Primary maths diagnostic assessment - making a choice: Multiple choice questions = multiple benefits?

Why did the HfL Primary maths team go for multiple choice assessment questions when they are so controversial?

Unexpected activities that could help children get better at maths

From using jigsaws to underpin multiplicative thinking to using leaves to develop understanding of ‘shapes within shapes’, Rachel Rayner considers...

'It ain't what you intend, it's the way it is implemented, and that's what gets results'

Despite constantly saying that there is no silver bullet out there, I know that many wonder whether it is just that they have not found it …yet.

Maths is a universal language, isn't it?

If it is then why might some of our children who are new to the country initially find it puzzling?

Take a look through Ofsted’s three mathematics eyes. What can you see?

This is not about the need now to write out a lengthy statement for three I’s. A quick reflection to ascertain salient points would be helpful. Not...

Off to 'big school': reflections on how we navigate transition in maths

As children transition into junior, middle and secondary schools, Siobhan King reflects on how well we set our compasses to ensure that children...

Reflections on introducing middle school to the concrete pictorial abstract pathway

I am pretty lucky. I get to “do” maths all day every day. Gone are the days when I used to teach PE, history, geography, English … and so on, as well...