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A review of MathsBeat

April 11, 2021March 25, 2021Oxford Primary Leave a comment

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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Supporting maths teaching at home and school

May 18, 2020August 19, 2020Oxford Primary
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MyMaths is an easy-to-use online subscription for teaching and learning primary maths. Accessible anywhere with an internet connection, it is an invaluable tool for working both remotely and in the classroom. A subscription gives your school access to hundreds of mathematically rich, engaging activities with automated marking and results tracking. Here are five reasons to sign […]

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Getting started with Numicon for Early Years

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020Oxford Primary
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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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Developing diverse classroom conversation

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020Oxford Primary 1 Comment
Primary school children sharing cookies in a maths lesson

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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PISA and the Power of Three

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019Oxford Primary

The 2018 PISA results see England moving up the PISA leader board for mathematics. After several years of intensive focus and investment from the DfE, particularly in Primary maths, this is welcome news. However, the trends underlying the headline results remind us that improving student outcomes in mathematics is a long game. Singapore continue to reap the benefits […]

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Mastery lesson design: keep it simple and focus on the maths

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019Oxford Primary 1 Comment
Maths mastery lesson design

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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Inspire Maths and MyMaths case study | Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School

September 25, 2019January 22, 2020Oxford Primary

Lucy Durrant, Assistant Head Teacher and Maths Lead at Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School in Croydon, tells us about how she and her colleagues use Inspire Maths and MyMaths to support their maths teaching. Tell us a bit about your school. Winterbourne Junior Girls’ School is a junior school in Croydon with over 270 pupils. In 2015 Ofsted rated […]

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MyMaths case study | Old Town Primary School

April 10, 2019August 19, 2020Oxford Primary
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Sally Smith, Maths Lead and Year 6 teacher at Old Town Primary School in Hebden Bridge, tells us about how she uses MyMaths to support her maths teaching. Tell us a bit about your school and class.Old Town is a primary school in West Yorkshire with around 100 pupils. I currently teach Year 6 and prior […]

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Teaching Maths to Mixed Classes

June 6, 2018June 11, 2018Oxford Primary 2 Comments

Headteacher Emma Cornhill at Fairburn Primary School talks about her school’s experience of using and implementing Numicon and the impact on the school… I have been head teacher at Fairburn Primary School for 11 years and I love it there. We have 15 members of staff, all part time and only 67 children in our school, […]

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Year 6 Maths: Preparing for the SATs

March 9, 2018March 19, 2018Oxford Primary 1 Comment

As the revision period for the Key Stage 2 SATs is now well underway, Year 6 teacher Sarah Burnham offers a few helpful tips to prepare for the maths tests. Making every minute count Practicing maths facts little and often can be really beneficial in developing fluency. A daily ten minutes focusing on the four […]

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