Teachers, have you seen that KINDNESS is the Oxford Children's Word of the Year 2024, with artificial intelligence & conflict coming 2nd and 3rd? SLAY is named top slang word, followed by skibidi & sigma. Does this resonate in your classroom? #OxfordCWOTY ow.ly/Ob6N50UKoL0

Do you know what a ‘vinculum’ is? Day 4 of new learning, discussing favourite maths words with the amazing pupils at Ark Globe Academy. Exceptional support for maths talk and reasoning using Mathematics Mastery resources. What’s your favourite maths word? Hannah Parsons

‘The purpose of quizzing is NOT to identify gaps It is a method teachers can use to ensure there are no gaps+that learners have mastered the most crucial content’ Thank you Heather Fearn - super insightful+ thought provoking🔥 How do you use quizzing and why? Craig Barton

We love the concept of #StoriesforMaths and two books means you can multiply the excitement by two! (See what we did there...?! 😅)

Delighted to have my first OpED featured in this week’s Schools Week.

Hoovering up the evening sun with my mate #henryhoover at cheddar gorge today numaticdirect.co.uk #climbing #cheddargorge #cheddargeorge?

Feel there is too much content in the primary maths curriculum which makes it hard to teach well? If so, you’re not alone! Read Will Power Will Power latest blog where he unpicks the Maths Horizons interim report with Helen Drury. ow.ly/Lqmq50V98Gi #mathsmastery

I thought VAR would be a perfect way of making offside decisions. I was wrong. Why? I ended up writing a book about it!

Do dads need to ‘Dad up’ and join the PTA? See my blogpost on why so few dads support their child’s school pta, why that’s limiting potential for dad impact and what can be done about it. Ultimately, dads have got to ‘dad up’ and get involved! shorturl.at/gY1Id

Think early #maths learning shouldn’t just be about teaching number facts but should include related foundational skill development? We agree! Read Will Power Will Power latest blog unpicking the Maths Horizons interim report with Helen Drury: ow.ly/MXvb50Ve8X8

Opening the doors of perception. To the unconvinced, maths begins and ends with numbers and equations. But as Hugo Duminil-Copin explains, they are merely the launching pad for a mathematical world that we can all appreciate, and even love. Full lecture: youtu.be/ruXHq7g5fFg

To celebrate #WorldMathsDay here’s a number cruncher from Will Power to get those maths light bulbs going💡! (NB: See teacher hint at the end) Not a partner? Access a free Mathematics Mastery Primary programme preview: ow.ly/4UsQ50Vo5lh #mathsmastery #primarymaths

I'm super-proud of how Smartgrade has helped awesome curriculum partners like Mathematics Mastery offer standardised, curriculum-linked assessments. Save schools tonnes of money and gives a better experience with analysis that ties directly back to curriculum.

Are you a school or MAT striving to make big improvements in #primarymaths? With Mathematics Mastery all the components work together to build teachers’ subject knowledge & pedagogic confidence. Discover how and learn about the EEF subsidy: ow.ly/i3ua50VvjIA

Today’s date, 9th April 2025: 3² • 2² • 45² Happy Square Day, geeks!

Brilliant piece by @benkentish Too much to hope that some of the right wing papers that peddled the lie he exposes might cover the issue differently from now on

Happy Easter! 🐰

After the success of teaching for mastery, what England now needs is a curriculum for mastery’ 👏👏👏👏 This is a landmark report with significant implications for primary maths education. mathshorizons Mathematics Mastery mathshorizons.uk/reports

‘Foundational skills’ will be a major focus for the #CurriculumReview. What skills? And how should they be taught? Peter Foulds talks here on fluency and securing a solid foundation in number facts. Lingfield Education Trust have amazing outcomes here so well worth a listen 🔥🔥🔥

Totally agree! Getting off the ‘curriculum conveyor belt’ is sometimes the biggest challenge for teachers. How can we improve the curriculum to give teachers the space and time to teach better, so pupils have deeper knowledge that sticks? See below to find out! Louise Pennington FCCT (She/Her)