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Authentic Maths News May 2018
Authentic Maths primary maths training has thrived. The first thing I must do here is to express my deepest and most sincere thanks to every headteacher who has invested their money and time in this training and every teacher and teaching assistant who has contributed to it. I don’t know how to put into words…
7-11 Series 3 Complete (Number 9-11)
I’m delighted to say that the series on number age 9-11 (years 5&6) is now complete. This puts me on track to complete all the 7-11 videos by the end of this year. I’ll be starting the final series – applied maths (shape, position, measure and data) next week. Links to all the videos published…
Improving Primary Maths SATs Draft 1
What should done during a 5-year parliamentary term to improve primary maths SATs? This document is not formal set of proposal. It is a ‘work in progress’ which captures some apparently sensible suggestions, so that discussions and comments can start from what’s already been suggested rather than from scratch. I expect that there will be further versions…
Celebrating 250 teachers and teaching assistants trained
What a year! Feeling incredibly lucky and privileged to have worked with 250 wonderful teachers and teaching assistants. Thank you so much all of you. All teachers are guaranteed to be able to teach every maths concept on their part of the curriculum effectively to a fully mixed ability class. Picture with the wonderful Amy…
The Multiplication Tables Check goes live today (England Only)
The Multiplication Tables Check goes live for children in year 4 today, with schools being required to administer it this week or next week (but the following week being allowed if necessary). My opinions are: This test is a horrific atrocity from a government that doesn’t consult in any meaningful way on education policy and makes all…
Fun for parents in 2014
I originally thought that Authentic Maths would focus on providing support for primary school. However the feedback from parents who’ve tried it has been so great that I’ve decided to restructure the business and focus on this service instead. This is a big change and so explains why the full business launch has been delayed. …
