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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸

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UK Educator-Mathematics. *NEW BOOK summer 2026* 👆🏼“Playful mathematics”- award winning: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/playful-mathematics/book276080 Early Childhood Mathematics Group https://earlymaths.org/ Blogs: https://info125328.wixsite.com/website

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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 23d

Heads up for #earlyyears peeps and all those interested in #maths and young children
My new book due for publication May/June 2026
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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 4d

Quite honestly The Hack on @itvx.com is what TV is for.
Superb acting, sublime production and the top cast.

Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 4d

Mild wet and grey.
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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, this is concerning.

Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social · 5d

Agreed. Teacher Tapp isn’t an official researcher. They ask leading qs to a small % of teachers. Not generalisable to the profession as a whole. But oddly they’re treated as credible researchers by some, eg in this official-seeming (not peer-rev) article 🤷‍♀️

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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 6d

RIP Jane Goodall. Fellow difficult women everywhere salute you.

A photo of and quote by Jane Goodall: “ it actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”

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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 7d

The lovely peeps from #Ealing #earlyyears joined me this evening for my webinar: ‘what is playful maths and why is it important?’
They had lots to say.
If you’d like something similar - Do get in touch.

Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 10d

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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 23d

Heads up for #earlyyears peeps and all those interested in #maths and young children
My new book due for publication May/June 2026
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 16d

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AR @psalisbury.bsky.social · 16d

One of the most damaging trends of recent years is that adapting curriculum is somehow lowering expectations. I’ve had conversations with smart arse advisors or inspectors who, noticing some children doing something different, have commented…

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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 16d

Morning. Evening.
September temperature changes

Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 18d

More fresh hell from @ofstednews.bsky.social @dan-ofsted.bsky.social
When is someone going to rein these people in?

DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social · 18d

This is outrageous.
Ofsted simply does not have the expertise anywhere in the organisation to even begin to think about this. The arrogance is breathtaking

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 18d

Ofsted has been accused of 'mission creep' after it emerged new inspections will mark down teacher training providers that allow the use of 'discredited' research – with the watchdog refusing to say what studies would fall into this category

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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 19d

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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 20d

HOW MUCH HAS THIS COST US???

Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 21d

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Let’s do it! 🏊

Helen Williams is fundraising on behalf of Surfers Against Sewage

I'm taking the plunge and taking on the Dip a Day in October Challenge to help end sewage pollution. Surfers Against Sewage are a charity of water lovers campaigning to protect the ocean and all it ...

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 21d

Oh this is just marvellous. Well done whoever did this. 😂

Reuters @reuters.com · 21d

Projections of U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain's Prince Andrew and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were put on display against the walls of Windsor Castle while Trump was in Britain for a state visit.