By Corrinne Fraser Corrinne Fraser is a mathematics education consultant who works to support MATS, boroughs and individual schools strengthen their provision for mathematics. Corrinne has worked across institutions and key stages to align maths teaching and learning to new curriculum requirements and the drive for mastery in UK schools. Corrinne is passionate about inspiring […]
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Alison Borthwick, international education and mathematics consultant, world-class trainer, inspirational teacher, keynote speaker, and author, reviews MathsBeat, Oxford’s digitally-led maths mastery resource.
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In this blog post maths expert and author Helen Laflin outlines the most effective approaches for meeting the learning needs of all children in the unsettled educational landscape.
Read more Sara Tilley from Curious Maths shares her review of MathsBeat, a new digitally-led primary maths mastery resource from Oxford. This blog outlines her favourite features.
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Bernie Westacott explores some of the key number and place value ready-to-progress criteria set out in the new DfE non-statutory guidance for Primary Maths.
Read more Helen is one of the MathsBeat authors, in this blog she shares her thoughts on how MathsBeat can be used with mixed aged classes to ensure all learners meet the expected standards. She also addresses some of the common problems faced when teaching mixed aged classes.
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By Mike Askew Visiting a school once to observe a maths lesson, I arrived just before the end of the previous literacy lesson. The class had just read a chapter of a book and were engaged in a lively conversation about a character’s motivation. The teacher skillfully orchestrated the children, helping them to articulate their […]
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The best mathematical tasks are often elegantly simple. Bells and whistles are not needed and, indeed, often they are distractions from the intended learning. To keep a task focused, thought should be given to the following questions: What do I want the children to learn?What might be the ‘bumps in the road’ that could cause […]
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