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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🌟 From YMSA winner to YMSA advocate! 🌟 At just 12, Samara Dhankar, three-time winner of our Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition (8-11 category), has taken to the TED-Ed Student Talks stage to share how maths storytelling changed the way she sees maths: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_C8...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We’re excited to announce the launch of the Andy Field Award, a brand-new age category of our Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition for learners aged 16–19 globally. Named in honour of Professor Andy Field. Read more at www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/the-you...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Recapping my recent Research England-funded #MathsThroughStories workshop in Thailand - the third in the series, following the Maldives and Malta. Some 70 policymakers, teacher educators and teachers came together to help bridge research, policy & practice www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/thailand

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Representing the British Ambassador in Thailand, Danny Whitehead (Director, British Council Thailand) reflects on my recent Research England-funded #MathsThroughStories workshop in Thailand, bridging research, policy and practice in mathematics education: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/thailand

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Dr Kessara (Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization's Regional Centre for STEM Education) reflects on my recent Research England-funded #MathsThroughStories workshop in Thailand, bridging research, policy and practice. More at: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/thailand

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Watch highlights from my recent Research England-funded #MathsThroughStories national implementation consultation workshop in Thailand, bringing together 70 policymakers, teacher educators and teachers, with contributions from my UNESCO and OECD colleagues: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/thailand

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Hear 12-year-old Samara (a three-time Stuart J. Murphy Award winner) thank Stuart and reflect on how my Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition inspired her to write and publish her own mathematical story picture book and deliver a TED-Ed talk about mathematical storytelling. #YMSAMaths

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Hear heartfelt thanks from the mother of 12-year-old Samara (a three-time Stuart J. Murphy Award winner) as she reflects on how Stuart's MathStart books and my Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition helped her daughter fall in love with mathematics. #YMSAMaths

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

These quotes are just a glimpse. Hear Stuart J. Murphy reflect on his decision to join my Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition as a judge eight years ago as he passes the torch to Latrenda Knighten (President of @nctm.org) www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/latrend... #YMSAMaths

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

HOT OFF THE PRESS - Latrenda Knighten (President of US-based National Council of Teachers of Mathematics @nctm.org) - world's largest maths education organisation - will join my Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition's judging panel from 2027 www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/latrend...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What would you do if you and your friend missed your buses and had to work out exactly when they would arrive together again? Read how the least common multiple helps solve this problem in The Buses Meet Again by Aishath (11, Sharafuddin School) www.mathsthroughstories.org/uploads/5/7/... #YMSAMaths

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hear Liza Ciantar (a kindergarten educator, Lija Primary School) reflect on my recent Research England-funded Maths Through Stories national implementation consultation workshop, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and the University of Malta. @ukri.org

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Read our 2026 Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition's winning entry in the 12-16 years old category, ‘The Doctor's Last Calculation’ by Aminath Neem Shakeeb (15 years old) at Huravee School (Maldives) here: www.mathsthroughstories.org/uploads/5/7/... #YMSAMaths

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Hear Prof. Marie Farrugia (Professor of Early Childhood & Primary Mathematics Education, University of Malta) reflect on my Research England-funded Maths Through Stories national implementation consultation workshop, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and the University of Malta. @ukri.org

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Read our 2026 Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition's winning entry in the 8-11 years old category, ‘The Coastal Protector’ by Shoora Shaheed Ahmed (10 years old) at Aminiya School (Maldives) here: www.mathsthroughstories.org/uploads/5/7/... #YMSAMaths

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Hear Joanne Cilia (Head of a secondary school's Mathematics department in Malta) reflect on my recent Research England-funded Maths Through Stories national implementation consultation workshop, co-hosted by the Ministry and the University of Malta. @ukri.org

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Read our 2026 Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition's winning entry in the 4–7 years old category, ‘The Day Maths Saved the Eid Libaas’ by Yuna Nasfaan Shiham (7 years old) at Lh. Atoll School (Maldives) here: www.mathsthroughstories.org/uploads/5/7/... #YMSAMaths

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Co-hosted by Maltese Ministry of Education's STEM Directorate and University of Malta, my Maths Through Stories workshop recently brought together 60+ stakeholders incl. teachers, teacher educators and policymakers to explore the approach's integration at classroom/policy levels. @ukri.org

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Hear Abigail Camilleri Enriquez (Senior Manager at the Maltese Ministry of Education's National Literacy Agency) reflect on my recent Research England-funded Maths Through Stories national implementation consultation workshop, co-hosted by the Ministry and the University of Malta.

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Hear Emma Linsenmayer (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], Paris) reflect on my recent Research England-funded Maths Through Stories national implementation consultation workshop, co-hosted by the Ministry and the University of Malta. @ukri.org @uniofreading.bsky.social

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Hear my reflection following the conclusion of my recent Research England-funded 'Maths Through Stories' national implementation consultation workshop, co-hosted by the Maltese Ministry of Education's Directorate for STEM and VET Programmes and the University of Malta.

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Hear Melanie Casha Sammut (Director of the Maltese Ministry of Education's Directorate for STEM and VET Programmes) reflect on my recent Research England-funded 'Maths Through Stories' national implementation consultation workshop, co-hosted by the Ministry and the University of Malta.

