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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I will be leading @theeef.bsky.social funded pilot evaluation of Education and Training Foundation ‘s GCSE Maths Resit Intervention, Can-Do Maths @ioe.bsky.social Our study plan was published today. 👇🏽 @arthurjchapman.bsky.social educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...

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Can-Do Maths - pilot

Pilot to evaluate a whole-class intervention that aims to improve resilience and engagement in post-16 GCSE maths resit learners.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

A formidable team … and there are many many others making a big difference to maths education across the country! @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @nama-uk.bsky.social @ncetm.bsky.social

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Maths Inspiration @mathsinspiration.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Maths & English teachers - what is your experience (if any) of collaboration between the two subjects? Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social / @englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...

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English and mathematics collaboration survey

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Such a stimulating day @kandmmathshub.bsky.social: maths with Anne Watson, rounded off with a thought provoking reflection on problem solving for exams vs problem solving real world contexts with @robeastaway.bsky.social @j9allen.bsky.social @loumaths.bsky.social @atmmathematics.bsky.social

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We are off to a great start with @jenshearman.bsky.social from @ncetm.bsky.social and LLMEs exploring the impact of 10 years of @kandmmathshub.bsky.social

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

@royalstatsoc.bsky.social @royalsociety.org can you work with #theimperialwarmuseums to get Lindemann’s wonderful visualisations of WWII published. A wonderful alternative story-telling of the war.

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Bobby Seagull MBE @bobbyseagull.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

How would you reform UK math qualifications? 12.30, I'm on BBC Radio 2. Exam board OCR called for government to introduce “short course” maths course on fundamental skills (like fractions & percentages) & provide better alternative for 40% of students who fail maths GCSE www.ft.com/content/85f7...

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Maths qualifications need ‘urgent reform’, says exam board

Thousands of students in England unsuccessfully resit GCSE tests each year

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Heard her on BBC R2 at 1230 today followed by @bobbyseagull.bsky.social discussing this.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Congratulations @johnwestwell.bsky.social 🎉👏🍾 - Master of acronyms and now you have one to call your own - MBE. I remember those early days when @ncetm.bsky.social were thinking about “MESH” before the MH was settled upon. What a vision to be realised.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

The Nine Lesson … events are a stalwart of our Christmases. Our kids loved the family version for a few years but now they only want to come to the one where the adults are allowed to swear! 🤣 @goddent83.bsky.social @atmmathematics.bsky.social @robeastaway.bsky.social @standupmaths.bsky.social

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Beth Woollacott @bethwoollacott.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Alongside my postdoc, I am the editor of the Centre for Mathematical Cognition blog at Loughborough University. Visit our website (blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/) or check out some of our most recent posts linked in this thread! 👇 Our department has a variety of expertise and interests... take a look 👀

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

This👇🏽. The obsession with children needing to be “school ready” is a misnoma. Attempts to set expectation of groups of homogenous 4/5 year olds and ignores the diversity of experiences they bring as they start school. @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @helenjwc.bsky.social @cathgripton.bsky.social

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Don’t hold your breath! I’ve too much on right now. 🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

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Catriona Agg @catrionaagg.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Four equilateral triangles. What’s the area of the red one? #geometrypuzzle What does your method look like?

The base of the largest triangle is horizontal along the bottom of the picture. On its left edge, and sharing the left vertex, is a smaller purple triangle with area 20. On the right edge of the large triangle, and sharing its right vertex, is a yellow triangle with area 5. All three of the red triangle’s vertices lie on the edges of the large triangle, and the vertices on the left and right are shared with the purple and yellow triangles respectively. In the centre of the red triangle is a question mark.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

What makes you feel the “inside” perimeters are not the same? I’m counting the same number of blues and greens?

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I was thinking that you might justify that the more sides the larger the area. The more circular it gets?

