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@brynspiration.com
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Maths and Applications of Maths teacher. Higher Apps guy. 'Bryn' rhymes with 'in'. Wrote the Leckie Higher Apps book and share stuff on applyingmaths.com

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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 17/09/2026
Finished reading: Call for the Dead by John le Carré 📚
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 13/09/2026
Finished reading: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 📚
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 07/09/2026
Finished reading: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami 📚
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 06/09/2026
Watched: Coyote vs. Acme 🍿
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Coyote vs. Acme
After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 27/08/2026
Number crunching 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ITE Maths teachers target: 250 Actual number recruited: 73, the worst in years Maths vacancies right now, weeks into the school year: 16 What’s the plan?
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 27/08/2026
Number crunching 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ITE Maths teachers target: 250 Actual number recruited: 73, the worst in years Maths vacancies right now, weeks into the school year: 16 What’s the plan?
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 23/08/2026
Maths Sheep Play Sheep - a fun blog post from David Bulter. davidkbutler.xyz/2026/08/23/maths-s…
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Maths Sheep Play Sheep
It’s Children’s Book Week in Australia, and so it’s a good time to write a little something about a project I did in honour of Book Week in 2023: a picture book called “Math…
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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
On the third anniversary of me starting to create Maths Sheep Play Sheep, a blog post about its creation, and the meaning and decisions behind every sheep. davidkbutler.xyz/2026/08/23/m... #MathSky
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Maths Sheep Play Sheep
It’s Children’s Book Week in Australia, and so it’s a good time to write a little something about a project I did in honour of Book Week in 2023: a picture book called “Math…
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 21/08/2026
Finished reading: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Dirk Gently 1 by Douglas Adams 📚
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 13/08/2026
First day back with the students. This year’s opener: “What do I, and Olivia Rodrigo, have in common?” Clicks button to reveal school values and classroom rules “We both have expectations.” Perfect groan to smile ratio, would use again.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 13/08/2026
Firat day back with the students. This year’s opener: “What do I, and Olivia Rodrigo, have in common?” Clicks button to reveal school values and classroom rules “We both have expectations.” Perfect groan to smile ratio, would use again.
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Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
We learnt this week that functionally illiterate American workers earn as much as the average Brit. There is not much schools can do about this. We need other parts of govt to take responsibility. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/schools-ar...
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 05/08/2026
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 04/08/2026
Why some people mow a lawn better than others - great bit of data visualisation, and about travelling salesman. pudding.cool/2026/06/mow
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Why some people mow a lawn better than others
We analyzed 132,003 attempts to mow a virtual lawn efficiently.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 03/08/2026
The best challenge on the UK government's vocational subject at 14 push, and food for thought for us in Scotland too.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 30/07/2026
Watched: The Odyssey 🍿
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The Odyssey
Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 29/07/2026
Watched: The Last Viking 🍿 Very funny and a lot more gruesome than I expected.
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The Last Viking
After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them on a journey to recover the loot and confront who they are.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 28/07/2026
Big news on technical education in England. As with all reforms, the two key questions are: what incentives are being created for schools, and do those incentives align with what's best for students?
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 27/07/2026
Finished reading: The Art of Uncertainty How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck by David Spiegelhalter 📚 I really rate this book - great subject knowledge for probability. It also reminds me of how interlinked Maths and Philosophy are.
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Art of Uncertainty
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 26/07/2026
Watched: Blue Heron 🍿
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Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island, as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha. Their fresh start is interrupted by the increasingly dangerous behavior of Jeremy, the family's oldest child.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 26/07/2026
Finished reading: Beartooth by Callan Wink 📚
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Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
a dispatch from yesterday’s slightly bizarre day in Albert sq as.ft.com/r/39686fc3-0...
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Number 10 North is no ‘gimmick’, says Andy Burnham
Prime minister remains insistent that new Manchester office sends a more important signal to rest of the country
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 24/07/2026
Prediction: Burnham will call an early election: brynspiration.micro.blog/2026/07/24…
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Prediction: Burnham will call an early election.
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Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is a wild coincidence
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Is Milli Vanilli 1000 Vanillis or 1/1000th of a Vanilli?
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 11/07/2026
Watched The Invite. Funniest thing I’ve seen in ages - I’d recommend watching at the cinema because the audience reactions are priceless.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 06/07/2026
One more plug for my latest blog. Featuring a nice task on interpreting graphs!
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Jo Morgan @mathsjem.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
New! My 200th gems post. Ideas, updates and resources for maths teachers. 💎 www.resourceaholic.com/2026/07/5-ma... #mathstoday #ukmathschat #alevelmaths
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Ed Southall @edsouthall.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
There are 50 bursaries available for the British Congress of Mathematics Education (BCME 10) conference in October. Applications close next week. Apply! bcme.co.uk/bursaries.html
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British Congress of Mathematics Education 10 | Accommodation
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 03/07/2026
New blog: The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way. applyingmaths.com/2026/07/03/r...
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The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way
Like many people who spent lots of time in the 90s, my head is an echo chamber of Simpsons quotes. And there’s one quote that has been on my mind a lot recently.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 03/07/2026
New blog: The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way. applyingmaths.com/2026/07/03/r...