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Grateful to Malta's Ministry for Education & University of Malta for hosting my Maths Through Stories workshop. Details of policy integration to follow: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/malta

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The Maldives Ministry of Educationreleased a statement about my Young Mathematical Story Auth competition after Maldivian students won all 3 categories (4–7, 8–11, and 12–16 years). 1st time a single country has achieved this in the competition's history: www.moe.gov.mv/en/news/448/...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🎉 THE RESULTS ARE IN! Our 2026 Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition saw a record-breaking 2,485 entries (an 83% increase from last year) from students across 142 schools in 34 countries! BIG CONGRATS to all selected student authors! More: www.mathsthroughstories.org/ymsa2026.html

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

⏰ ONE WEEK LEFT! There is still time to submit your students’ entries for this year’s YMSA competition before the deadline this Friday (20 March 2026).

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

📢 We’re delighted to welcome Oxford University Press back as sponsor of our 4–7 age category for this year’s Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition! ⏰ Entries are open until Friday 20 March. 👉 Find out more: ow.ly/TNxe50UcvR0 #YMSAMaths

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

⏰ ⏳ ⏱️🚨 The Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition’s submission deadline of Friday 20 March 2026 is now less than a month away. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your students’ creativity and mathematical thinking. Read more at: www.mathsthroughstories.org/competitions...

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The Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition is the world's first annual international competition set up to encourage young mathematics learners (aged 4-16 years old) from around the...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🏆 Delighted to share that my MathsThroughStories.org initiative has been announced as a joint winner of the USD 10,000 Math Power! Prize, awarded by the mEducation Alliance. This recognition affirms our innovative research-based maths learning approach: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/dr-natt...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

If you're a member of the UK's Association of Teachers of Mathematics and have access to the Mathematics Teaching journal, you’ll find my article in which I share insights into what we look for in stronger entries for my Young Mathematical Story Authors competition: atm.org.uk/mathematics-...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

📚 ✏️ We can't wait to read hundreds of mathematical story picture books created by 4-16 years old students globally this March! 🚨‼️ ONLY TWO MONTHS LEFT 💻 Read more details at: www.mathsthroughstories.org/competitions...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

We're delighted to welcome Dr Georgios Thoma as Postdoctoral Research Assistant on our Leverhulme Trust-funded project (2025–2028) 🎉 Our collaboration (Reading, Cambridge & UCL/UCD) explores how student-authored maths story picture books can boost students’ learning & attitudes.

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Aminath Asifa (a Secondary Leading Teacher from the Maldives) expresses her intention to use our Maths Through Stories approach in her teaching. Grateful to Research England for funding our policy engagement event. Read more at: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Azmath Didi (a Primary Leading Teacher from the Maldives) expresses her intention to use our Maths Through Stories approach in her teaching. Grateful to Research England for funding our policy engagement event. Read more at: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Abdul Sattar Gasim (Dean of Villa College's Faculty of Education, Maldives) intends to embed our Maths Through Stories approach in his institution's teacher training curriculum: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding our policy engagement event.

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Nadhiya Ahmed (Dean of Maldives National University's Faculty of Education) intends to embed our Maths Through Stories approach in her institution's teacher training curriculum: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding our policy engagement event.

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Dr. Fathimath Nishan (Maldives’ Deputy Minister of Education) intends to explore ways of integrating our Maths Through Stories approach into her country’s in-service teacher training: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event.

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Aishath S. (Senior Curriculum Development Analyst, Maldives' National Institute of Ed) shares her reflection on alignment between Maldives' maths curriculum & our storytelling approach: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event.

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Research at Reading is also helping teachers use storytelling to make maths lessons more engaging and effective! 🧮 Learn how @natthapoj.bsky.social, founder of mathsthroughstories.org/, is transforming how mathematics is taught across the Maldives. 🔗 rdg.ac/4licfFL #BackToSchool #EduSky

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Sushil Upreti (UNICEF Maldives) highlights the synergy between my Maths Through Stories initiative in the Maldives and UNICEF's work on foundational learning: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event. @uniofreading.bsky.social

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Dr Cassie Hague (OECD Headquarters, Paris), who co-facilitated my national Maths Through Stories implementation consultation workshop in the Maldives, shares her reflections on the event. Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event. www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Dr. Úna McCarthy-Fakhry (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris), who co-facilitated my national Maths Through Stories implementation consultation workshop in the Maldives, shares her reflections on the event. Grateful to Research England for funding. Read more at: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Come and work with me at Reading on this exciting Leverhulme Trust-funded project investigating the impact of storytelling on secondary students’ maths learning. Team includes Dr Ros McLellan (Cambridge) and Dr Flavia H. Santos (UCD & UCL). Deadline: 15/08/25 More at www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC158/p...

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Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai @natthapoj.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Today (26/07/25) marks 60 years of diplomatic relations and friendship between the Maldives and the UK. I am proud to help, in a small way, strengthen these ties through my Maths Through Stories initiative, enriching Maldivian students' maths learning: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Reading research is helping teachers in the Maldives use storytelling to make maths lessons more engaging and effective. Read how Dr Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai, founder of MathsThroughStories.org, is transforming how mathematicsvis taught across the Maldives. 🔗 rdg.ac/4licfFL

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

@natthapoj.bsky.social's ‘Maths Through Stories’ project is making mathematics teaching more accessible and more enjoyable for learners everywhere through the power of storytelling and children's imagination. #Education www.mathsthroughstories.org

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