Bernie Westacott
@berniewestacott.bsky.social
Full time 1973-2012 Head of Maths. Now Part time intervention teacher. Introduced Singapore Maths in school 2006. Independent consultant 2012 - current. Oxford University Press maths consultant 2015-2020. Teach Monster game maths consultant 2020 - current.
Just noticed that one section had no answers - now fixed!
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Just noticed that one section had no answers - now fixed!
..I mentioned that bar models in helping UK children to solve word problems are often undervalued because the problems are too easy and do not need bar models. However, these below (first two are Primary 2/UK Y3 age and the second two are Primary 3/UK Y4 age) from Singapore maths competition might!
August 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
..I mentioned that bar models in helping UK children to solve word problems are often undervalued because the problems are too easy and do not need bar models. However, these below (first two are Primary 2/UK Y3 age and the second two are Primary 3/UK Y4 age) from Singapore maths competition might!
June 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you, Amanda!
June 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thank you, Amanda!
Great to hear. I use a mix of BrainingCamp and Polypad. It makes such a difference to be able to work through the actual questions then use variation to focus on the key concepts and takeaways. All the best, Bernie
May 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Great to hear. I use a mix of BrainingCamp and Polypad. It makes such a difference to be able to work through the actual questions then use variation to focus on the key concepts and takeaways. All the best, Bernie