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...

(by Mark Dawes, Nov 2018) At a recent meeting several teachers expressed interest in hearing more about Desmos.  Here is an introduction...

What does a good maths book look like? by Cordelia Myers A group of secondary Head teachers asked me to consider “What does an effective...

Observing a maths lesson by Cordelia Myers Context: This thinking was initiated by the Fenland Headteachers. They asked me to consider:...