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Can justify why the areas might be different? 😉

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Another example of why we need a richer data education. Critically interpreting visualisations. See www.jmc.org.uk/2024/11/16/a...

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Sam Blatherwick @blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

really all I'm doing is paraphrasing my memory of John Mason's "learning and doing mathematics", but I think there's a blogpost in applications to the classroom. I wrote a bit about this here: logsandroots.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/m...

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MathsConf22 – Proving Tricky pt 1

This is a blogpost about the workshop I ran on 14th March 2020 at Mathsconf22 in Manchester. At work I keep a maths library. In this library are a variety of textbooks, as well as teaching books an…

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Paul Rowlandson @drrowlandson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

New blog post: Pleasing Patterns and Playful Programming with Logo 🔗 ponderingplanning.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/p... Looks at various ways to draw patterns with turtle graphics, while also providing a bit of a "how to" guide for getting started with it. #mathschat #ukmathschat

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Pleasing Patterns and Playful Programming with Logo

Introduction In my previous blog post, I shared a selection of problems that can be posed with Logo or other similar programming languages. In another previous post, I looked out how it can be used…

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Would be great if you could us and the open discussion on 11th Dec.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Good work for the US. My relatives in the US are perplexed by the concept of walking!🤣. My average is 12k a day.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

This year I set out to walk 4 million steps in a year. Yesterday I did it. 1884.55 miles in 29 721 mins. Or 495.55 hours or 20.6 days! Which as of yesterday was 6.2% of my year walking. #usingdata. @atmmathematics.bsky.social @learningmaths.bsky.social @geoffwake1.bsky.social

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Anyone want experience #lessonstudy from home? This is a great starting point. Book now. Watch the lesson asynchronously and come and reflect with others. @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Really excited by this new degree we’re launching @ioe.bsky.social! A great opportunity 4 aspirant maths teachers & 4 MATs & schools looking to support the development of their future Maths staff. @cosettecrisan.bsky.social @smartjacques.bsky.social @warwickmansell.bsky.social @beranews.bsky.social

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Really proud of @cosettecrisan.bsky.social for getting this pilot undergrad route in to secondary mathematics teaching off the ground @ioe.bsky.social Learn how your school can benefit from employing a maths apprentice at these webinars: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-teache...

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UCL Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Secondary Mathematics - Schools

Webinar Introduction to the UCL's Teacher Degree Apprenticeship in Secondary Mathematics

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Today in finalising a response to the CAR call for evidence, I discovered that “understand” is mentioned 3 times in the statutory primary maths POS and “reason” once. @atmmathematics.bsky.social @helenjwc.bsky.social @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @drhelendrury.bsky.social

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Elizabeth @19syllables.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

Was in the maths dept of the Science museum yesterday. Some of the words/phrases were so lyrical….like lines from poetry, or album names. Like,Babbage’s ‘the method of finite differences’ And ‘the electrical logic machine’ Words from a world I haven’t stepped in -they felt so fresh & sharp.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Looking forward to seeing you at the Quarterhouse on Saturday. The weather looks grim. If you would like a lift back to the Folkestone Central or West station at the end of the evening we would be happy to drop you there on our way home.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Interesting reflection on the recent OECD report about secondary mathematics pathways for all learners in England. 👇🏽 @atmmathematics.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @thejmcuk.bsky.social @learningmaths.bsky.social @markboylan.bsky.social

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Glad to back but my starter pack doesn’t seem to be accessible yet.

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I having some difficulty accessing the starter pack this evening. I will add @profvicsimms.bsky.social and @gracecoker27.bsky.social as soon as I can!

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Recently started following us on Bluesky? If you haven't done so already, make sure you sign up to our mailing list too and you'll be among the first to hear about our seminars, events and other centre news 👇 ucl.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Dr Laurie Jacques @smartjacques.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Depends on how long they’ve been staring/ thinking and what’s gone just before. Maybe just ask “need a prompt?” before diving in while they assimilate what is available to work with.

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