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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · 1d

A must watch: Storyville, The Librarians: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kkmj via @bbciplayer

A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.

www.bbc.co.uk

Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · 3d

In #MathsToday I used the oldie but a goodie Numberphile chicken nugget video. Went down well with Functional skills level 1 learners near the end of their two hour lesson followed by the Nrich coin problem #FEMaths

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · 15d

Cracking Finnish film on iPlayer called Fallen Leaves. Very funny and sweet. Highly recommend

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · 17d

In #mathstoday I used the missing numbers column addition and subtraction sheet from this old gem www.cleavebooks.co.uk/trol/ #FEMaths

Teacher Resources on Line - trol

www.cleavebooks.co.uk

Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · 20d

I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Sep 22nd 2025) in less than 10 minutes
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cluesbysam.com

Clues by Sam

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!

cluesbysam.com

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · 24d

Delivering inset on how to embed maths into animal care to animal care lecturers. Any ideas? #mathschat #femaths

Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · 26d

First observation in twelve years tomorrow eek

Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · 26d

In #MathsToday we used this ncetm checkpoint and followed it up with this Don Steward beauty donsteward.blogspot.com/2013/12/near... for Functional Skills level 1 #FEMaths

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 27d

A fun chart game that primarily sources its data from Our World in Data!

Erwan Rivault @erwanrivault.com · Sep 12

Launch day 🚀

We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game!

Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues!

Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈

Chartle - A daily chart game

Guess the country in red by analysing today's chart

chartle.cc

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hux | aka Lizzie Huxley-Jones @littlehux.bsky.social · 27d

can we get the Pitt in the uk now

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Sep 11

In #MathsToday I used www.tes.com/teaching-res... and they went down well with Functional maths learners as part of their introductory lesson #FEMaths

Initial Letters Puzzle (Ditloids) | Teaching Resources

7 D_____ in a W_____ ? Useful as a quiz round or as a starter in a maths lesson. There are two puzzles here both with answers. The font is oversized so it can be red

www.tes.com

Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Sep 10

In #MathsToday I used the new mathsbot.com/puzzles/anag... with my GCSE resit group combined with mini whiteboards. #FEMaths

Keyword Scramble!

Keyword scramble. Can you unscramble the mathematical words and phrases?

mathsbot.com

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ooh they mentioned functional skills on Gogglebox #FEmaths

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Aug 30

My new book of science cartoons is out soon. Preorder 'Physics for Cats' now at your local bookshop. Or come to @smallpressexpo.bsky.social on 13th and 14th September where I will be signing and doodling in copies. More details and other tour stops to come! @dandq.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Aug 29

Silent alarm ten minutes before the end. Why have I never thought of that? Thank you

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Aug 23

Do you have an example of what they have to do please?

Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Aug 22

Seven on at 0.6 timetable

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Aug 22

We've had to be in college since the 14th this year.

Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you. I think this document was my inspiration. I was trying to find it for just FE.

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Aug 22

No unfortunately

Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Jul 26

Couldn't resist picking up a second hand copy of Sea State after hearing it mentioned on the What page are you on podcast

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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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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Jul 11

I'm trying to work out what percentage of students with a grade 2 at GCSE maths from school gain a grade 4 in FE

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Victoria @sundayteatime.bsky.social · Jul 10

Anyone know where I can GCSE maths resit data for FE by previous grade? #FEmaths

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Nathan Day @nathanday.bsky.social · Jul 8

Calling all Maths teachers!

What are some of your all-time great tasks for secondary Maths?

Ones that could have their place in any curriculum, one that should be studied in PGCE courses, ones that started whole new genres of tasks...
... or just ones you really like.

(see some of mine below)

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