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Emma W

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Maths RLP. Comic nerd. Music snob. A Lady That Beers. F1 enthusiast. Traveller. Quietly inquisitive. * Just a heads up that if you’re a man with no real posts/bio and exclusively following women I am likely to block you *

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 1d

Another one where I guessed the word before I got the wordplay

Minute Cryptic - 8 October, 2025
"Spain's and France's and Italy's earliest hairy humanoid" (4)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (18,333 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic

Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 2d

Really looking forward to #MathsConf39 this weekend. I’m going to sessions led by
@robeastaway.bsky.social
@nathanday.bsky.social
@jwrightmaths.bsky.social
@justmaths.bsky.social
Jason Yip & @teakayb.mathsy.space

Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 4d

⏳ Just 7 days to go until #MathsConf39 in London!

One week from now, hundreds of maths teachers will come together for a day full of learning, sharing, and inspiration. 🧮✨

🎟️ Don’t miss your chance to join them – secure your place today: completemaths.com/community/ma...

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Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 4d

After going to the "Exam Insights Summer 2025" CPD session by Pearson Edexcel, it made me think of the below questions. We'll discuss this at the start of my workshop on "Moving 'em up to the next grade!" for #ALevelMaths #MathsConf39 @lasalleed.bsky.social

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 4d

I needed 3 hints too. I did quite like this clue once I’d got it though.

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 5d

a cartoon drawing of the number 7 with a surprised look on his face

Alt: a cartoon drawing of the number 7 with a surprised look on his face

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 5d

#FridayFive
1. Can’t Be Sure - The Sundays
2. When It Rains - Paramore
3. England - The National
4. Raining Blood - Slayer
5. The Eye of Every Storm - Neurosi

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 12d

Happy quarter term!

Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 13d

a sesame street character is holding a large number eight in his hand .

Alt: a sesame street character is holding a large number eight in his hand .

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 14d

…which is what caught me out for a while!

Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 17d

1001 albums has played a blinder this morning in suggesting Slayer for my commute. Not only am I fired up for the day now, but it was also exactly the perfect length for my drive in. Parked up just as the album finished.

Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 17d

Definitely needs to take more than the current 4 points from this. But then he also needs to make sure he actually finishes! Rain will make this even trickier - high chance of someone binning it into the wall… 👀

Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 18d

Yes thanks; been good to get back into schools, but I was very ready for the weekend this week!

Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 18d

Oh no! Get well soon

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 23d

I found today’s really hard, to the point that even after I’d guessed the right word I still had to think about it a bit more to actually get it!

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MathsWorld @mathsworld.com · 24d

The Home of Hands-on Mathematics – opening in London in November 2025! Learn more at mathsworld.com

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 24d

As long as their bathroom’s finished in time I’ll be at my mum and dad’s! 😆

Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 24d

First time watching Everton Women. Not the result we wanted but I got a blue donut so it could be worse. First time I watched the men’s team at Goodison they lost too and there weren’t even blue donuts back then 🤣💙

Blue toffee donut with an Everton emblem in a box.

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Jo Morgan @mathsjem.bsky.social · 24d

My daughter is doing her Sparx and she just spotted the Chrome now offers in-built AI homework cheating (see button at the top right - takes you straight to AI tools that answer the question for you). FFS.

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 24d

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 25d

My nephew is taking his GCSEs this summer so we had to have a “serious chat” over the holidays

Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 25d

I’ve done something similar at various points and found it really helpful. Also helps stop from from overcommitting to things that aren’t essential as I can see more clearly when I’m already at capacity.

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 26d

Totally stealing the phrase “in 6 months time you can either have 6 months of progress or 6 months of excuses…”

James Brough @jbrough13.bsky.social · 26d

Not strictly #MathsToday but I was asked to spend time this afternoon sharing strategies with colleagues around how to secure strong A Level outcomes, here is what I talked about..

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 26d

#FridayFive
1. Nick Cave - Red Right Hand
2. Faith No More - RV
3. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
4. Eminem - Stan
5. Björk - Isobel

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 26d

Not a book I’ve come across before. Might have to add it to the ever growing TBR list.

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Hannah R @missradders.bsky.social · 26d

In #mathstoday Year 10 did their first literacy task of the year to finish Period 5 on Friday.

We have been looking at factors and prime factors so I read them an excerpt of Ogawa and we learned a little about amicable and perfect numbers.

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