(February 2020) This is the fourth in a series of posts about the visit made to Shanghai by Katie and Jo (primary school teachers) and...

by Katrina White, Jo Mills and Ruth Colenso (January 2020) This post explains some of the things Katie, Jo (both primary school teachers)...

by Mark Dawes (January 2020) For many people, maths is precise.  Mathematics is often exact.  Mathematical vocabulary however isn’t....

by Katrina White, Jo Mills and Ruth Colenso (December 2019) This is the second blog in a series about the recent trip that Ruth, Katie...

by Ruth Colenso and Mark Dawes (November 2019) In November 2019, three teachers from the Cambridge Maths Hub visited a school in Shanghai...

by Mark Dawes (November 2019) Desmos can be used to draw pictures that include straight lines and curves.  See www.desmos.com/art for...

By Mark Dawes and Cate Middleton (September 2019) Mark writes: Cate Middleton, subject leader for mathematics at Littleport and East...

By David Banham (June 2019) I am not sure whether my love of maths was inspired by my love of games and puzzles or vice-versa. What I do...

By Mark Dawes (June 2019) I spent an interesting day (7 June 2019) at the Cambridgeshire Maths Conference.  Organised by the...

By Mark Dawes (June 2019) This Year 6 SATS question from the 2019 paper 2 (Adam’s rectangle) has appeared in the press and on social...

By Mark Dawes (May 2019) I have lots of important piece of classroom equipment.  At the moment I am enjoying using my visualiser. The...

By Mark Dawes (April 2019) Despite having been a member of the Association for Teachers of Mathematics and The Mathematical Association...

By Cordelia Myers (March 2019) A group of maths HoDs asked me for some thoughts on marking. The NCETM already have an excellent marking...

(The creative possibilities of being bored.) By Mark Dawes (March 2019) I was recently on a course day away from school and during a...

By Mark Dawes (February 2019) One of the great things about working with the Cambridge Maths Hub is that you get to meet and learn from...

By Mark Dawes (February 2019) It is often noted that in certain subjects it is common for teachers to use elements of their subject in...

Using Desmos – Transformations of Graphs By Mark Dawes (January 2019) If you are new to Desmos you might want to read my earlier...

By Mark Dawes, January 2019 Two anecdotes to begin with: When I watch a football match, whether it’s a premiership match, a league two...

by Mark Dawes, December 2018 My colleague Cordelia wrote earlier in the term [ https://cambridgemathshub.org/observing-maths-lesson ]...

by Mark Dawes, Nov 2018 Pupils who do not have English as their first language face a number of challenges when learning mathematics and...