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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hi folks, new blog about the language of volume and surface area. Enjoy! #MathsToday substack.com/@jwrightmath...

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Jonathan Hall @studymaths.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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UPDATE: I've just added a pen overlay tool to the Algebra Tiles. It needs a bit of tweaking (rubber tool etc) and once I'm happy I'll roll it out to the rest of the manipulatives. mathsbot.com/manipulative...

A screenshot of the Algebra Tiles tool with the new pen overlay being used. In this case to complete the square.

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Was very nice to hear a new Year 8 student say they finally get bus stop now! Gets rid of the cognitive load of 3 mini processes in their head at once.

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Was very nice to hear a new Year 8 student say they finally get bus stop now! Gets rid of the cognitive load of 3 mini processes in their head at once.

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This week's blog is on 3D solids, and specifically which hills to die/survive on. Part 2 on volume and surface area coming soon! jwrightmaths.substack.com/p/3d-solids?...

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3D Solids

Miss Morris @morrismaths359.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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#Mathstoday Year 10 looked at Surface Area today. Made them all draw the faces to make sure they include them all. Tried a harder question at the end, it seems like they do need a bit more practice on applying the skills.

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Nathan Day @nathanday.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm going to try to do #MathsToday as consistently as possible this year (although I might struggle on days when I only teach Computer Science!). Today, in my first lesson with Y10, we did some of @dandraper.bsky.social's lovely significant figures tasks: mrdrapermaths.wordpress.com/2020/11/14/z...

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Zeros Are Nothing? Zeros Are Everything!

Rounding and Place Value Digit ProblemsDownload Rounding and Place Value Venn DiagramsDownload Open Middle Style Digit Venn Diagram ProblemsDownload Following on from my previous post about using d…

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As promised, an update on what I'm working on this year: • The blog is still going, first post should have dropped today (jwrightmaths.substack.com/p/creating-a...) • I am stepping into the YouTube realm, with the aim of helping parents of low attainers (youtube.com/@jwrightmath...)

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Here we go again! (Also, couple of announcements later, stay tuned)

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A summer edition of #MathsToday, on the way to London to scout out possible trips

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newmathshod.bsky.social @newmathshod.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Took the substack plunge. Middle leadership is something that can be done in solitude, thankfully that wasn't the case for me! I just wanted to write a piece for future HoDs of all the things that helped my during my first year in post (you all get a shout out too you lovely lot)

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A DIY attempt of leading a maths department

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Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI @mrmattock.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

My latest "Understanding #mathshacks video" is now out. This video examines a lovely test for divisibility by 8. See the #mathstrick, and why it works, here: youtu.be/7jeMuXbo9do

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Priya Shah @priy45hah.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

In #MathsToday Exploring #TowerOfHanoi with Cuisenaire rods.

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Maths Locke @mathsmuse.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I am teaching #MathsToday to year 12 psychology students for the research methods section. Cross curricular stuff is important but we don't have time to find out so I forced my hand by signing up to this.

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Amanda Austin @draustinmaths.com · 07/07/2026

I've added a new Functions resource to the site today: ✨Solving Equations involving Functions Crack the Code Freely available at www.draustinmaths.com/functions #MathsToday #UKMathsChat

Crack the Code Maths worksheet containing fourteen questions for solving equations involving functions. Suitable for GCSE/IGCSE students.

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Nathan Day @nathanday.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I'm on my way to Lincoln Bishop University to talk about all things Interweaving at the East Midlands East Maths Hub Annual Conference. If you'd be interested in me doing a workshop or similar at your school, conference, university, work group, etc., just reach out! interwovenmaths.com/cpd

Title slide for Don’t Stop Interweavin’, a CPD presentation about Interweaving.

Slide comparing six proportional reasoning problems and asking which one is the odd one out.

Slide showing several right-angled triangle questions with equivalent side-length structures in different forms.

Slide showing six multiplication-related questions built around the fact that 32 × 45 = 1440.

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Jonathan Robinson @mr-mathematics.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Maths Teachers: Here's a retrieval starter for year higher GCSE students tomorrow. More retrieval tasks are available at mr-mathematics.com/retrieval-ta... #mathschat #mathematics

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Danielle @ PixiMaths @piximaths.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I got carried away and made a thing... Testers welcome! #alevelmaths #mathstoday #alevelrevision #mathsrevision

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

For teachers: Agree or disagree? There is currently a shortfall in high-quality maths enrichment. Aside from the usual competitions, out-of-classroom experiences and/or engaging speakers are hard to find. What enrichment is actually working for your school? #UKMathsChat #MathsToday

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Very proud of my wife, just passed her citizenship test! Just one bit of papaerwork to go ❤️🥳🇬🇧

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#MathsToday Trying this out with some of my weaker groups for those who can't abstract the remainders for bus stop. I know someone somewhere will have given this a name but for now I'm calling it Medium Division 😂

A more traditional bus stop method on top, but underneath I'm writing what's been used, like long division, but written in the same fashion as inside the bus stop.

