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Jon Fant

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A summary of some of #rED26 although there’s more to come. fantasticmaths.substack.com/p/nobody-imp...
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Nobody Improves in One Saturday
My third researchED National, my first as a speaker, and what actually sticks afterwards?
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Dr Frost Resource Team @drfrostresource.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
📚️ Our past papers library lets you quickly set full exam papers for students to practise. Find them all here → buff.ly/keNoI8l Want more practice without repeating the same questions? Generate Shadow Papers! How to make them → buff.ly/pn3EDeM
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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Hi all The units series continues, now looking at how to convert with a ratio table...apologies to @fantasticmaths.bsky.social for stealing the gimmick 😂 #MathsToday open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...
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Unit Conversions Part 2: Ratio Table Method
Hi folks!
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This week I’ve written about how we can apply the approach we took with metric unit conversions for area and volume onto area and volume of similar shapes. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
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Ratio tables and Similar Shapes
Now we’ve created a unified model of unit conversions from linear to volume conversions using the ratio table as our scaffold.
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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I used to talk about 80-hour weeks. Now I brag about weekends with my family. No Sunday guilt or late night planning. Same results. Happier human. That’s what the right tools do. Just you... amplified. 🔋 mathswhiteboard.com #iTeachMaths #EdTech #TeacherBurnout
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
This weeks post is a two for one. I question when scaffolding isn’t actually having the desired impact. I give an example of a commonly used scaffold for unit conversions which I now think doesn’t actually support our students in the long run. substack.com/@fantasticma...
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
On Friday I write about the connection between the suffix in place value and the prefixes in metric units. Interested in reading more? open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
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The -ths Factor: Why Teaching Prefixes and Suffixes is the Key in Place Value
Disciplinary Literacy of place value
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Chartered College of Teaching @collegeofteaching.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We are hiring a Director of Education to join the Chartered College of Teaching team! 📢 Learn more about the role here: chartered.pulse.ly/qlatto3crv #JobSearch #HiringNow #Jobs #CareerChat #Recruiting #Careers #Hiring #Teacher #Education #CareerProgression #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
@cipher-challenge.bsky.social is it possible to filter the leaderboard by region?
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Jonathan Hall @studymaths.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
A great total to have if you want to split a bill evenly in a restaurant.
£25.20 with 9 division calculations around it (from 2 to 10)
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David Didau @didau.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
A pictures worth a 1000 words, right? But when words and pictures pull in different directions, learning falls apart. My latest piece looks at where dual coding goes wrong and how to make visuals actually help students think. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
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The Dual Coding Delusion
How dual coding theory became a victim of edu-mythology and why adding visuals won’t make your teaching more memorable.
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Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI @mrmattock.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Recently I was given access to a great new tool for identifying & supporting dyscalculia & other maths difficulties. Created by Rob Jennings, co-founder of the @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social, & Jane Emerson, founder of Emerson House. Read about it: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-...
Copy of the book cover for the Maths and Dyscalculia Assessment
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AQA @aqaeducation.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
AQA - now in partnership with Dr Frost Maths. We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths, the award-winning online platform for students up to age 18, to make AQA exam preparation simpler and more effective. Discover your new maths tools: ow.ly/1lge50Xihim
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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
On half term for this and next week, but please have a look at the back catalogue of my language in maths blogs, and let me know what you want to see next term!
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Yesterday I posted about the trouble with the language around addition and subtraction. Offering my thoughts around the impact of the grammatical structure.
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
@atulrana.bsky.social I think this is quite a good example of the dialogue that can arise from a post. substack.com/@fantasticma...
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Jon Fant (@fantasticmaths)
The strand curriculum you and @Lee Wheeler describe is unbelievable! I couldn’t bring myself to use the same terminology as yourself for something that I see as a shadow of it. So the threads are what...
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
In case you haven’t seen it my last post was on how I’ve incorporate fractions when there was no fraction unit of work. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Last Friday I posted about how we have encorporated difference of two squares before factorising. We follow the @lasalleed.bsky.social scheme of work. substack.com/@fantasticma...
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Unlocking Difference of Two Squares
Planned and purposeful journey of multiplication: building on the area model to unlock quadratic free difference of two squares.
