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Dale Chapman @dalechapman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Just discovered the ft is FREE for schools, both for educators and for students. Check if your school is signed up here. professional.ft.com/free-for-sch... If they're not signed up, its free to.

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FT Schools | Free Financial Times access for schools

Free digital access to the Financial Times for teachers and students aged 16–19 anywhere in the world. Support teaching, exams and media literacy with trusted journalism.

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Dyscalculia Network @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Have you always wanted to use Cuisenaire rods but didn't know where to start? Comment, 'Blog please' to get the link to our fabulous Cuisenaire rod blog with loads of FREE resources to download! #dyscalculia #mathsteaching #cuisenaire

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Nathan Day @nathanday.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Here's something I've been working quite hard on recently: classduels.com/maths/ A Maths game featuring: - two-player (split screen, can be done on a interactive whiteboard) and single-player modes - 50+ topics across KS3-KS5 - a version for the Australian curriculum: classduels.com/maths/au/ 😉

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Maths Revision Quizzes | Class Duels

Practise maths with free Class Duels revision quizzes for KS3, GCSE and A Level, covering Negatives, Rounding, Fractions, Percentages and more.

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Scarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED: THE FLYPAPER (1980) Alfred Burke is absolutely terrifying in the series' greatest episode, adapted from Elizabeth Taylor's short story. Not going to spoil a thing about this one, but the ending is a real gut punch...

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Very sad to hear the passing of the illustrator Tony Stella! Some fantastic work throughout the history of cinema. Here's four of our favourite #FilmNoir #NeoNoir #Crime related artwork from Tony. #RIP

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 06/05/2026

Tony Stella, an artist of immense brilliance and prolific output, has passed away. He was one of the greatest artists to ever do it. Rest in peace, Tony.

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therispguy @jonny-griffiths.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Maths teacher friends - I've just revised my Carom resources, 40 pure extracurricular maths PowerPoints bridging from A Level to University Maths. Great for a sixth form maths club. Everything available for free - google 'carom maths' or try www.carom-maths.co.uk

Ad advert for the Carom Maths materials.

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The Cuisenaire Company @cuisenaireco.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It was great to see a shot of our International Set of Cuisenaire rods being used in the BBC Breakfast interview with Cat Eadle from @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social a few weeks ago. #cuisenairerods are still a favourite manipulative and provide a concrete grounding in mathematical concepts.

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transum.bsky.social @transum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A new online, self-marking exercise on algebraic expressions. Based on some papers I found from my time working with the late Don Steward. www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=1166 #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #GoneTooSoon

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jenniemaths.bsky.social @jenniemaths.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Interested in maths education? Explore the fabulous BCME 10 conference in October 2026, via bsrlm.org.uk/category/blo... Large range of exciting sessions: offer yours by 5th May

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blogs Archives - BSRLM

British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics

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NRICH maths @nrichmaths.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📣 Calling all Secondary Teachers 📣 Join us for a discussion with Alf Coles and see how we can prioritise working and thinking like mathematicians in our classrooms. Book here: nrich.maths.org/events/students-working-mathematicians-our-secondary-classrooms

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Students Working as Mathematicians in Our Secondary Classrooms | NRICH

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Jay Timotheus @jaytimotheus.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Exciting and rare opportunity to join the team as a secondary subject director for Co-op Academies Trust! Do get in touch if you want to know any more about the role. Closing date 2nd March. recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Vac...

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Trust Director of Mathematics | SAMpeople Recruit

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

As ever, the issue of time for this in an already-stretched role will first need to be addressed; difficult to argue this is more valuable than spending the time with students. Suggesting an underpaid profession should do this in their own time would be a very poor management move.

