Despite having complete solutions for examples on PixiMaths PowerPoints, I never actually use them. Students often ask me why, and it...

Following on from MathsConf15 and Mr Barton's workshop, I’ve played around a little bit more with variation theory. Previously, I’ve...

I was really excited about my first maths TeachMeet that was very well organised by Sheena and Nicola! As I had hoped, I got loads of...

We’re always trying to be creative in order to make lessons more interesting. If I had a Pound for every time a student asked, “When am I...

I’ve written a couple of times already this year about MEI’s Teaching Advance Mathematics course. Someone on Twitter recommended it to me...

I love a maths conference! I started the day meeting up with Rose, Vicky, Adam, Neil, Marcia… and many more! With nearly 400 people,...

Following #MathsConf10, I promised myself that I would stop ‘marking books’ and start giving real feedback to my students. I had attended...

I’m starting to use more and more rich tasks in my lessons. I’m finding that it’s developing my subject knowledge (particularly at A...

Every TAM experience I have makes me further question the way in which I teach A Level maths. I’m not saying all my lessons lower down...

I went to my third La Salle maths conference yesterday. If you haven’t been to one yet, the next one is in Kettering in March – you need...

I have been known to doubt my own maths ability, but after Day 1 of the TAM course I feel reassured that I know much more than I thought....

The weekend kicked off with an early finish from school to enable us to travel down to Park Lane for the early start of the TES Awards....

As we approach summer lots of the students have the same question on their lips, "Can we do something fun today?" Firstly, ALL my...

Each time I finish explain a new topic, I set the students off on task feeling confident that there’s no way they could have not...

It’s that time of year again. Everyone is starting to think about that dreaded E word. Exams. As teachers, we know it’s not just subject...

I went out for dinner with a friend this week. At the end of the meal we decided to split the bill in half. We asked for the bill and...