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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 2d

Rounding off today’s panels with @aqaeducation.bsky.social

We're joined by @robeastaway.bsky.social, Sarah Porretta (@youngenterprise.bsky.social), Baroness Spielman, and @schwitzer.bsky.social to discuss what’s needed from the curriculum and assessment system to help every child excel in maths.

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to #MathsConf39 on Saturday 11th.
My session might be the only one that features Baywatch, Treasure Island and crocodiles, but who knows?

Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 6d

The full MathsConf39 workshop programme is live! 🧮

⏰ Reminder: workshop selections are open – book your favourites now before they fill up!

🎟️ completemaths.com/community/ma...

#UKMathsChat

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to #MathsConf39 on Saturday 11th.
My session might be the only one that features Baywatch, Treasure Island and crocodiles, but who knows?

Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 6d

The full MathsConf39 workshop programme is live! 🧮

⏰ Reminder: workshop selections are open – book your favourites now before they fill up!

🎟️ completemaths.com/community/ma...

#UKMathsChat

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Maria D. at Natural Math @maria-naturalmath.bsky.social · 9d

Join @robeastaway.bsky.social and our math friends from the Cuboid Math Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, October 1, at 11 a.m. EDT. We'll gather online for an interactive teacher workshop about math & stories. Register: naturalmath.com/math-maker-n... #iTeachMath #MTBoS #MathSky #MathMakers

Math Maker Neighborhood - Natural Math

The Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Natural Math Alliance present: Math Maker Neighborhood @ Cuboid, 2025 The workshop Math Maker Neighborhood is a series of online presentations for edu...

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday I visited a Lancashire school who hosted a Year 10 Maths-History-Shakespeare day. It included quizzes, a talk and a 45 minute team DT challenge to build a cardboard replica of The Globe. This was the winner. @englishassociation.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social

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Maths Inspiration @mathsinspiration.bsky.social · 14d

Exciting news: our two Cambridge shows on 10th December feature @oliverdunk.com who works for Google. A chance for your Y11/12s to discover what's happening at the cutting edge of AI technology. Book here: mathsinspiration.com @cambridgemathshub.bsky.social

Maths Inspiration - Inspire your teenagers with our interactive maths show

Maths Inspiration is a programme of maths enrichment lecture shows for teenagers around the UK. It's a chance for Year 11s and sixth formers to experience inspiring maths speakers live, in theatres an...

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · 19d

Dahlias - the flowers that keep on giving #StillSummer

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · 23d

Today it's sunny AND windy in the UK, and 80% of the UK's energy is currently coming from renewables. #GoodNews

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · 24d

Chuffed to see that my Much Ado pub talk this Wednesday is listed by the excellent @ianvisits.co.uk as one of London's Top Events that day. I'll do my best to live up to the billing. www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/dat...

What’s on in London on Wednesday 17th September 2025 – calendar

www.ianvisits.co.uk

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'll be making Much Ado about Shakespearean numbers at the King's Head near London Bridge, 7pm on 17th Sept. Booking details below.

PubSci (Science in the Pub) @pubsci.bsky.social · Sep 3

At PubSci you'll enjoy great 🧪 science talks with a drink in your hand. This month there's culture too!

Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.

Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale

pubsci-september2025.eventbrite.co.uk

Shakespearean Maths: 'Much Ado About Numbers'? — with Rob Eastaway

The acclaimed broadcaster delights with tales of how the Tudors multiplied and why the Bard peppered his plays with the new mathematics

PubSci-September2025.eventbrite.co.uk

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Sep 2

How to give circle theorems an Art Attack
robeastaway.com/blog/art-att...

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 29

Ha, indeed. But then the extras didn't need to perform in the 'Wooden O' either.

Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 29

Shakespeare opened Henry V with some maths.
Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh both cut it. Coincidence? Or a cultural fear of numbers?
A new blog post www.robeastaway.com/blog/henry-v

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 23

(For comparison, most of my old blog posts, including the three personal favourites I mentioned earlier, get fewer than ten visits per year.)

Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 23

By the way, for some reason the blog that gets the most visits on my website (thousands every year) is The History Of The Six Yard Box, which is a great example of finding a locus robeastaway.com/blog/six-yar...

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 23

Personal favourites include:

The Calculator Candles (square roots) robeastaway.com/blog/calcula...
The Las Vegas swimming pool (ratios) robeastaway.com/blog/swimmin...
Who Scored All the Pi’s (pi ratios) robeastaway.com/blog/pi-goals (2/3)

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 23

MATHS TEACHERS: If you’re seeking ways to add quirky ‘real world’ maths to lessons next year I’ve updated my blog index robeastaway.com/blog/blog-in... .
You can use it to find odd applications of (say) quadratic equations. It’s the sort of thing you might use as a lesson starter (1/3) #TMiP25

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Jul 20

I'll be doing Much Ado talks at three book festivals this autumn, all on Sundays:

* APPLEDORE (Devon) - 14th September
appledorebookfestival.co.uk
* BURFORD (nr Oxford) - 28th September
burfordlitfest.co.uk
* GUILDFORD - 19th October
www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

Home | Appledore Book Festival

Appledore Book Festival - Celebrating Literature and The Arts by the Sea from 12th to 21st September 2025

appledorebookfestival.co.uk

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 13

If you believe in building links across the curriculum, and in the joy of learning without needing to be graded for it, 'Exam Nation' is an excellent and refreshing read.

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 8

I guess it is, though cricketers don’t talk about flattening the grass.

Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 7

Surprised to see the Guardian using a rather niche cricket metaphor (‘roll the pitch’) in its lead headline www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reeves and Starmer to roll the pitch for tax rises in a difficult autumn budget

Exclusive: The Guardian has been told that discussions about increases include a near-certain gambling levy

www.theguardian.com

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hopelessly behind on this, so…

10) Much Ado About Numbers - @robeastaway.bsky.social

Very enjoyable tour of Shakespeare’s relationship with maths. Particularly enjoyed the dig at people who think they’ve found ~secret messages~ in his work.

A copy of Rob Eastaway’s Much Ado About Numbers on my bookshelf

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 1

My brother is a GP - I asked him if I could run a workshop for his group of GP trainers.

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Jul 31

Yesterday I spent a fascinating morning talking maths with a group of GPs. All professions require some level of numeracy, but doctors face particular challenges when communicating mathematical ideas.
I've written up a short blog: robeastaway.com/blog/gp-maths

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Jul 31

India's captain has called the toss incorrectly 15 times in a row.
What are the chances?
1 in 2^15, that's 1 in 32,768. Surely this is the worst run of luck in cricket history. #ENGvsIND

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