Our Core Maths Online Festival is made up of an online series of webinars. Some sessions focus on specific Core Maths content and pedagogy, whereas others focus more generally on applications of maths in the real world.
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In May, the AMSP hosted a KS4 and two KS5 online network meetings. The agenda for the meetings was deliberately kept short so teachers could focus on their concerns for their students during these unique circumstances.
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I am not a social media person. It’s not that I don’t appreciate what the major platforms can do in terms of information-sharing and connecting people.
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We recently ran an Introduction to Problem Solving in Mechanics day for Year 12 students. The intention was for the day to be practical and interactive and to promote understanding of the mechanics part of the A level.
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A few years ago, someone sent me a video of the latest in warehouse (or fulfilment centre) design.
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This fully booked Year 10 event was one of three held in Manchester at the beginning of March.
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There has been a theft: someone has stolen an original and signed drawing by the artist M.C. Escher from a Manchester museum. The police have several key suspects. But… “whodunnit?!”
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A state-funded school approached the AMSP to ask for interview support for nine students aspiring to enter some of the country’s top flight universities.
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Work Groups have been around for some time, often going by alternative names such as Teacher Research Groups. I recently agreed to lead a Core Maths Work Group in the North West, a collaborative initiative organised by the AMSP and Maths Hubs North West.
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