Blogs about Continuing Professional Development

In this lesson there are five grade 8 and 9 maths problems for higher ability students.

How to prepare Year 11 maths students for the summer exam.

A summary of my presentation at BCME9 on developing student’s growth mindset in mathematics.

Fun activities to celebrate Pi Day with your mathematics class.

Problem solving lesson for students aiming for a Grade 5.

Five practical tips for promoting your mathematics department on open evening.

Four problem solving lessons to develop student’s mathematical reasoning and communication skills.

How to prepare your mathematics department ready for September.

Mathematics curriculum intent, implementation and impact for Heads of Maths and Maths Teachers

Developing student’s literacy in mathematics gives students the communication skills they need to become excellent problem solvers.

How to promote great behaviour in your classroom.

There are five problems that link to area, midpoints, gradients and solving equations.

Practical tips and advice for preparing to teach in year group bubbles.

How to use Mr Mathematics’ resources to support distance learning.

How to make the most of Year 11’s time between their second mock and final summer exams.

My experience as a Head of Mathematics going through the deep dive OFSTED inspection.

At the start of the Spring Term these are three main priorities for me as the Head of Mathematics.

Practical tips for using mini-whiteboards in a mathematics lesson.

How to demonstrate student progress in a maths lesson.

Schemes of Work for Maths Teachers As a Head of Maths I understand the importance of a detailed, flexible and simple scheme of work.  I designed the Key Stage 3 and GCSE schemes of work for maths teachers available at mr-mathematics.com to be just that.  They are fully aligned with the current  specifications and are…