By Mark Dawes, June 2025   Here is a 3-mark question from the 2025 KS2 mathematics SATS, paper 3: The mark scheme gives all three marks...

By Mark Dawes (February 2025)   I have used Microsoft Excel for years.  One of the things I like about it is how easy it is to get to...

Cambridge Maths Hub is one of the 40 Maths Hubs in England, established as part of the national Maths Hub programme funded by England’s...

By Mark Dawes, December 2024   The Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) is carried out in June each year by all pupils in Year 4.  It is an...

By Mark Dawes, December 2024   Here are some observations about the 2024 KS2 SATS, using data from just under 300 pupils, drawn from...

By Kara Earl – June 2024 During this academic year I have taken part in an Oracy Work Group with the Cambridge Maths Hub.  Even before I...

By Mark Dawes, May 2024 Technology in Education Technology in education is not new.  It is easy to forget, however, that the effective...

By Mark Dawes, May 2024 I was fortunate to be able to see an extremely experienced teacher use an NRICH task with a group today.  The...

By Mark Dawes, April 2024 The mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 used to feature a pop music quiz called PopMaster.  Contestants scored 3...

By Mark Dawes, September 2023 Last June there were questions asked on Twitter about why secondary maths departments don’t make use of the...

By Malcolm Watson (May 2023) In order to understand how to extend our primary school pupils to reach ‘greater depth’ in mathematics, we...

by Mark Dawes (May 2023) It started with Wordle. This interactive daily game appeared during lockdown and captured the imagination of the...

by Sally Prosser-Betts (March 2023) This time last year, I was busy preparing my application to become part of the Primary Mastery...

By Cordelia Myers (March 2023) “Jane” is the Headteacher of a school in rural Cambridgeshire. There are just over 100 children on roll...

By Vicky Osborne (February 2023) In the Cambridge Maths Hub’s secondary mastery programme we have a three year journey in which two...

By Jo Cayley – January 2023 I have recently made the move from a mainstream primary to a special school after teaching in mainstream for...

By Katie Crozier, November 2022 I had the great privilege recently of taking part in the Collaborative Learning Research (CLR) event at...

By Cordelia Myers (September 2022) I recently completed the Chartered College’s leadership qualification. I recommend it! I learnt a huge...

by Chris Clayton (September 2022) I have been working for the Cambridge Maths Hub as a work group leader and here I reflect on what that...

Diane Hawkes (June 2022) I have been reflecting on my work and links with the Cambridge Maths Hub and really can’t believe how far I have...