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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Lots of number work with Y7 this half term, so I’m genuinely excited about my new (and FREE!) manipulative. How would you introduce 3 − (−4) to a class for the first time? #maths #mathsresources #MathsToday #iteachmaths
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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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Dave Taylor @taylorda01.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The hat trick has landed. Following on from 'The Start of The Lesson' and 'Just After The Start of The Lesson', I've just blogged about 'The Lesson' at taylorda01.weebly.com I hope you're all as excited as I am about getting back to teaching this week!
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@TAYLORDA01
Date: May '25 Having had a year out of the classroom as Head of Curriculum for Maths at AQA, I am back in the saddle and enjoying the challenge and opportunity that young people provide on a daily...
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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
📢 MathsConf39 – Sat 11 Oct 2025, Harris Academy St John’s Wood, London. A full day of CPD by teachers, for teachers. With thanks to @aqaeducation.bsky.social, our Events Innovation Partner, for helping us continue these events 👉 completemaths.com/community/ma...
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
I’ve recently written an article discussing why and the impact behind introducing booklets to our scheme of work. Likely to be a bit of a series. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
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Amy Forrester @amymayforrester.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I know I say this every year, but with results day on the horizon, please remember that for some kids grade 1-3 is a huge achievement. It represents years of hard work and determination. It’s not a fail. It is a GCSE qualification that they can and should be celebrated for.
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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
If you joined us at #MathsConf38, check your inbox to find presentation slides from the day! A huge thank you to our Events Innovation Partner, @aqaeducation.bsky.social l, and our Key Sponsor, @oupprimary.bsky.social , @oupsecondary.bsky.social MathsConf39 next.. completemaths.com/community/ma...
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Dr Helen J Williams 🇪🇺🇵🇸 @helenjwc.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
This 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Hard copies available from @earlyed-uk.bsky.social Online also available *free* from the ECMG website: earlymaths.org
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David Didau @didau.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I remember @profcoe.bsky.social telling me that aircon was likely to be a better & cheaper bet than CPD.
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Quick anecdote on my experience of using the area model for expanding and factorising and how this can lead further. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
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The Impact of Integrating a Consistent, Adaptable Approach
The Litmus Test for the Implementation of the Area Model
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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
First up at #mathsconf38 it's @jemmaths.bsky.social banishing bidmas ✨️
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @jemmaths.bsky.social 2 - @blatherwicksam.bsky.social 3 - @mrmattock.bsky.social 4 - @emmaemma53.bsky.social 5 - @ljohns6.bsky.social‬ Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38
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Complete Mathematics - MathsConf38
Mathematics tuition for primary, secondary and FE. Home schooling. Math improvement.
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Me sharing my somewhat failed approach to reconsidering my approach to division and the things I’ve learn along the way. substack.com/@fantasticma...
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Area Model, Beyond Multiplication into Division
Or so I hoped, discovering the: Unexpected Boundaries of the Area Model in Division
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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
"📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement! 📊 GCSE Statistics – Using the new Focus on Success packs to improve teaching and learning This one will be led by Ian Andrews. @aqaeducation.bsky.social Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma...
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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement! 🧩 Embedding Problem Solving Strategies This one will be led by Anna Berry and Greg Thomas. @aqaeducation.bsky.social Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma... #MathsConf38 #MathsCPDchat #ProblemSolving #GCSEMaths
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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement! 🗣️ Vocabulary through Etymology Led by Josh Taylor @mrtaylormaths2.bsky.social Don’t miss it! Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma... #MathsConf38 #MathsCPDchat #MathsVocabulary #Etymology #MathsTeaching
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
My thoughts on integrating manipulatives rather than seeing it as a magic bullet. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
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Are We Missing a Trick with Maths Manipulatives?
