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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

whatever you think of this, tomatoes in the fridge is an act of wanton vandalism

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a fab sequence of questions

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Left over jacket potatoes. Sliced about half an inch thick. Fried. Always worth throwing a few extra potatoes in the oven for when you're having jackets.

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I can't see how parent whatsapp/social media groups linked to classes/schools have any positives whatsoever

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Dr Cath Feely @cathfeely.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Last night, an exhibition I've been working on was launched at Cromford Mills in Derbyshire to mark 250 years since building of 2nd mill (blue print for cotton factories worldwide) and early industrial housing. It's open all weekend, with lots of activities. Critique my graphic design efforts!

Exhibition panels printed on cotton fabric hanging in pairs down a mill building from wooden ceiling beams. On the front panels the date 1776 and 'Why did cotton come to Cromford' are legible.

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

gotta love recipes that require you to have the oven at a certain temperature "preheating" for nearly an hour before you need use it

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Tom Gough @mister-gough.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Y9 enjoyed reviewing linear equations in #mathstoday with this from the legendary Don donsteward.blogspot.com/2012/02/line...

donsteward.blogspot.com

linear equations cross-puzzles

ideas and resources for mathematics teachers of 10 to 16 year olds

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

what if we taught reverse percentages first would students have a more compelling reason to engage with multipliers?

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

How do we feel about AQA penalising students who put 1x instead of x? 🤔🤔🤔

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

long shot but is there data anywhere on average a level maths class size? #alevelmaths

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www.mrbeeteach.com 🐝 @mrbeeteach.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A pupil can reach the expected standard through strong arithmetic with relatively little success in reasoning and problem solving. But can they apply, reason, justify, challenge ideas and think critically? There’s a big difference between doing mathematics and using mathematics.

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

if the decisions we make prevent students from studying maths past 16 then we reduce the potential pool of future maths teachers.

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If you have centralised resources that must be adhered to w/out deviation, are there opportunities for staff to craft learning in your school? or is this a skill you have to learn when you get a TLR? Or is this overlooked?

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What's the worst possible score you can get on this solitaire game?

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ash, Blur, The Cure and Daft Punk decide to go on tour. They play 4 different venues, Aberdeen, Belfast, Cardiff and Dorking. Each night they rotate their venues, so Ash play in Aberdeen the first night and Belfast the next and so on... Daft Punk start in Dorking then go to Aberdeen and so on...

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Andrew Stacey @mathforge.org · 27/08/2026

Went to the Escher exhibition today at Somerset House. Went to the wrong entrance by mistake, so had to go down the stairs. And down the stairs again. And again. And again. I'm sure it's a good exhibition! I'll get there one day, I'm sure! #MCEscherUK #mathsky

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is infuriating. Over the past ten or so years we have seen a marked decline in portion size. 6'2 teenagers getting tiny plates that are barely a snack. Fix that before this moral hand-wringing over what they're eating. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

theguardian.com

Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report

‘Shocking’ breaches such as sweets and crisps at breakfast uncovered just before expansion of access to free school meals

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JustMaths Mel @justmaths.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Any edexcel markers on here? Did you mark F paper 1 … Q12a? The Asma cycling question …. I have a query?!? If you can help DM me please?

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Graham Cumming @mathsnot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’m pretty sure that by 1981 the government had stopped telling me what 2/6 was in new pence I think it shows 9-1 grades haven’t worked and they need to be ditched; only five grades are needed anyway

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

pie chart as a graphic for probability? thoughts #teammaths?

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newmathshod.bsky.social @newmathshod.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Took the substack plunge. Middle leadership is something that can be done in solitude, thankfully that wasn't the case for me! I just wanted to write a piece for future HoDs of all the things that helped my during my first year in post (you all get a shout out too you lovely lot)

dwilliamsmaths.substack.com

Assembly Required (Instructions Not Included)

A DIY attempt of leading a maths department

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

why is this situation just accepted??

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Christian Moore-Anderson @cmooreanderson.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026

NEW POST ↓↓↓ ● Teaching with the wrong ends of the constructivist stick christianmooreanderson.com/teaching-wit...

Figure 1. A representation of "Say it how it is": students obtain information about the world as it is, and their meanings are the result.

Figure 2. A representation of "It is how you say it": students construct their meanings, and the world is the result.

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"keep at room temperature" 👏👏👏

the label from a packet of tomatoes implores the user to not refrigerate them because it will "impair texture and taste"

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

went to an fa cup extra preliminary round replay yesterday evening (ashby ivanhoe beat worcester raiders 3-1) andon reflection it is so cool that we have a competition where this match contributes to what will eventually be multi-million £££ match at wembley

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 07/08/2026

So we end up with a situation where UK outperforms most of its peers on education, but rather than that making everyone happy it makes everyone angry that they put in the work, acquire the skills, and end up with crap outcomes, often worse than their parents. Full piece: www.ft.com/content/1c4a...

ft.com

To fix education, fix the economy first

Weak educational outcomes often owe more to economic performance than education policy

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"Hi, I am here from the district nurse team, we're just doing a simple screening to identify whether your 8 week old is showing warning signs of future unemployment"

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Guggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Composition 8 by Piet Mondrian, 1914 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten…

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection

© 2007 Mondrian/Holtzman Trust

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Have any a level maths teachers been asked to deliver part of the a level engineering course at all? Would be good to talk to someone about it #alevelmaths

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Charlotte McFarlan @charlottemaths.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

If you were talking to ECTs about teaching #ALevelMaths for the first time, what advice would you give and/or resources / blogs would you point to? Obviously @susanwhitehouse.bsky.social and @mrsouthernmaths.bsky.social’s fab book. Anything else? #MathsToday

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I really enjoyed this history of queuing, particularly the bit where they got rid of loads of queues and didn't have anything for people to do when they weren't queuing... an illusion of freedom!

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

what hashing do we use on here to shout out to other maths teachers?

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

when am I going to use angle rules in real life? appreciate that the answer might be "you wont but they are a great sandpit for geometrical reasoning" and that is fine of course #maths #mathsteaching #iteachmaths #mtbos etc.

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

this calculator is £6 too expensive

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

there's nothing to suggest that these aren't just soundbites from new ministers, and as ever, vague platitudes become comments like this: "it's all going to change!" 100% the gcse and a level wont go and no foreseeable government has the political capital to change it

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Retailers flogging awful defunct "scientific" calculators as back to school promotions is really hurting my eyes

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

grimmest part of the infantino rant

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

& w/out wanting to skew this back to behaviour management all the time, you see this in teenage classroom behaviour "I need you to show that this completely fair punishment you have meted upon me is feasibly an injustice, or caused a ruckus last time, so you will be reluctant to take this further"

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

the point of the protest is not trying to overturn the red card, as much as trying to mentally convince the ref that the balance has been skewed. the pleading to check var during this moment isnt because they want the var checked- the narrative needs to be injustice so that later 50-50s go their way

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

feel like argentina are getting an unfair write up for their thuggery when it has been enabled and indirectly encouraged by fifa's lax interpretation of their own rules

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Shell @risu.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Even if it were landing on Mars or idk, the return of Jesus himself, children are fine watching catchup or highlights. And if you do keep them up, pls don’t send them into my classroom tomorrow where I will have to help them self regulate through tiredness. Thx

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

so if there are a load of storms and it doesnt actually kick off until 3am, do they kick everyone out of the pubs when extra time starts?

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