By Lydia Davison, Maths Lead and Teaching and Learning Lead, Newbold Verdon Primary School in Leicester A narrative often surfaces when it comes to the use of manipulatives in the primary mathematics classroom. In my experience, primary educators frequently talk of using manipulatives such as Numicon apparatus in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage1 – […]
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Assistant Headteacher and Maths Lead Matt Ellis shares his techniques for using manipulatives to teach Perimeter and Position and Direction
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By Matt Ellis, Assistant Headteacher and Maths Lead at Eastfield Primary School. Teaching new areas of maths, especially fractions, can be a printing nightmare in schools, as we teachers often use images to support understanding. But do all these printed visuals actually support and scaffold learning for all children? At our school, we believe that […]
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We know that starting a new school year can sometimes be daunting – especially when you’re going to be working with new resources. If you’re using Numicon for the first time this September, there’s no need to worry! Lydia Davison – class teacher at Overdale Junior School – has the answers to your questions. How […]
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This blog summarises the closing panel in our Maths Adventure webinar series where our teacher panel considered the impact of independent learning and home teaching on students’ confidence in maths.
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This blog summarises David Lyttle’s webinar on how manipulatives improve mathematical communication, part of our Maths Adventure series.
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Catch up on the key takeaways from the opening panel in our Maths Adventure webinar series where our experts considered the impact of independent learning and home teaching on students’ confidence in maths.
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Provided nothing changes between now and then, we are all due back into school in September. How that will look practically will vary from school to school as we all figure out how to make routines that work in our unique settings given the constraints imposed upon us for public health. Jemma Sherwood shares a […]
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In April 2020, Barry Carpenter , the UK’s first Professor in Mental Health in Education, at Oxford Brookes University, called for a recovery curriculum post Covid -19. This gained momentum as schools started to open up more widely in the summer term and reported their key focus to be re- establishing relationships, routines and wellbeing before turning […]
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My name is Hayley, and I’ve been an Early Years educator for 11 years. I also became a teacher 2 years ago. I run the @allaboutearlyyears account on Instagram, where I share early educational activities. I am continually amazed by the range of mathematical skills children are expected to learn so early in their lives. However, […]
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