Iona Coutts
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Mathematics & Numeracy Education Officer with @EducationScot. Views are my own. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ#24
Joined April 2012
If you haven't already, please visit our Numeracy and Mathematics Professional Learning Community site - your one stop shop for ideas and support. You will need to login using your Glow practitioner credentials. @edscot_maths
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β What does research suggest about building up and breaking down 2D and 3D shapes? π https://t.co/ScF9H712wT
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There are still spaces available for our online 'Supporting learners facing difficulties with Numeracy & Mathematics' series: Β· Session 1 18th November 2025, 16:00 β 17:30 Β· Session 2 24th March 2026 16:00 β 17:30 Sign up here:
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Supporting learners facing difficulties with Numeracy & Mathematics.
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Save the Date! SMC Conference 2026. 16th May, Stirling University. Watch out for more details
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If 10% is 12, can you calculate the others? A nice way to practise percentages of amounts. https://t.co/i8EXpkAq5L
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Have you heard what our National Mathematics Specialist Advisor - Andy Brown @ScotGovEdu thinks about the Mathematics and Numeracy Self-evaluation Framework? Email us @ mathematics@educationscotland.gov.scot for more information #potential #curriculumimprovement
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Be a myth buster! Download the free materials to help spread the truth about dyslexia. https://t.co/02cqEAJ9CY
dyslexiascotland.org.uk
Be a changemaker for a dyslexia-friendly Scotland
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Join Scotland's Assembly for Restart A Heart Live - 1st Oct 2025. You'll have fun learning some CPR and we'll finish with a live Q&A. We'll run the assembly twice 10:00-10:30 and 11:00-11:30. All the details are here https://t.co/Gjug2Widez
#LearnCPR #ScotlandsAssembly #NeLO
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We've had record numbers for our #MathsWeekScot sessions this week and the good news doesn't stop there: THEY'RE RECORDED! Watch them with your learners at a time that suits you! π https://t.co/sg8iGUdage
@eSgoil @EducationScot @edscot_maths @DYWScot #NeLO
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For families today (25 Sep) there are #MathsWeekScot events & trails in Anstruther, Coatbridge, Dingwall, Dundee, East Kilbride, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fort William, Hawick, Lerwick, Livingston, Motherwell, Rosemarkie, St Andrews, Stanley Mills & Whitburn!
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#MathsWeekScot is well underway and we are loving seeing all of your posts and pictures. Puzzle 4 is based on @onycoutts and her love of a cuppa! Have a look at the mugs below... which one doesn't belong? What are you reasons for this? Can you find another one that doesn't?
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Remember if you can't join the sessions today they are recorded... register to gain access and watch them back at anytime. Plus you will get to see a fantastic recording from our friends at @ILMVFX who explore how maths is used to create visual effects in films. π½οΈ #MathsWeekScot
Recorded Session for Secondary Pupils: Want to know how maths is used in the creative sector to produce high quality VFX and CGI in block buster films? Sign up to access β€΅οΈ π https://t.co/ezvUOnFFKz
@eSgoil @DYWScot @edscot_maths @EducationScot #NeLO #MathsWeekScot
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It's day 3 of #MathsWeekScot and for today's puzzle we have had some help from Dougal πΎ @NBrotherwood. How many of Dougal's toys are there? How did you count them? Could you count them in another way?
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SAVE THE DATES Look out for some events for primary aged learners coming up in October & November. Why not bookmark the Scotland's Assembly page on our website? https://t.co/kNP3jv5tqm
#ScotlandsAssembly #CPR #WorldChildrensDay
@SaveALifeScot @CYPCS @wosdec
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Did you catch your flight in this #MathsWeekScot challenge? Mr Smith (@aap03102) is back to tell us how to solve the volume challenge ! https://t.co/L4YXICJDy2
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Challenge 2 of Maths Week Scotland 2025's Daily Challenges.
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Every morning during #MathsWeekScot a new puzzle set by The Scottish Mathematical Council @scottishmaths will be shared on BBC Bitesize. You'll get a hint to solve it & the answers will be posted after 12:00 each day. Today's puzzle is now live!
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Each morning during Maths Week Scotland, a puzzle set by the Scottish Mathematical Council is shared on BBC Bitesize.
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π This Maths Week Scotland make sure to check out our Numeracy and Maths professional learning community for lots of resources, ideas and professional learning opportunities. https://t.co/6QdFk11oDR
#MathsWeekScot #glowspotlight
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Happy #mathsweekscotland Look out for some brilliant chats through @eSgoil @DYWLive with NatureScot, The Royal Zoological Society and Industrial Light and Magic. @NatureScot @rzss @ILMVFX @edscot_maths
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Only 1 week to go until #MathsWeekScot π€© Have you checked out this yearβs programme yet? Here's the overview for schools https://t.co/s3y3UGNN6D And here for families & adults https://t.co/lgGitgqWT8 More events are being added, so keep checking back!
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Through September and October, around 3500 learners in 119 Scottish secondary schools will participate in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Check out the range of support materials available on our website - https://t.co/gEnesFdU4P
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