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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📚 🔑 🔢 Maths is really great but reading is number 1! 💡 So how to support struggling readers in maths? How to design tasks to minimise the barrier weak readers and EAL students face? Join our free webinar @HLearningPD. 21st Oct @ 4pm UK time. lnkd.in/evep_mit

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tools of the trade... Amazing what you can do with a laptop, cheap headset and a very old graphics pad....awesome to see GCSE resit students showing such commitment in yesterday's session. Totally free, every Monday until Nov resits. Details & sign up:https://grade3to4bynovember.carrd.co/

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As part of @hlearningpd.bsky.social's autumn webinar series, we're taking a look at financial education in primary schools. Really interesting topic, including the citizenship side as well as plenty of maths! Tuesday 13 Oct @ 1600 UK time. Free to attend. Sign up here: lnkd.in/eiM-nHCN

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

All @hlearningpd.bsky.social webinar recordings are FREE! In the Small Numbers, Big Ideas series we covered: 1️⃣ Counting principles 2️⃣ Number sense 3️⃣ Models and manipulatives 🎥 Recordings: lnkd.in/ey73M-Rf 📚 Buy Small Numbers, Big Ideas: lnkd.in/eTtiRFr9

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Wish I could have made it to #MathsConf41 or #rED26 today! If any of you have GCSE resit students, please consider sharing! ⬇️

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

⭐⭐ 4️⃣ ➕⭐⭐ 4+ in GCSE maths is a big deal! However, the tallest bar is the 153,255 who got a Grade 3 this year. Can you help me find them? 💻 9x free webinars, every Monday at 5pm 👨‍💻 Small online lessons (max 6 students) @ £15 a session More info & sign up: grade3to4bynovember.carrd.co

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Lots of talk about GCSE resits recently... I’ve got some time before my new job in January & I’d like to do something useful so... 💻 FREE Grade 3 ➡️ 4 weekly webinars (Mondays, 5pm) 💻 🧑‍💻🧑‍💻 🧑‍💻 Small group (max 6) live lessons @ £15 each 🧑‍💻🧑‍💻🧑‍💻 More info & sign up: grade3to4bynovember.carrd.co

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Grade 3 ➡ Grade 4 by November

GCSE Maths resit webinars and online classes with Jo Austen

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Jo Morgan @mathsjem.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’m incredibly excited to launch HoD Space - I genuinely think it is going to be a game changer in secondary school maths departments. Sign up for a free trial today: www.hodspace.com My blog post explains what, how and why: www.resourceaholic.com/2026/08/hod-... Please share! #ukmathschat

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I've been trying out the brilliant @numberclub.com games recently. Far too many maths 'games' are just normal maths practice, gamified - correct maths gets points and prizes etc, but that's it. Here, the maths is totally 'baked into' the structure of the games. Have a look! #maths #earlymaths

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I really enjoyed this conversation with @joncripwell.bsky.social on The Primary Maths Podcast! If you want to skip our initial chatter, skip to 18:00 for the main section on how we can make informed choices about which manipulatives to use when. open.spotify.com/episode/5JbD...

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Choosing the Right Manipulative: What Really Matters - with Jo Austen

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

And the winner from here and the other place was... @toto68086883.bsky.social 🏆🏆🏆 Drop me a DM with your address and I'll get it in the post!

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Small Numbers, Big Ideas is turning 1! 🎂1⃣🎉🥳🍾 To celebrate, we've got another free copy to give away! Give this a like and repost, then we'll pick a winner at random on Sunday 30th November. www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number... #primarymaths #EYFS #earlyyears #keystage1 #maths

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A week to go until our third Small Numbers, Big Ideas webinar! 🔢 🧮👩‍💻 @hlearningpd.bsky.social This time, how can we pick the right models & manipulatives for the right moment? Tuesday 21st Oct, 6pm UK time Sign up is free: lnkd.in/eTM5fedd Buy the book: amazon.co.uk/Small-Number...

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MrLevMaths @mrlevmaths.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Made this for my Year 7s and Year 8s tomorrow after @joausten.bsky.social's fab session on Number Sense at #Mathsconf39. Will be very interesting to see how it goes! #MathsToday

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Glad it was useful! Also thoroughly enjoyed Rob’s activities tsunami!! 🌊 😅

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

When you can't make the second screen work...get it on the TV! Awesome first webinar with @hlearningpd.bsky.social & 100 people around the world. We're doing it all again on 7th October. Next time - what is number sense and how can we teach it? Sign up: www.hachettelearning.com/events/inter...

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

A few days left before our first Small Numbers, Big Ideas webinar! 🔢👩‍💻💻👨‍💻🧮 First up - what all primary teachers should know about counting. If time / timezones are tricky, you'll get 6 months' access to the recording 🎥 Sign up: www.hachettelearning.com/events/inter... @hlearningpd.bsky.social

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Happy holidays everyone! ⛱️🌻⛵️ I've found one more copy of Small Numbers, Big Ideas to give away! Give this a like and repost and I'll pick a winner on Sunday 17th. www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number... #primarymaths #eyfs #earlyyears

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Dr. Aaron Bradbury @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Passionate about early years? Help shape the future of non-statutory guidance. 📝 Project Lead – Birth to 5 Matters (part-time, fixed-term) 🌱 Lead the national review 📍 Apply now: early-education.org.uk/project-lead... #EarlyYears #BirthTo5Matters #EYFS #EarlyEducation #PlayMatters

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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

It's the summer holidays, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Simply **repost** this post for your chance to win. I will pick a winner on Sunday 17th August. Good luck!