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The Cuisenaire Company @cuisenaireco.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

We have now deactivated our X account. Please share our bluesky account with people that have an interest in mathematics education, and maths manipulatives @cuisenaireco.bsky.social #mathseducation #manipulatives #playislearning #pedagogy #cuisenairerods

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Nicola Woodford-Smith @nicmaths.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

As many of you will already know, I'm here for all things maths & maths education 🤓 I will make sure that you have the latest updates around reform. I will also share the events & resources that are coming your way to support your teaching and exam preparations. Reach out if you need anything 📲

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spongebob has a rainbow on his head and the word maths is on the bottom of his face .

ALT: spongebob has a rainbow on his head and the word maths is on the bottom of his face .

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Tom Bennison @drbennison.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Today in #ALevelMaths my 2025 A-Level Calculated colouring went up on my website. Feel free to use :) blog.drbennisonmaths.com/blog/2025/12...

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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Okay, here we go. Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients. NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer. You know what to do 👇✍️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

This ended up as a long thread, but if it is the final thing I ever write about ATM (it won't be!) I think I can be happy with what I wrote.

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Today is the final official day of operation of The Association of Teachers of Mathematics, @atmmathematics.bsky.social , founded in 1952 by a group of mathematics educators that included Caleb Gattegno. A thread:

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originmathshub.bsky.social @originmathshub.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

MT Talk is a fabulous new podcast! It is a space for thought provoking conversations about mathematics teaching. One of the hosts is one of our very own LLME! @ebridgett.bsky.social Spotify: Episode 1 - MT Talk about Talk! buff.ly/kXMcrMN Apple: Episode 1 - MT Talk about Talk! buff.ly/ijIk2Ca

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

More eyebrows should be raised at any national conference which proclaims itself to be about mathematics teaching in schools, but is held at a time when the vast majority of mathematics teachers would need to be allowed to stop doing their job to attend (Not aimed at any single conference)

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Association of Teachers of Mathematics @atmmathematics.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Following the overwhelming votes by members of AMET, ATM, MA, NAMA and NANAMIC to merge and form the Association for Mathematics in Education (AMiE), we have been working hard in the background to prepare for the implementation of our new association. More info is here… atm.org.uk/News/amie-se...

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AMiE September 2025 update

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Does anyone know if it’s the same for Dr Frost?

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Jo Morgan @mathsjem.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

My daughter is doing her Sparx and she just spotted the Chrome now offers in-built AI homework cheating (see button at the top right - takes you straight to AI tools that answer the question for you). FFS.

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Last repost of this. To those returning to schools or colleges tomorrow, here’s to a year of doing the best we can for our students, each other, and ourselves. The same sentiment applies if you’ve already started!

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Amanda Austin @draustinmaths.com · 31/08/2025

It's that time of year again - your annual reminder that if you're a Maths teacher and looking for suitable resources for your classes across KS3 to KS5 then do check out www.draustinmaths.com. The site is five years old this week 🎉🎉 and in that time it's amassed over 1000 resources! 1/3

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Emily Rae @ecrmaths.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

This year, I'm going to reinstate Maths Video of the Week, which I send out on Teams to our A Level Maths students (I've let it lapse in recent years) The descriptions and links to the videos are all ready to copy and paste each week - feel free to use! wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...

Video descriptions 2025-26 Maths video of the week #1
Hi everyone! Each week we’ll be linking to a different interesting or thought-provoking video relating to the world of mathematics. We see the numbers “million” and “billion” a lot, both in maths and in everyday life, but it can be difficult to visualise their relative sizes. In this week’s video, Tom Scott demonstrates the difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars. You may want to watch the first 2-3 minutes then skip ahead to a couple of minutes from the end, as there is a lot of driving in the middle! A Million Dollars vs A Billion Dollars, Visualised: A Road Trip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YUWDrLazCg

Maths video of the week #2
Fermat’s Last Theorem is one of the most well-known theorems in mathematics. It was first stated by Pierre de Fermat in 1637 but was not proven until 1994 by English mathematician Andrew Wiles, who has studied and worked at Oxford, Cambridge and Princeton. In this week’s video Simon Singh introduces the theorem, and explains a little of the history of how it was finally proven. Singh has written a number of popular science and mathematics books (including one on Fermat’s Last Theorem) which are very engaging and recommended if you are looking for some super-curricular reading for mathematics. This could be just for your own interest, or to mention in a UCAS personal statement or interview. Fermat's Last Theorem - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiNcEguuFSA

