Great news – we’ve managed to secure a larger room for the Excellence in Eden KS2/3 TAs training on Tuesday 24th May. Book quickly to secure your place and avoid disappointment. Contact India Campbell Email: courses@ullswatercc.co.uk Tel: 01768 210206.
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When the government announced its intention to develop a test to encourage schools in England to focus on ensuring children learn their times tables, few people complained because it is clearly the case that children benefit from knowing these results. Support for such a test was based on the assumption that any statutory assessment that…
I’ve often written about the challenges associated with teaching maths to children who are only 4 years old (that most countries teach when they are 7). These include lack of short-term memory (to manipulate information), lack of long-term memory (to retain information) and lack of foundational skills (such as having an understanding of what number…
One of the best things about running your own business is that sometimes you can take time out do do other things you really care about, something that’s just not possible when you’re teaching. In November & December last year I took 2 days out each week to campaign for our NHS services which are…
I raised a concern about the new inspection framework with Ofsted and they have now sent me an appropriate response. My enquiry (send May 23rd 2019) was as follows: Dear Ofsted,Through my business (Authentic Maths), I provide exceptionally high quality CPD for primary teachers which supports their teaching of mathematics. The CPD I provide nurtures teachers’…
Over the years I’ve got into the habit of stopping to write aims for my work at the beginning of each year. This has been so chaotic that I found it startling and reassuring to find that I had tried to meet all my objectives set in January 2021, had managed to deliver most of…