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

"Conveyor belt classrooms are typified by teachers who believe that the timetabled 'lesson' is a good unit of learning." Great blog from @markmccourt.bsky.social on the importance of getting off the conveyor belt approach. Well worth reading! www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Emaths - We Taught It. They Forgot It. We Moved On.

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Based on Chapters 1 and 2 of Small Numbers, Big Ideas: Kahoot Quiz on Ch1, Counting: create.kahoot.it/details/1704... Kahoot Quiz on Ch2, Composition: create.kahoot.it/share/small-... Book: www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number...

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Small Numbers, Big Ideas: Essential Concepts for Teaching Early Maths

Buy Small Numbers, Big Ideas: Essential Concepts for Teaching Early Maths by Austen, Jo (ISBN: 9781036003234) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Children forget stuff....and so do teachers! Many schools are now using short quizzes as part of staff CPD sessions. I've started using Kahoot to create free maths subject knowledge quizzes you can access any time. First two are done - links below! #primarymaths #edusky #eduskyprimary

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Contactless payments have dramatically changed children's early experiences of money. So what can we do about it? Here are some ideas for teaching money well in #EYFS that I wrote for @TeachEarlyYrs. Let me know what you think! cdn.teachearlyyears.com/e-mag/Teach-... #eduskyprimary #primarymaths

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Schools everywhere following White Rose #primarymaths have been on decimals/fractions/percentages this term. This virtual manipulative from @studymaths.bsky.social is a powerful tool for live modelling and helping children see the connections. Give it a try! mathsbot.com/tools/decima...

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Yes, that's also true :) Certainly only advocating for the vertical line as a useful addition to the toolkit, not to totally replace the horizontal line

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Jonathan Hall @studymaths.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

NEW: Decimal Square. mathsbot.com/tools/decima... Thanks to @joausten.bsky.social for the idea in his #MathsConf37 session. I've got a few more features I'd like to add to this, but I'm way too tired after the weekend!

A square split into 1000 smaller rectangles with 134 of them shaded to represent the decimal 0.134.

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

#TDaPEManchester is two weeks away! Inspired by @markmccourt.bsky.social book, 'Teaching for Mastery', I'll be banging the drum again for a forward-facing approach to #primarymaths. It's all for a great cause - get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-thinki...

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A vertical number line has natural intuition; the numbers are greater as you go up. Awesome for intro to negative numbers too. This virtual version from @phetsims.bsky.social is a delight: phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/nu... (When you drag it underwater, the hang-glider becomes a scuba diver!)

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A rekenrek is a hugely powerful tool to get children subitising, exploring place value of teen numbers, bonds, doubles and loads more. Here's a brilliant 1 min intro from @ncetm.bsky.social Debbie Morgan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtb7... @rekenrek101.bsky.social is a great source of wisdom and CPD!

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Had a great time at #MathsConf37! In my session we looked at models and manipulatives that are still underrated and underused in primary maths. Here's a flavour of it, starting with an interactive 'to scale' multiplication square from Mathigon. polypad.amplify.com/p/VvXls4cQH6...

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

We know the curriculum is too full, but finding ways to make space for spatial reasoning is super important. Here's what I wrote about it for @teachprimarymag.bsky.social cdn.teachwire.net/e-mag/Teach-... #edusky #eduskyprimary #primarymaths #EYFS

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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🚨 Today, we start our π Challenge Series leading up to our Friday Social on π Day, 14th March! 🎯 🧮 Use your birthday (DDMMYY) as the numerator of a fraction over 100,000. How close is it to π? 🤔 📩 Submit your answer. The winner will be announced on Monday at 7 PM! ⏳

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Looking forward to this! Come along!

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Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This Valentine's, share the love of maths! ❤️➗🔢 Get two MathsConf37 tickets for £10! 🎟✨ ❤️ Like this post 🔁 Retweet 💬 Comment "Count me in!" and tag your loved one in the comments! 📩 We’ll DM you a promo code! Hurry – this offer is only available until 7PM today! ⏳💥 More details in the comments! ⬇️

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Really enjoyed doing this session on 'forward facing' primary maths today at #TDaPELondon. Thanks very much to everyone who came. If anyone fancies seeing the slides just drop me a DM! 🧮 🔢 🧑‍💻

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Great day at #TDaPELondon big kudos to @kieran-m-ed.bsky.social and everyone who helped with organising. Particularly liked this slide @garein.bsky.social shared on a cool head / warm heart approach to leadership

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Looking forward to this! See you on Saturday!

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Jo Austen @joausten.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Sounds like a great session.....totally agree with you about this!

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