Tessmaths aka Julia Smith
@tessmaths.bsky.social
Maths Teacher Trainer and Author; AQA Expert Panel Member; 'Let Teachers Shine' Award Winner; GCSE Maths Resits specialist; 5rs.co.uk; Author with BBC Bitesize, Cambridge and Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury Publishing with a new book coming!
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Teachers! Ready to get up to £25,000 for your game-changing classroom idea? 🚀 We back change makers who accelerate progress for disadvantaged pupils in the North. Find out how to apply now! 👉 letteachersshine.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Teachers! Ready to get up to £25,000 for your game-changing classroom idea? 🚀 We back change makers who accelerate progress for disadvantaged pupils in the North. Find out how to apply now! 👉 letteachersshine.org.uk
Exciting times… 😊
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Exciting times… 😊
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Got a big Science idea? ⚛️ Jon Blackbourn won a SHINE award to scale 'Revise Chemistry with Mr B', bringing free GCSE revision to 1M+ students! Check out Jon's project here: bit.ly/3L9ivT6 Launch your big idea 👉 letteachersshine.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Got a big Science idea? ⚛️ Jon Blackbourn won a SHINE award to scale 'Revise Chemistry with Mr B', bringing free GCSE revision to 1M+ students! Check out Jon's project here: bit.ly/3L9ivT6 Launch your big idea 👉 letteachersshine.org.uk
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📣 TEACHERS! 📣 The Let Teachers SHINE competition is officially open! 🌟 You could secure up to £25K and expert mentorship to scale up your big teaching idea in the North. Apply today!
START HERE 👉 shinetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l...
#LetTeachersSHINE #SHINEAwards #TeacherGrants #GrantOpportunities
START HERE 👉 shinetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l...
#LetTeachersSHINE #SHINEAwards #TeacherGrants #GrantOpportunities
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
📣 TEACHERS! 📣 The Let Teachers SHINE competition is officially open! 🌟 You could secure up to £25K and expert mentorship to scale up your big teaching idea in the North. Apply today!
START HERE 👉 shinetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l...
#LetTeachersSHINE #SHINEAwards #TeacherGrants #GrantOpportunities
START HERE 👉 shinetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l...
#LetTeachersSHINE #SHINEAwards #TeacherGrants #GrantOpportunities
This…
Put your learners into this boys shoes 😊
How will they feel, if it’s them?
And how can they get there, with your support?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Put your learners into this boys shoes 😊
How will they feel, if it’s them?
And how can they get there, with your support?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Student celebrates passing Maths GCSE on results day
The student, from Leeds, is one of thousands receiving their GCSE results.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This…
Put your learners into this boys shoes 😊
How will they feel, if it’s them?
And how can they get there, with your support?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Put your learners into this boys shoes 😊
How will they feel, if it’s them?
And how can they get there, with your support?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Not long now until the least needed exam in England - the GCSE Maths resit at Higher tier, required by only ~1000 students. Good thing we’ve got four exam boards on the case, producing 11 different exam papers for it!
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Not long now until the least needed exam in England - the GCSE Maths resit at Higher tier, required by only ~1000 students. Good thing we’ve got four exam boards on the case, producing 11 different exam papers for it!
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Coming to Complete Mathematics #mathsconf39? Involved in, Leading Maths in your setting? Come along to our session on "Leading Maths" during session 4!
completemaths.com/community/ma...
Or, even better, why not get your question answered by our panel during the session?
@dagsmaths.bsky.social
completemaths.com/community/ma...
Or, even better, why not get your question answered by our panel during the session?
@dagsmaths.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Coming to Complete Mathematics #mathsconf39? Involved in, Leading Maths in your setting? Come along to our session on "Leading Maths" during session 4!
completemaths.com/community/ma...
Or, even better, why not get your question answered by our panel during the session?
@dagsmaths.bsky.social
completemaths.com/community/ma...
Or, even better, why not get your question answered by our panel during the session?