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The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way
Like many people who spent lots of time in the 90s, my head is an echo chamber of Simpsons quotes. And there’s one quote that has been on my mind a lot recently.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 02/07/2026
Yearly reminder that teachers get 75% off a subscription to the Economist. Not sure there's a better teacher discount than that!
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 29/06/2026
Delighted to join the keynote lineup at BCME 10 (23–24 Oct)! Scottish teachers can apply for bursaries up to £200 to help make the trip, but the deadline is 8th July. Let's get some strong Scottish representation there! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Details & how to apply: applyingmaths.com/2026/06/29/c...
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Come to BCME 10 - Bursaries Available
Resources and teaching ideas for Higher Applications of Mathematics, and much more.
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Emily Rae @ecrmaths.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I really hope Burnham calls the new No 10 "Manc-a-Lago". It's a missed opportunity if he doesn't 😂
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 29/06/2026
Delighted to join the keynote lineup at BCME 10 (23–24 Oct)! Scottish teachers can apply for bursaries up to £200 to help make the trip, but the deadline is 8th July. Let's get some strong Scottish representation there! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Details & how to apply: applyingmaths.com/2026/06/29/c...
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Come to BCME 10 - Bursaries Available
Resources and teaching ideas for Higher Applications of Mathematics, and much more.
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Ben Sparks @sparksmaths.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Marmite? Love it or Hate it? I'm collecting some (unserious) data for teaching purposes. If you have a spare minute, please fill out this anonymous opinion poll for me: forms.gle/M5C91iQxiWYC... It is a short list of (likely) polarising preference questions.
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Anonymous opinion poll
Please answer these questions on their 1 to 10 scales
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 07/06/2026
This is my perfect use case for AI - I want to teach a lesson on sample space in probability and I want to use Monopoly as the hook. I ask for slides that include the opening side of Monopoly, a blank and a filled in sample space diagram, and finally the last slide.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 06/06/2026
Nice piece on smilies and visualising distributions. Could make a good prompt in a lesson (though sadly the full link isn't child appropriate) pudding.cool/2026/05/simi...
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Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise
An analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 23/05/2026
Nice #higher-apps prompt - precision.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 21/05/2026
Are you amazing? Then come and work with me - Teacher of Mathematics myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/mid... and BGE Numeracy myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/mid... DMs me for a chat.
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Teacher of Maths - Newbattle High School - MID07509 | Midlothian Council | myjobscotland
View details and apply for this secondary education role in with Midlothian Council on myjobscotland
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 01/02/2026
New blog - Maths is an Endangered Species. applyingmaths.com/2026/02/01/m...
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Maths is an Endangered Species
In Scotland, mathematics lessons are in danger of becoming extinct. A recruitment crisis, and a systemic indifference are conspiring to make maths a thing of the past.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 01/02/2026
New blog - Maths is an Endangered Species. applyingmaths.com/2026/02/01/m...
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Maths is an Endangered Species
In Scotland, mathematics lessons are in danger of becoming extinct. A recruitment crisis, and a systemic indifference are conspiring to make maths a thing of the past.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 09/01/2026
How old are people who share your name? Nice example of distributions and medians. name-age-calculator.randalolson.com
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Name Age Calculator
Estimate the most likely age for someone given their first name, using SSA data and actuarial tables.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 14/12/2025
Christmas Treats: Advanced Higher Maths and Higher Apps. Hopefully useful for somebody! applyingmaths.com/2025/09/12/c...
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Christmas Treats
Christmas Themed Advanced Higher Maths and Higher Applications resources.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 27/11/2025
Gave out a sticker and wrote "good effort" in a student's jotter. She looked aghast and said "but I got all of them right!" We use so many euphemisms, it's funny being caught sincere.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 12/09/2025
New tool - interactive Gantt creator. A bank of Gantt questions to use and edit. Link: applyingmaths.com/2025/09/12/i...
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Interactive Gantt Charts
I’ve created a tool that lets you make interactive Gantt charts - you can find it here.
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 09/09/2025
One more plug for this blog: Who's Teaching Maths on Monday?
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 07/09/2025
New blog: Who's Teaching Maths on Monday? Maths recruitment has nose-dived, what are the solutions? applyingmaths.com/2025/09/07/w...
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Who’s Teaching Maths on Monday?
There are 75 people currently on an Initial Teacher Training (ITE) course in Scotland to become a maths teacher, well short of the 250 2024 target. And this isn’t a one-off, the target hasn’t been met...
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 07/09/2025
New blog: Who's Teaching Maths on Monday? Maths recruitment has nose-dived, what are the solutions? applyingmaths.com/2025/09/07/w...
applyingmaths.com
Who’s Teaching Maths on Monday?
There are 75 people currently on an Initial Teacher Training (ITE) course in Scotland to become a maths teacher, well short of the 250 2024 target. And this isn’t a one-off, the target hasn’t been met...
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Bryn @brynspiration.com · 02/09/2025
Manipulatives in slides? Useful? I'm trying to make things have the least amount of faff. Hence the zero pair button.
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