E.g. the middle calculation is fours into 29, so the 7 on top and unserneath writing the 28 I've used, with a superscript 2 before the 8, so they can see why it's remainder 1

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hi all The language of geometry series continues as we look at all (well, most) things circles. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Circumference, Area, Sectors and Segments

ProfSmudge @profsmudge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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In #MathsToday Three Year 5 pupils finding 'in-between' numbers, starting with 486 and 5361 and ending with 486.53. I was impressed!

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI @mrmattock.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

After 20 years in #maths #education I thought I knew everything there was to know about #fractions. That is until a video crossed my path with a beautifully simple result. Read my latest (relatively short) blog post to find out what the result was: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/06/an-a...

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An absolutely lovely fraction result

In my new job at Twinkl I get the time to dig into a lot more of what people are saying in the world of maths education than I have in the p...

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hi all The language of geometry series continues as we look at all (well, most) things circles. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Circumference, Area, Sectors and Segments

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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Hi all The ever-expanding shape series continues, this time looking at perimeter and area of polygons. Enjoy, and share if you find it useful! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

2D Shapes: Perimeter and Area

Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI @mrmattock.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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Very excited to announce that I have had my first article, 'On the flipping of coins', and co-written with my former pupil & maths PhD candidate Ashleigh, published in the @amiemathematics.bsky.social's journal 'The Mathematical Gazette'. Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XWV7W...

Banner saying "Read my article online the Mathematical Gazette"

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Hi all The ever-expanding shape series continues, this time looking at perimeter and area of polygons. Enjoy, and share if you find it useful! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

2D Shapes: Perimeter and Area

Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI @mrmattock.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

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Ooops, that video had a glitch (thanks to @jwrightmaths.bsky.social for pointing it out). The replacement is here: youtu.be/MZEmdHpyk7w

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Understanding Maths Hacks - Finger Maths!

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

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Hey folks, the shape series continues now looking at the inner workings and anatomy of 2D shapes, especially circles, and how prefixes and suffixes often align nicely. open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

2D Shape Part 3: Anatomy of Shapes

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

2D Shape Part 3: Anatomy of Shapes

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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Hi everyone! The shape series continues as we delve into the language of triangles and quadrilaterals. Subscribers (who get access a day early for free, btw) already seem to be finding it useful, so check it out and plase share if you like! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

2D Shape part 2: Triangles and Quadrilaterals

2D Shape Part 2: Triangles and Quadrilaterals

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

2D Shape part 2: Triangles and Quadrilaterals

2D Shape Part 2: Triangles and Quadrilaterals

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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New blog to start my Term 5 shape series. Starting off looking at the naming of polygons. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

2D Shape part 1: Names of Polygons

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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New blog to start my Term 5 shape series. Starting off looking at the naming of polygons. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

2D Shape part 1: Names of Polygons

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

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Hi all Final post of the term, talking about compound measures with trickier units, like minutes. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Compound Measures Part 2: A Minute Interlude

See what I did there?

Matilde Warden @matildewarden.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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An almost Pythagoras proof found on the floor of the hotel I’m staying in.

Floor tiles arranged like a Pythagoras proof, except vertices of internal square don’t touch the sides of the outer square.

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Hi all Final post of the term, talking about compound measures with trickier units, like minutes. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Compound Measures Part 2: A Minute Interlude

See what I did there?

Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

No blog this week folks, but the units series will wrap up next week to see us into Easter! If you've liked it so far, please share with colleagues, be they secondary maths, science, KS2 or FE!

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Dan Draper @dandraper.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

My year 13s are struggling with reverse chain rule, so wrote these as a bridging task before we look at adjusting to get a reverse chain rule result. #MathsToday #ALevelMaths

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Nathan Day @nathanday.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A few weeks ago, I asked for different ways a student might notice they've made a mistake. I'd now love your ideas for techniques that can students use to check their answers. e.g. - substitute a solution back in to check it works - redo a question with a different method bsky.app/profile/nath...

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hi everyone! This week's blog is about compound measures, and how to reframe them so we can eventually bin the triangles! Feel free to share this with science colleagues too! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...