Esther
@MrsMathematica
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Curriculum Leader of Mathematics, NPQSL A Level Specialist @NCETM Accredited L3 Professional Development Lead Passionate about maths, teachers & teaching
Northern Ireland
Joined March 2011
If you're making or have made the jump to the other place you can find me with the same username as here. I'm sure I'll cross post for a while but my timeline here is dwindling. If you're someone that I DM or talk to IRL you can also find me on Instagram @mrsmathematica
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PSA for teachers: if you’re feeling angry and frustrated at someone or something right now, don’t do anything about it until after half term. 90% chance you’re making each other nuts because you’re all tired. And that includes students. Give yourself and everyone else some grace.
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Don't forget about our AGM tomorrow night. If you're a member, it's only 45 minutes of your time to help shape this year's activities and priorities.
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Don't let this get lost in the many announcements. There is a question about KS3 Levels of Progression in here - this might be the only opportunity to share your opinion on them.
🔊ANNOUNCEMENT | The Independent Review of Assessment Panel has launched a Teacher Survey and Call for Evidence to help shape future assessment policy and practice in Northern Ireland. The Teacher Survey will remain open until 16 October and Call for Evidence until 30 October
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EXCITING NEWS! Today, we are launching a new FREE anthology of short stories and essays to support students to think, read, write and talk about all things MONEY. We don’t talk about money enough. I know what it was like to grow up without it, and how that shaped every aspect of
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This infographic from AcadMathsSci highlights the important role that maths plays in Northern Ireland are the potential for growth in related sectors. As teachers, we have the responsibility to make sure our pupils know about these opportunities
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Made this for my year 11. Not the most exciting and not a lot of variety in types but they wanted practice factorsing with quadratics https://t.co/kPVtYAZhUD
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It is so important that experienced classroom teachers get involved in this. All of the details are in the link. If you think you have something to offer the curriculum changes, think about applying.
Education Minister @paulgivan has announced the next phase of curriculum reform in Northern Ireland, as applications open for local educators to join Curriculum Taskforce Working Groups. 🔗For more information and details on how to apply, visit https://t.co/egbNcCyE4a
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Trying to develop a sense of why we round numbers. Any good ones to add to my list? #1001MathsBots
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Adaptive Teaching is a powerful tool in education, helping to ensure all students can reach a certain learning goal 🎯 Here's all you need to know about what it is, what it isn't, and how to use it in your classroom ⬇️ https://t.co/Rr9GdmDvnm
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☑️Exam paper trackers☑️ Introduce our *updated* exam paper trackers to your Year 11 classes this term to give them a head start on completing that all important past paper practice. Available for foundation and higher tier, AQA, Edexcel or OCR. Fully editable in word.
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Needed a new project so I’ve decided to make worksheets and accompanying videos to review each Unit of the GCSE Maths course. Unit 1 Higher (Number) just went LIVE on YouTube. I actually think these would be really powerful as a cover lesson. https://t.co/9V6AxONXRm
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📆Monthly revision calendars 📅 Our monthly revision calendars are ready to download for the 2025-2026 academic year! Provide students with the resources to complete a daily dose of maths. Available in 4 different difficultly levels; Foundation B, Foundation A, Higher B and
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A regional final for NI is back this year at St Malachy's so make sure to sign up.
Registration is open for the Senior Team Maths Challenge. Find your nearest STMC event and purchase your entries: https://t.co/kJfTiD4tJ0
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💕 Please have the chat and share your wishes with your family 💕 Education is about breaking down misconceptions and empowering our young people with knowledge about all elements of life. @OrganDonationNI
"The earlier that you can break that stigma the better" A Lisburn teacher, whose sister died from a brain injury in 2020, has helped create new lessons on organ donation for secondary school pupils.
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Thanks to everyone who came to my sessions yesterday at the inaugural @NIMTAssoc conference! I can't wait to see how NIMTA develops with @mrenglishmaths and all the fabulous people who've signed up to be involved!
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I cannot get enough of the research on classroom seating arrangements It's just a prime example of how progressive, "student-centered" education promises much but ultimately fails When desks move from groups to rows, on task behavior DOUBLED Conversely, rates of disrupted
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Can't wait for this on Saturday! If you follow me on here please come and introduce yourself ☺️
The schedule for Saturday's conference has been emailed to all attendees, have a great week and see you soon!
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MATHS TEACHERS: If you’re seeking ways to add quirky ‘real world’ maths to lessons next year I’ve updated my blog index https://t.co/gvU8G90EeX . You can use it to find odd applications of (say) quadratic equations. It’s the sort of thing you might use as a lesson starter (1/3)
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@H_Miss88 @dom_traynor Sorry Laura - I’m on maternity leave. You can find all of them in the folder on my website here - it’s in the resources section:
funkypedagogy.com
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The more I work on curriculum, the more I realise it’s less about control and more about care. Care in how ideas connect. Care in how much pupils can hold in mind. Care in giving them time to revisit before it fades. The principles are evidence-based, but the reason is human.
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