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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

NEW BLOG: Limitless: Why All Pupils Can Learn Well www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

Pupils looking towards a sunrise over distant hills beneath the title “Limitless: Why All Pupils Can Learn Well”.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I look forward to speaking at ResearchEd this Saturday. If you’re attending, why not join me during session 3.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

NEW BLOG: On Suicide www.emaths.co.uk/blog/persona...

Minimalist cream banner with the title “On Suicide” in dark serif text beside a delicate, muted botanical stem.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

NEW BLOG: The Social Licence www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

A modern school building with pupils walking alongside an adult, representing trust, leadership and the social licence that enables schools to serve their communities.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

NEW BLOG: The Wrong End of the Telescope www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

A pupil stands at a crossroads between pathways labelled "Education" and "Training", symbolising the debate over whether schools exist primarily to cultivate broad human knowledge or prepare young people for employment.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

NEW BLOG: Are We Sure We Are Not the Bad Guys? www.emaths.co.uk/blog/persona...

A surreal split theatrical mask stands upright, one half dark and one half light, framing two contrasting landscapes: a bright countryside on one side and a bleak industrial cityscape on the other. A winding road passes between them beneath the title “Are We Sure We Are Not the Bad Guys?”, symbolising moral ambiguity, self-reflection and the challenge of questioning prevailing beliefs.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

NEW BLOG: The Confidently Wrong www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

A minimalist illustration of a confidence-weighted multiple-choice question triangle showing varying levels of certainty between possible answers, representing the identification of misconceptions and confident errors in learning.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

NEW BLOG: Retrieval Is Not a Starter Activity www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

Illustrated blog banner for an education article titled Retrieval Is Not a Starter Activity. A teacher leads a discussion with pupils while a mathematical problem involving trigonometry is displayed on a whiteboard. The scene emphasises the use of prior knowledge to solve new problems, with visual references to retrieval, method selection, connection-making and application. The design conveys the idea that retrieval is most powerful when embedded naturally within the story of learning rather than used as a disconnected classroom routine.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

NEW BLOG: The Birthday Effect www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

A birthday cupcake with a lit candle sits in an empty classroom beside attendance charts and data, symbolising the contrast between statistically interesting findings and meaningful school improvement.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

NEW BLOG: Teach is a Transitive Verb www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

Banner image for the blog “Teach Is a Transitive Verb”, featuring books representing different academic disciplines beside an open notebook, symbolising the relationship between pedagogy, didactics and subject-specific teaching.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

NEW BLOG: Now Suddenly Nuance Matters www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

NEW BLOG: Phone-Free Schools Now www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

Split scene showing engaged students in a phone-free school contrasted with students distracted by smartphones

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Two years ago, I set off on a personal pilgrimage, walking the length of Britain from Lands End to John O’Groats. The single most transformative experience of my life. Along the way, I published a blog and daily video of the trip. markwalks.com

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

NEW BLOG: The Pinnacle of Education www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

A headteacher in academic gown stands on a path at sunset, looking towards a school building in the distance, symbolising long service and stewardship in education.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Would you like to work with me and a great team to govern our multi-academy trust as it takes its next steps? I'd love to hear from you if you have the skills, knowledge and time to commit to being a Trustee of ATT. mynewterm.com/jobs/2062/ED...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

NEW BLOG: Three routes to trust consolidation Writing in @cstvoice.bsky.social today, I make the case for three distinct ways in which our education system might become more coherent, impactful and better value for money. cstuk.org.uk/news-and-blo...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

NEW BLOG: The classroom as a cultural ratchet www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

NEW BLOG: The Use of Useless Things www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

NEW BLOG: Dyslexia: How a Narrow Clinical Phenomenon Became a Catch All Label www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

NEW BLOG: The Quiet Shape of Grief www.emaths.co.uk/blog/persona...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

NEW BLOG: It is OK to be Nervous www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

NEW BLOG: Belonging and Becoming www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

NEW BLOG: The Wizard of AI www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

NEW BLOG: The Story of the Individual: Why Exam Results Days Tell Us Nothing www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

NEW BLOG: Too Nice to be Good? Why tolerating mediocrity is a failure of both kindness and duty. www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

NEW BLOG: The Seduction of Destruction www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

NEW BLOG: Trying not to write a book www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

NEW BLOG: High Trust Organisations www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

NEW BLOG: We Taught It. They Forgot It. We Moved On. www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

NEW BLOG: Teach Until They Can't Get It Wrong www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

NEW BLOG: Stop Designing ‘Relevant’ Curricula for the Poor www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

NEW BLOG: Walking with the Dead www.emaths.co.uk/blog/persona...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

NEW BLOG: Why wise teachers slow down emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

NEW BLOG: Slow Down to Go Faster: Why Schools Should Reclaim the Long Day www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general... I have a feeling this one isn't going to go down very well!

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I know it's an old adage and, in reality there's a lot of nuance behind it, but... This week has very much brought this sentiment back to mind.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Has there ever been a better practice book for KS3 maths?

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Today's activity is "1000 Problems". Download the problems and solutions here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Today's activity is Tiles. Can you find the area of the coloured regions? Download here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Today's activity is a classic problem. There are lots of variations, but here it is as "Bridge Crossing". Can you find the shortest time required? Download full problem and solution here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Today's activity is Having a Field Day. Can you find the value of the green areas? Download full problem, with hint and solution here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

Today's activity is a set of three Hallowe'en themed pictures, which emerge when the coordinates are plotted on a grid. Download here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

NEW BLOG: A Mathematics Manifesto www.emaths.co.uk/blog/mathema...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

Today’s flight gave me the chance to read the excellent Direct Instruction from Kurt Engelmann. Comprehensive, well argued and practical. Highly recommended.

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to the webinar. I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Apologies to all those who were unable to book a place - it filled up quickly!

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Today's activity is a single question, with a beautiful shape creating a surprisingly troublesome area problem. I'd love to hear about the approach you take. Download the problem and worked solution here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Today's activity is an old favourite, 'Crazy Calculators' Can you make every number from 1 to 20? Download available here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

Today's activity is 'A Radical Problem' A classic problem, which leads to some lovely reasoning with radicals. Download the problem and a worked solution (there are other ways) here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

Ooops... an error in the above image. Here's the correct version:

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Mark McCourt @markmccourt.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

Today's activity is a nice little geometrical head scratcher. Download here: www.emaths.co.uk/teacher-reso...

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