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Working on this every day! I See Reasoning - Y1 and Y2 to lay the deep thinking, debating, exploring, explaining foundations: garethmetcalfe.com/2025/06/09/i-s…

This thread is totally worth reading from start to finish. The importance of a consistent vision ⬇️

I’ve freed up more time for working alongside organisations & schools. Still spaces available in 2025-26:

The first video in a mini-series on how the I See Reasoning questions to can help children to answer some of the SATS questions. Video 1: the cube question!

I don’t post on here very much now, but wanted to share this from the latest Teachers of Maths journal - I don’t know that I could agree much more with this conclusion, and I love the phrase ‘teach patiently’.

Share the big vision with your whole staff in September (90 minutes). Teaching children to understand word questions:

I See Reasoning - Y1 will include prompts for helping children to understand word questions. Not enough to justify a full eBook (as for Y2-Y6) so they will all be in ISR - Y1: garethmetcalfe.com/2025/06/09/i-s…

I like this one, an idea a Y6 teacher shared with me this week. Give other coordinates that could go on the red line. What would a common incorrect answer be?

How the I See Reasoning fractions examples help children understand a SATS reasoning question:

A slight change of wording is a quick win to ask more engaging questions. mathsbot.com/cpd

Why the true effectiveness of teaching can't be judged from an end-of-year assessment. And the long-term impact of expert teaching: garethmetcalfe.com/2023/05/17/lea…

I hope this is a great encouragement to you: as an expert teacher, your positive impact spans well beyond the time the children spend in your class

There are no children deficit in screen time in this country but plenty who don’t have rich opportunities for play, which is critical for healthy human development. Being part of this national steering group is a highlight of my work within primary.

I've got to page 94 on I See Reasoning - Y1. Extremely visual and introducing children to a wide range of reasoning techniques. Lots to discuss, laying the crucial reasoning foundations: garethmetcalfe.com/2025/06/09/i-s…

The pie chart SATS question from this year - using my resources to understand the big idea behind the question:

A cost-effective way of sharing the big vision for teaching children to answer word questions with your whole staff team. The session is recorded, don't have to watch live. Details: iseemaths.com/online-inset-2…

A 6 year-old blog that I hope is timeless! Some great multiplication investigations: garethmetcalfe.com/2019/11/01/a-m…