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2nd gen BBC, Mathematics teacher near the UK's second city. Developing A Level Maths Pedagogy LLME for GLOW Maths

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Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 20d

Teaching #ALevelMaths at Gloucs or Worcs? Interested in working together on "Teaching for Mastery" at A Level and seeing a live lesson in action? Then come and sign up to my workgroup via GLOW Maths Hub on tinyurl.com/yy5ut3uw
First session is on Monday 3rd November at North Bromsgrove High School

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · Feb 6

In #ALevelMaths today, our @ncetm.bsky.social GLOW Maths Hub workgroup planned, delivered and reflected on a lesson for my Year 13 group on modelling with trigonometry at North Bromsgrove High School.
Pupils were brilliant, the participants enjoyed it, and all of us are now inspired from this!

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Catriona Agg @catrionaagg.bsky.social · 13h

The main aim of this session was really to get teachers using this framework to discuss which representations they would use and when. But colouring in is always a bonus.

An interactive version of the representations is here: www.desmos.com/calculator/3...

Thinking carefully about representations

Teachers carefully select representations of mathematics to expose mathematical structure.
The intention is to support pupils in 'seeing' the mathematics, rather than using the representation as a tool to 'do' the mathematics.
These representations become mental images that students can use to think about mathematics, supporting them to achieve a deep understanding of mathematical structures and connections.

Thinking carefully about representations

What and why?
What mathematical structure does the representation expose?
Why this representation, and not another?

When?
In what topics?
At what point within those topics?

How?
How will you use it?
How do you want students to use it?

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Catriona Agg @catrionaagg.bsky.social · 13h

In #MathsToday I made 40 A Level teachers colour in representations of the binomial distribution.

This is your regular reminder that if you teach #ALevelMaths you should definitely try to join your local Maths Hub’s A Level Pedagogy group. There is some brilliant stuff going on all over England.

A quartet of representations of the binomial distributions. Screenshots from https://www.desmos.com/calculator/3ea50eafbc

X ~B (10, 0.4)
Shade the diagrams to represent the probability
P(3 ≤X <6)
and draw a numberline.

X~B(10,0.4)
Shade the diagrams to represent the probability P(3 ≤ X < 6) and draw a
numberline.

X ~ B(8, 0.7)
Which is larger:
P(X < 5) or P(X = 6)?

X~B(12,0.36)
P(X ≥ c) < 0.5
What is the smallest possible value of c?

X~B(10,0.4)
Calculate the interquartile range of this distribution.
What is the mode?

X~B(8, 0.7)
P(X ≤ a) < 0.1
What is the largest possible value of a?
P(X ≥ b) < 0.1
What is the smallest possible value of b?

X~B(12,0.36)
P(X ≤ a) < 0.2
What is the largest possible value of a?
P(X ≥ b) < 0.2
What is the smallest possible value of b?

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 11h

Day 1 of @ncetm.bsky.social training for Developing A Level pedagogy completed #ALevelMaths. An honour to be asked to lead a 10 minute session on observing learning to all the A Level LLMEs.

Based in Gloucs/Worcs? Then come to the workgroup that I'll be leading. Info: amsp.org.uk/event/73f968...

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 12h

Sometimes, it's about the funding to ensure that the course remains cost even. I know that lots of schools face battles with this including mine.

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 12h

I've got a Ukrainian student to who got a Grade 6 from a previous school. The student is doing very well and has a great work ethic and is performing well compared to other students in the class!

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 13h

Great points made there!

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

That would be wonderful, thank you!

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

It wasn't me that did the table! Though that does make a great discussion! Might use this as a base for the A Level groups (or for those that teach Core or GCSE)!

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Graham Cumming @mathsnot.bsky.social · 4d

Good to see a current version of this ever-popular table (thanks Matt Man). You can assume, though, that many of the 9/A* students also took Further Maths

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

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

I wonder if that might be in Pearson's Further Maths insights. I have signed up for this so would be interested to see if it's there. @martinnoon.bsky.social - wonder if you can shed some light to this?

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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Helen Osmond @osmondeducation.bsky.social · 4d

My #MathsConf39 workshop choices (at the moment...it might change!)

1 - @robeastaway.bsky.social
2 - @nathanday.bsky.social
3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social‬
4 - Charlie Harber
5 - Gabriel Nwauzor

Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf39

Complete Mathematics - MathsConf39

Mathematics tuition for primary, secondary and FE. Home schooling. Math improvement.

completemaths.com

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 6d

That's the difference!

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 7d

In #ALevelMaths yesterday, one of the Year 12s might have accidentally bought a rogue scientific calculator. Can you spot the differences? The Year 12 pupil was gutted as apparently the price was the same as a genuine one.

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Colleen Young @colleenyoung.bsky.social · 8d

My #MathsConf39 workshop choices:

1 - Jack Jennings
2 - @mrlevmaths.bsky.social & Shane Steele
3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social‬
4 - @axiommaths.bsky.social
5 - Karen Hancock

Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf39

Complete Mathematics - MathsConf39

Mathematics tuition for primary, secondary and FE. Home schooling. Math improvement.

completemaths.com

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 9d

Strong lineup for #MathsConf39!
1 - @robeastaway.bsky.social
2 - @mrlevmaths.bsky.social & Shane Steel
3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social - See you there?
4 - @dagsmaths.bsky.social
5 - Raghav Mehra
Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf39

Complete Mathematics - MathsConf39

Mathematics tuition for primary, secondary and FE. Home schooling. Math improvement.

completemaths.com

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 11d

An excerpt of a spreadsheet containing #ALevelMaths data from the June 2025 Edexcel papers for #Mathsconf39
Inspired from the "Moving em up" workshop where
@justmaths.bsky.social shared on GCSE, I'll be attempting to do this for A Level. Lots of discussion promised!
@lasalleed.bsky.social

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 12d

amsp.org.uk/event/73f968...
Want to work together on "Teaching for Mastery at A Level" and are based in the GLOW (Gloucs & Worcs) area? Then click on the link and find out more! First session is on Monday 3rd November at North Bromsgrove High School. #ALevelMaths #Mathstoday

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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 19d

📣 #MathsConf39: Moving ’em up to the Next Grade! (A Level style) with Matt Man (@mr_man_maths)

Using Pearson Edexcel QL data, explore key topics that help students jump to the next grade—E to D, C to B, A to A*.

completemaths.com/community/ma...

#UKMathsChat

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 20d

Teaching #ALevelMaths at Gloucs or Worcs? Interested in working together on "Teaching for Mastery" at A Level and seeing a live lesson in action? Then come and sign up to my workgroup via GLOW Maths Hub on tinyurl.com/yy5ut3uw
First session is on Monday 3rd November at North Bromsgrove High School

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · Feb 6

In #ALevelMaths today, our @ncetm.bsky.social GLOW Maths Hub workgroup planned, delivered and reflected on a lesson for my Year 13 group on modelling with trigonometry at North Bromsgrove High School.
Pupils were brilliant, the participants enjoyed it, and all of us are now inspired from this!

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 20d

Ah I remember having one of those available when I did my SATs in those days!

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 20d

In a Maths meeting, we were discussing whether manipulatives (such as algebra tiles) are allowed in GCSE Maths exams? If not, can you state where this is written in the JCQ regulations? #Mathstoday

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 26d

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Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 27d

Ah thank you @themathsbazaar.bsky.social!

Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · Sep 7

Excited to see the new Year 12 cohort tomorrow, with two classes and the average GCSE grade this year being much higher than in previous years, and a record number of students doing #ALevelMaths!