A list of maths video links on YouTube in a table with the title Video of the week 2025-2026

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I’m going to suggest it is worth checking your school is not affected by this. I know someone who has been told the following pieces of information stored about them had been breached: dob, name, phone number, address, passport, driving licence number, birth town, national insurance number

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Karen @karenshancock.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I've done some work on collated my worked examples over the holidays. Here's the database of those I've created over the past few years. Perhaps you can make use of them in your teaching too? kshancock.co.uk/workedexampl... #UKMathsChat

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Worked Example Database | kshancock.co.uk

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Tessmaths aka Julia Smith @tessmaths.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Mathematical hooks…ways in which to introduce a concept or discussion and create interest through observation padlet.com/tessmaths1/m... #yourewelcome

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Mathematical Hooks

Made with a touch of glamour

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Nathan Day @nathanday.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

FYI, I have updated my Edexcel Grade Boundaries page: interwovenmaths.com/_GradeBounda... Some interesting Further Maths component-level boundaries!

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A Level Grade Boundaries

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

The rest of the "The use of artifical intelligence in teacher development" article will be coming, but I am delaying publication to allow me to write based on a more thorough re-read & reflection upon all of my communications on the matter. Another article will be published in the intervening time.

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I was one of a group of teachers that trialled the use of artificial intelligence in teacher feedback; this piece will share my experience and thoughts: learningteachingmaths.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

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The use of artificial intelligence in teacher development, part 1

In writing about artificial intelligence (AI) here I have decided to describe its existence as if it were one entity, rather than recognise ...

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

My next post will focus upon an experience I had with the use of artificial intelligence

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

The final part of the lesson account - a lesson ending, and a reflection: "Learning and teaching are complex endeavours and a teacher who is in development is a teacher who is intellectually curious about both learning and their own practice" learningteachingmaths.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-le...

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A Lesson Account, 1: Part 5

Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 <The next part of this lesson is being omitted in detail. The teacher repeats their process to find 1%...

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

In this part of the lesson account: independent work. What does the teacher want, what do they set and how do they have the class approach it? learningteachingmaths.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-le...

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A Lesson Account, 1: Part 4

Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 The teacher projects a series of questions on the board; the questions all have the form of those previously discu...

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I end my introductory posts with an overview of what I believe as a mathematics teacher, and what sets the scene for everything to follow: learningteachingmaths.blogspot.com/2025/08/an-i...

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An Introduction, Part 4: My aims and guiding principles

Caleb Gattegno, whose wisdom is a touchstone. ( Image courtesy of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 We...

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I continue to believe that Pearson have a responsibility to offer further clarification publicly & if appropriate face repercussions in order to protect the integrity of the qualification…whilst at the same time I do not want the rewards of the efforts of students, including my own, to be diminished

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

In the final autobiographical part of the introduction to my writings - further influences that still shape me, and a book recommendation learningteachingmaths.blogspot.com/2025/08/an-i...

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An Introduction, Part 3: ATM, Gattegno and further influences

Mathematics Teaching, the journal of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics and, as seen here, its predecessor the Association for Tea...

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David Lawrence @dmlawrence.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I am going to be writing some thoughts about the learning and teaching of mathematics over at my blog. First up - an introduction to who I am professionally and the philosophies that will run through my writings learningteachingmaths.blogspot.com/2025/07/http...

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An Introduction, Part 1: From being a student to becoming a teacher of mathematics

A student of mathematics When I was young, there were two key ongoing experiences that would influence my thinking and philosophies when I e...

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Mike Elgan @mikeelgan.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Search engine feature of the moment: DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/d...

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DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results | TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo's new search feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI-generated slop.

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