@dagsmaths.bsky.social
When a maths student says, ‘when will I ever need this?’ about a topic in class, what’s your answer?
August 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
When a maths student says, ‘when will I ever need this?’ about a topic in class, what’s your answer?
Mathematical hooks…ways in which to introduce a concept or discussion and create interest through observation padlet.com/tessmaths1/m...
#yourewelcome
#yourewelcome
Mathematical Hooks
Made with a touch of glamour
padlet.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Mathematical hooks…ways in which to introduce a concept or discussion and create interest through observation padlet.com/tessmaths1/m...
#yourewelcome
#yourewelcome
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MT Summer Classics - Articles from the Archive.
Twelve classic MT articles from 1959 through to 2023 have been made available for everyone’s summer reading ☀️
These will be available to all for the next month. bit.ly/4kQncy6
Twelve classic MT articles from 1959 through to 2023 have been made available for everyone’s summer reading ☀️
These will be available to all for the next month. bit.ly/4kQncy6
Summer Classics - Articles From the Archives
The twelve articles below have been made free for a month. Share with your colleagues.
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August 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
MT Summer Classics - Articles from the Archive.
Twelve classic MT articles from 1959 through to 2023 have been made available for everyone’s summer reading ☀️
These will be available to all for the next month. bit.ly/4kQncy6
Twelve classic MT articles from 1959 through to 2023 have been made available for everyone’s summer reading ☀️
These will be available to all for the next month. bit.ly/4kQncy6
AoC Learning Week session in half an hour…😊
Looking forward to exploring these ideas with the 592 people registered 😳
Excited of Essex here 😃
Looking forward to exploring these ideas with the 592 people registered 😳
Excited of Essex here 😃
July 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
AoC Learning Week session in half an hour…😊
Looking forward to exploring these ideas with the 592 people registered 😳
Excited of Essex here 😃
Looking forward to exploring these ideas with the 592 people registered 😳
Excited of Essex here 😃
Join me for the Association of Colleges Learning Week session on Friday morning…😊 574 people already booked on to explore Motivating Maths Models and Methods
July 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Join me for the Association of Colleges Learning Week session on Friday morning…😊 574 people already booked on to explore Motivating Maths Models and Methods
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We’re delighted that our Executive Director of Assessment Research and Innovation, Alex Scharaschkin, is taking part in a webinar hosted by NetSupport. Joined by Olly Newton from @edgeuk.bsky.social, Alex will talk about the future of assessment including the benefits of digital exams and AI at AQA.
March 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We’re delighted that our Executive Director of Assessment Research and Innovation, Alex Scharaschkin, is taking part in a webinar hosted by NetSupport. Joined by Olly Newton from @edgeuk.bsky.social, Alex will talk about the future of assessment including the benefits of digital exams and AI at AQA.
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Maths GCSE Predicted Papers are now on the site.
Edexcel ✅
AQA ✅
OCR ✅
Eduqas (foundation) ✅
www.onmaths.com
Edexcel ✅
AQA ✅
OCR ✅
Eduqas (foundation) ✅
www.onmaths.com
onmaths Maths GCSE Revision Resources
All the help you need to revise maths and make sure you are as prepared as you can be.
www.onmaths.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Maths GCSE Predicted Papers are now on the site.
Edexcel ✅
AQA ✅
OCR ✅
Eduqas (foundation) ✅
www.onmaths.com
Edexcel ✅
AQA ✅
OCR ✅
Eduqas (foundation) ✅
www.onmaths.com
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😱 Sticking plaster solutions and expensive workarounds can’t be sustained
⬇️ Investigation into the FE college teacher recruitment crisis
⬇️ Investigation into the FE college teacher recruitment crisis
feweek.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
😱 Sticking plaster solutions and expensive workarounds can’t be sustained
⬇️ Investigation into the FE college teacher recruitment crisis
⬇️ Investigation into the FE college teacher recruitment crisis