Using maths in the world of work
I attended two Zoom enrichment events delivered by the AMSP recently called Which Career? – How maths is used in different roles and Which Career? – Meet people working in different roles.
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Book review: Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind by Kyle Evans
Ever wondered what makes a maths puzzle go viral on social media? Or why maths tricks you learnt at school stay around for years? Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind by Kyle Evans might help you unravel those mysteries!
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Face-to-face student enrichment returns
Following 18 months of online professional development and enrichment, it was an absolute delight for the AMSP to work collaboratively with BCP (Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch) Council and the Jurassic Maths Hub to put on a face-to-face student enrichment event on Thursday 16 September 2021.
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Bath and Cheltenham regular problem-solving classes
The Year 13 Regular Problem Solving classes have run in Bath and Cheltenham in some form or another for nearly 10 years.
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South West Teacher Network meetings
Teacher Network meetings have taken place across the South West region this term and, for many of us, the first meeting of this term focused on opening doors for students with discussions based around opportunities for engaging Year 10 and 11 students in maths post-16 and helping them to make informed choices for their next step.
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Maths Hub Secondary Work Group Opportunities
Maths Hubs across the West Midlands are currently offering teachers from the region the chance to participate in a variety of Work Groups covering all key stages of secondary education.
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Core Maths on Twitter and #CoreMathsChat
Originally signing up to the home of the #hashtag for updates on gig listings, current affairs, and the odd painfully constructed pun, Twitter has become something much more useful for my teaching and all things mathematical.
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Core Maths training opportunities
With more schools and colleges offering the qualification and more students signing up than ever before, Core Maths is back for another year. With more teachers delivering it for the first time also, there are more opportunities for professional development to help them do the best job they can.
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Exams and revision
Nothing, they say, is certain except death and taxes, but the prospect of public exams for the first summer for a while is looking fairly likely, and Year 13 students are facing A level exams without the experience of GCSEs and AS exams behind them.
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