The planned and purposeful journey: Connecting the Concrete to the Abstract
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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
📢 Announcing our Head of Maths Conference taking place on Wednesday 25th June at the beautiful St Mary’s Community Centre, Sheffield! It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited. Book now to secure your place: completemaths.com/home/communi... #mathscpdchat #HoDMaths #UKMathsChat #MathsCPD
Free to attend Head of Maths Conference taking place on Wednesday 25th June at the beautiful St Mary’s Community Centre, Sheffield
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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
We are looking for a maths teacher! Please repost! Come and work at our school in the heart of the national forest 🌳 🏡 We believe that every child is capable of achieving in maths and we use faculty time for talking about and exploring maths teaching www.ashbyschool.org.uk/content/vaca...
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Teacher of Mathematics | Ashby School - Culture at the heart of learning for 11 – 19-year-olds
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
My latest article on substack, how i accidentally devekop my departments disciplinary literacy. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
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The Accidental Revolution: How Atomisation Unlocked Disciplinary Literacy in Our Maths Department
When I first considered my department's priorities for the year, I admit, literacy was left to the side.
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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
📢Announcing our #MathsConf38 Cake-Bake Competition Theme.. 🍰 Tessellation Temptations😋 Join our Tessellation Temptations Bake-Off where mathematical precision meets cake perfection! See comments for baking brilliance from previous MathsConfs. #MathsConf #CakeBakeComp
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
@blatherwicksam.bsky.social have you ever thought of addition and subtraction like this? open.substack.com/pub/fantasti... think it could be a little controversial?
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Rethinking Addition and Subtraction: A Unified Approach
A planned and purposeful journey of addition and subtraction
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Yesterday released my second Substack on the planned and purposeful journey. This one suggests rethinking the process used for addition and subtraction. Into one single unified process. What do you think? substack.com/@fantasticma...
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Rethinking Addition and Subtraction: A Unified Approach
A planned and purposeful journey of addition and subtraction
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I’ve done, I’ve just finished writing my second Substack in the series. A planned and purposeful journey of addition and subtraction. It’s due to be sent out at noon tomorrow substack.com/@fantasticma... subscribe if you’re interested.
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
@claresealy.bsky.social be interested to hear what you think, all started with you getting @lasalleed.bsky.social in to work with us! fantasticmaths.substack.com/p/planned-an...
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Building Bridges with the Area Model: From Multiplication to Algebra
A Planned and Purposeful Journey of Multiplication (and Beyond!)
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Clare Sealy @claresealy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Great job opportunity here teaching maths in gorgeous location. career012.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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States of Guernsey Careers: Teacher of Maths (93767)
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Brilliant explanation for why ac works. But could also be used to explain why cross product works for ratio tables. @charlottehawthorne.bsky.social have you seen this used before? Remember you describing cross product as a bit like magic? Sorry if I’m missing quoting.
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
@blatherwicksam.bsky.social I’ve written my take on what multiplication using the area model could look like as a continuous journey. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
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Building Bridges with the Area Model: From Multiplication to Algebra
A Planned and Purposeful Journey of Multiplication (and Beyond!)
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Interested in working on a beautiful island? Teaching maths, while maybe having a view of the sea. How about you apply to come work with me? bit.ly/4lYG52w due to growing school numbers we have a department vacancy. Any experience is welcome including top of scale.
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States of Guernsey Careers: Teacher of Maths (93767)
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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
How many methods do you use for multiplication from early multiplication to factorising quadratics? What if you could use one continuous model instead? I have a post on substack scheduled for noon tomorrow substack.com/@fantasticma...
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Jon Fant | Substack
Secondary Head of Mathematics’ journey from procedural methods to coherent models, consistently taught. Transforming confidence in students through deep conceptual understanding.
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Zach Groshell @mrzachg.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
An excellent episode on the challenge of choosing a good math curriculum resource. educationrickshaw.com/2025/04/06/s...
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S4E28: Jonathan Regino on Curriculum Evaluation and Math Coaching
In this episode of Progressively Incorrect, I am thrilled to host Jonathan Regino, an innovative educator and instructional leader known for his expertise in curriculum adoption and math coaching. …
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Bernie Westacott @berniewestacott.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Pupils had lots of hands-on experiences for completing the square with Amplify Polypad algebra tiles, then I was able to use part of a @DrFrostResource PowerPoint to make them a summary/review/revision video of 'Logan's method' for them to access. Didn't have this back in 1973!
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