maths

Maths 

Maths and Darts

July 9, 2021May 21, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments darts, maths, maths anxiety

‘David you require 79.’ He steps up to the oche, thinks for a moment and tells me that treble 13

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Assessment Maths 

Active Maths

June 11, 2021May 7, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments active assessment, maths

When most people are asked to think of an ‘active’ subject in school then P.E. is likely to spring to

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Language 

Naming The Months

April 19, 2021March 11, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Augustus Caesar, calendat, Julius Caesar, maths, months, Moon

Why are the months named as they are? A teaching colleague of mine used to say we ought to rename

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In The News 

Newsround

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Anne Longfield, Assessment, human rights, maths, mental health, MORI, NFER, Nuffield Health, personality, poverty shaming, reading attainment, Rising Stars, safegurading, SEND, social mobility, technology, United Nations, Universal Children's Day, Veracity Index

What has been happening in the news just lately?

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Maths 

Maths Moments

October 29, 2018October 21, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments digits, maths, prime numbers, problem solving

Here’s a handful of five digit problems to get to grips with. 1. Can you find a five digit number

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Dyscalculia 

The Poverty Of Maths

October 4, 2018September 14, 2018 johndabell 1 Comment Dr Daniel Ansari, Dr Kinga Morsanyi, Dyscalculia, dyslexia, learning difficulty, maths, Queen's University, special educational needs

Dyslexia is widely recognised but what about dyscalculia?

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In The News 

Newsround

June 22, 2018June 25, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Behaviour, Diane Boyd, Dr Sam Sims, hygiene, Liverpool John Moore's University, LKMco, lost generation, maths, Matt Hancock, mental health, Minds Ahead, mobile phones, Nick Gibb, Nuffield Foundation, Professor Rebecca Allen, refugee, textbook

What’s been newsworthy recently?

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In The News 

Newsround

June 1, 2018May 29, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments character, diversity, ethnicity, high potential, maths, Mike Fairclough, news, Parentkind, Sean Harford, Third Space Learning

What’s caught my eye this week?

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Awareness Day 

National Numeracy Day

May 12, 2018May 12, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Bobby Seagull, financial literacy, maths, National Numeracy, National Numeracy Day, urban maths

Are you a numbers person?

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In The News 

Newsround

March 30, 2018March 29, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Anne Longfield, calculators, Children's Commissioner, dance, Dr Colin Foster, Education Endowment Foundation, Fareham College, Julie Keller, maths, mental health, National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers, National Foundation for Educational Research, Nottingham Girls' High School, Ofsted, Primary Science, Professor Jeremy Hodgen, Sir Ken Robinson, supervised machine learning, Young Minds

What’s been in the news over the last week?

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