Blogs about Continuing Professional Development

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

This blog post provides tips on how to use mini-whiteboards for problem-solving, collaboration, assessment, and differentiation.

Setting up your Maths Classroom If you’re new to teaching mathematics or have recently been given a new teaching room, this blog is designed to help you set up your maths classroom, so you have more time to focus on the teaching. Keeping your board pens within arm’s reach of your whiteboard, being able to…

How to promote great behaviour in your classroom.

How to prepare your mathematics department ready for September.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

How to demonstrate student progress in a maths lesson.