Nicky Gale
@nicnaks79.bsky.social
A Level Maths teacher at a sixth form college in Nottingham
See you on Friday!
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
See you on Friday!
Was it scary? I love escape rooms but would hate the ones that have jump scares or any kind of horridness!!
November 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Was it scary? I love escape rooms but would hate the ones that have jump scares or any kind of horridness!!
Any plans for A Level papers to be on there too?
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Any plans for A Level papers to be on there too?
Also ‘mini whiteboard quick questions’ are great, a colleague wrote a PowerPoint with absolutely loads of them and every now and then I pick 10 to do at the start of a lesson
September 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Also ‘mini whiteboard quick questions’ are great, a colleague wrote a PowerPoint with absolutely loads of them and every now and then I pick 10 to do at the start of a lesson
I use mathsbox ALevel 5 questions for a starter, students complete them on big whiteboards around the room in pairs, they are always a mix of previous topics, sometimes I have to swap a question if we haven’t done it yet but mostly you can use them as is!
September 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I use mathsbox ALevel 5 questions for a starter, students complete them on big whiteboards around the room in pairs, they are always a mix of previous topics, sometimes I have to swap a question if we haven’t done it yet but mostly you can use them as is!
@drbennison.bsky.social brought in mince pies on Monday!!!!! Madness…but I obviously had one and it was good!
September 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
@drbennison.bsky.social brought in mince pies on Monday!!!!! Madness…but I obviously had one and it was good!
I felt exactly the same today, it’s my 22nd year and I still felt overwhelmed! And there’s never enough time to get everything ready!!
September 2, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I felt exactly the same today, it’s my 22nd year and I still felt overwhelmed! And there’s never enough time to get everything ready!!
I was worried for a moment that it was going to tell me the estimated age….no thanks!! 🤣🤣
July 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I was worried for a moment that it was going to tell me the estimated age….no thanks!! 🤣🤣
Ooo yay! I’m going to see them in London in 2 weeks, can’t wait!!
July 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Ooo yay! I’m going to see them in London in 2 weeks, can’t wait!!
This is also my son’s birthday!! He’ll be shocked anyone has to go to school then!!
July 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is also my son’s birthday!! He’ll be shocked anyone has to go to school then!!
Happy summer holidays!
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Happy summer holidays!
Yay to the factorial notation!
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Yay to the factorial notation!
This is what I am hoping!!
July 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This is what I am hoping!!
Yes, it would be tricky with multiple calculators! We have 300 year 12 students taking maths, so that’s a v big initial outlay for the college!! 🙈 We do sell them all though, because they have to have them and it’s cheaper than getting it online!!
July 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Yes, it would be tricky with multiple calculators! We have 300 year 12 students taking maths, so that’s a v big initial outlay for the college!! 🙈 We do sell them all though, because they have to have them and it’s cheaper than getting it online!!
We bulk buy the calculators so we sell it to students for £70, we buy them back for £35 and sell some second hand ones to the new students, so only £35 for 2 years use. (Bursary students get them for free) I also think they give them an advantage in the exam if they are taught to use them properly!
July 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We bulk buy the calculators so we sell it to students for £70, we buy them back for £35 and sell some second hand ones to the new students, so only £35 for 2 years use. (Bursary students get them for free) I also think they give them an advantage in the exam if they are taught to use them properly!
Oh dear, sounds stressful! Glad you enjoyed it in the end
June 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Oh dear, sounds stressful! Glad you enjoyed it in the end
Amazing to have this so quickly! Thanks Emily!
June 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Amazing to have this so quickly! Thanks Emily!
We’ve been here but on our way to London for a two day trip! It’s a good day out! Next time we’re going to the Silverstone museum with a ks5 workshop instead! Hope it’s good!
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We’ve been here but on our way to London for a two day trip! It’s a good day out! Next time we’re going to the Silverstone museum with a ks5 workshop instead! Hope it’s good!
June 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is so useful Emily, thanks so much!!
June 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is so useful Emily, thanks so much!!
Hi, we bulk buy them and sell them cheaper to the students anyway, so they are around £70. They can opt to pay in instalments over the year. We also buy some back from them when they leave and sell the second hand ones for £35. The bursary students get it for free. It hasn’t been a problem.
May 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hi, we bulk buy them and sell them cheaper to the students anyway, so they are around £70. They can opt to pay in instalments over the year. We also buy some back from them when they leave and sell the second hand ones for £35. The bursary students get it for free. It hasn’t been a problem.