat #ukmathschat
🔗 ponderingplanning.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/p...
Looks at various ways to draw patterns with turtle graphics, while also providing a bit of a "how to" guide for getting started with it.
#mathschat #ukmathschat
Pleasing Patterns and Playful Programming with Logo
Introduction In my previous blog post, I shared a selection of problems that can be posed with Logo or other similar programming languages. In another previous post, I looked out how it can be used…
ponderingplanning.wordpress.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:49 AM
New blog post: Pleasing Patterns and Playful Programming with Logo
🔗 ponderingplanning.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/p...
Looks at various ways to draw patterns with turtle graphics, while also providing a bit of a "how to" guide for getting started with it.
#mathschat #ukmathschat
🔗 ponderingplanning.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/p...
Looks at various ways to draw patterns with turtle graphics, while also providing a bit of a "how to" guide for getting started with it.
#mathschat #ukmathschat
Ooh welcome @mairead-mh.bsky.social . We need more #lessonstudy people here! @tadwatanabe.bsky.social @geoffwake1.bsky.social @ruthtrundley.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Ooh welcome @mairead-mh.bsky.social . We need more #lessonstudy people here! @tadwatanabe.bsky.social @geoffwake1.bsky.social @ruthtrundley.bsky.social
This year I set out to walk 4 million steps in a year. Yesterday I did it. 1884.55 miles in 29 721 mins. Or 495.55 hours or 20.6 days! Which as of yesterday was 6.2% of my year walking. #usingdata. @atmmathematics.bsky.social @learningmaths.bsky.social @geoffwake1.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 11:43 AM
This year I set out to walk 4 million steps in a year. Yesterday I did it. 1884.55 miles in 29 721 mins. Or 495.55 hours or 20.6 days! Which as of yesterday was 6.2% of my year walking. #usingdata. @atmmathematics.bsky.social @learningmaths.bsky.social @geoffwake1.bsky.social