Bryn @brynspiration.com · 07/09/2026Finished reading: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami 📚 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 06/09/2026Watched: Coyote vs. Acme 🍿themoviedb.orgCoyote vs. AcmeAfter 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. 000
Reposted by BrynBryn @brynspiration.com · 27/08/2026Number 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? 012
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 27/08/2026Number 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? 012
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 25/08/2026static.klipy.comGollum: What's 'taters', precious?ALT: Gollum: What's 'taters', precious? 010
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 23/08/2026Maths Sheep Play Sheep - a fun blog post from David Bulter. davidkbutler.xyz/2026/08/23/maths-s…davidkbutler.xyzMaths Sheep Play SheepIt’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… 000
Reposted by BrynDavid K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026On 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... #MathSkydavidkbutler.xyzMaths Sheep Play SheepIt’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… 1176
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 21/08/2026Finished reading: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Dirk Gently 1 by Douglas Adams 📚 010
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 13/08/2026First 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. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 13/08/2026Firat 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. 010
Reposted by BrynDaisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026We 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... 0249
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 04/08/2026Why some people mow a lawn better than others - great bit of data visualisation, and about travelling salesman. pudding.cool/2026/06/mowpudding.coolWhy some people mow a lawn better than othersWe analyzed 132,003 attempts to mow a virtual lawn efficiently. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 03/08/2026The best challenge on the UK government's vocational subject at 14 push, and food for thought for us in Scotland too. 011
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 30/07/2026Watched: The Odyssey 🍿themoviedb.orgThe OdysseyOdysseus, 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. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 29/07/2026Watched: The Last Viking 🍿 Very funny and a lot more gruesome than I expected.themoviedb.orgThe Last VikingAfter 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. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 28/07/2026Big 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? 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 27/07/2026Finished 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.micro.blogArt of Uncertainty 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 26/07/2026Watched: Blue Heron 🍿themoviedb.orgBlue HeronIn 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. 000
Reposted by BrynJennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 25/07/2026a dispatch from yesterday’s slightly bizarre day in Albert sq as.ft.com/r/39686fc3-0...as.ft.comNumber 10 North is no ‘gimmick’, says Andy BurnhamPrime minister remains insistent that new Manchester office sends a more important signal to rest of the country 75915
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 24/07/2026Prediction: Burnham will call an early election: brynspiration.micro.blog/2026/07/24…brynspiration.micro.blogPrediction: Burnham will call an early election. 000
Reposted by BrynBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Is Milli Vanilli 1000 Vanillis or 1/1000th of a Vanilli? 16216
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 11/07/2026Watched The Invite. Funniest thing I’ve seen in ages - I’d recommend watching at the cinema because the audience reactions are priceless. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 06/07/2026One more plug for my latest blog. Featuring a nice task on interpreting graphs! 000
Reposted by BrynJo Morgan @mathsjem.bsky.social · 05/07/2026New! My 200th gems post. Ideas, updates and resources for maths teachers. 💎 www.resourceaholic.com/2026/07/5-ma... #mathstoday #ukmathschat #alevelmaths 116224
Reposted by BrynEd Southall @edsouthall.bsky.social · 05/07/2026There 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.htmlbcme.co.ukBritish Congress of Mathematics Education 10 | Accommodation 0108
Reposted by BrynBryn @brynspiration.com · 03/07/2026New blog: The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way. applyingmaths.com/2026/07/03/r...applyingmaths.comThe Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI WayLike 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. 021
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 03/07/2026New blog: The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way. applyingmaths.com/2026/07/03/r...applyingmaths.comThe Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI WayLike 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. 021
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 02/07/2026Yearly reminder that teachers get 75% off a subscription to the Economist. Not sure there's a better teacher discount than that! 021
Reposted by BrynBryn @brynspiration.com · 29/06/2026Delighted 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...applyingmaths.comCome to BCME 10 - Bursaries AvailableResources and teaching ideas for Higher Applications of Mathematics, and much more. 011
Reposted by BrynEmily Rae @ecrmaths.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I really hope Burnham calls the new No 10 "Manc-a-Lago". It's a missed opportunity if he doesn't 😂 3175
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 29/06/2026Delighted 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...applyingmaths.comCome to BCME 10 - Bursaries AvailableResources and teaching ideas for Higher Applications of Mathematics, and much more. 011
Reposted by BrynBen Sparks @sparksmaths.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Marmite? 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.forms.gleAnonymous opinion pollPlease answer these questions on their 1 to 10 scales 102421
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 07/06/2026The time it takes to read a blog which mentions that Park Lane is the least landed on square, to creating pdf slide deck which allows me to use this as a lesson hook, is minutes. Ready to drop into onenote (or anything else) and use. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 07/06/2026This 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. 100
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 06/06/2026Nice 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...pudding.coolComparisons as Predictable as the SunriseAn analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 21/05/2026Are 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.myjobscotland.gov.ukTeacher of Maths - Newbattle High School - MID07509 | Midlothian Council | myjobscotlandView details and apply for this secondary education role in with Midlothian Council on myjobscotland 000
Reposted by BrynBryn @brynspiration.com · 01/02/2026New blog - Maths is an Endangered Species. applyingmaths.com/2026/02/01/m...applyingmaths.comMaths is an Endangered SpeciesIn 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. 122
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 01/02/2026New blog - Maths is an Endangered Species. applyingmaths.com/2026/02/01/m...applyingmaths.comMaths is an Endangered SpeciesIn 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. 122
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 09/01/2026How old are people who share your name? Nice example of distributions and medians. name-age-calculator.randalolson.comname-age-calculator.randalolson.comName Age CalculatorEstimate the most likely age for someone given their first name, using SSA data and actuarial tables. 072
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 14/12/2025Christmas Treats: Advanced Higher Maths and Higher Apps. Hopefully useful for somebody! applyingmaths.com/2025/09/12/c...applyingmaths.comChristmas TreatsChristmas Themed Advanced Higher Maths and Higher Applications resources. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 27/11/2025Gave 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. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 09/11/2025I wish I knew, that would be very interesting. I'd be interested in the retention rates of maths vs other subjects. 000
Bryn @brynspiration.com · 19/09/2025Almost certainly more likely in Scotland as the line for non-specialists is often drawn at BGE, whereas in England there's no hard line. For maths I imagine the percentage would be very high. 001