I really enjoyed this history of queuing, particularly the bit where they got rid of loads of queues and didn't have anything for people to do when they weren't queuing... an illusion of freedom!

benjamin dickman@benjamindickman.bsky.social · 5d ago

New JHM! The July 2026 issue includes an article by a student I taught for whom this was her grade 11 independent research project: scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol16/is... She explored an area of #mathematics called "queueing theory" and wrote all about it in the context of Disney! #iTeachMath ♾️

what hashing do we use on here to shout out to other maths teachers?

when am I going to use angle rules in real life? appreciate that the answer might be "you wont but they are a great sandpit for geometrical reasoning" and that is fine of course #maths #mathsteaching #iteachmaths #mtbos etc.

this calculator is £6 too expensive

there's nothing to suggest that these aren't just soundbites from new ministers, and as ever, vague platitudes become comments like this: "it's all going to change!" 100% the gcse and a level wont go and no foreseeable government has the political capital to change it

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3d ago

I'm glad to see this. It's what many of us have been arguing for a long time, but until now no one in government seemed ready to listen. Let's hope we will begin to see an education policy which works for children, and for the 21st Century. In The Times today.

Retailers flogging awful defunct "scientific" calculators as back to school promotions is really hurting my eyes

grimmest part of the infantino rant

Tariq Panja@tariqpanja.bsky.social · last wk.

And, yes, absolutely vital that “virtually all global celebrities” had a good time.

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maths teacher gold

YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 2w ago

If you had a choice between instantly receiving £50,000 or a 50% chance to win £1m, which would you pick? £50,000: 73% 50/50 chance of winning £1m: 21% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

& w/out wanting to skew this back to behaviour management all the time, you see this in teenage classroom behaviour "I need you to show that this completely fair punishment you have meted upon me is feasibly an injustice, or caused a ruckus last time, so you will be reluctant to take this further"

Sam Blatherwick@blatherwicksam.bsky.social · 2w ago

the point of the protest is not trying to overturn the red card, as much as trying to mentally convince the ref that the balance has been skewed. the pleading to check var during this moment isnt because they want the var checked- the narrative needs to be injustice so that later 50-50s go their way

the point of the protest is not trying to overturn the red card, as much as trying to mentally convince the ref that the balance has been skewed. the pleading to check var during this moment isnt because they want the var checked- the narrative needs to be injustice so that later 50-50s go their way

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 2w ago

Argentina had a player sent off. They are not happy despite it being entirely justified.

feel like argentina are getting an unfair write up for their thuggery when it has been enabled and indirectly encouraged by fifa's lax interpretation of their own rules

Even if it were landing on Mars or idk, the return of Jesus himself, children are fine watching catchup or highlights. And if you do keep them up, pls don’t send them into my classroom tomorrow where I will have to help them self regulate through tiredness. Thx

so if there are a load of storms and it doesnt actually kick off until 3am, do they kick everyone out of the pubs when extra time starts?

Last night asked my other half an a level maths exam question on the large data set. He thought for a minute then guessed an answer. It was right. He's never even heard of the large data set...

heard someone say today that core maths was inaccessible for grade 4 students. our grade 4 students are doing fine at it thanks for your concern 🫠🫠🫠

if your entry grade for a level maths is a grade 8 then you are 🐔 🐔 🐔

proportion and ratio tables #maths

Currently auditing what we do for #alevelmaths transition, from Y11 to Y12, at my school. I’m curious to hear what other schools do. Do you run an induction lesson? If so, what maths do you do in that induction lesson? What transition work do you set?

Ironically this bad result for england is probably worse for scotland

We are happy to announce MC41 will be at Maghull High School, Liverpool, L31 7AW on 5th September 2026

reticulating splines

It's super Wednesday!

East Midlands South, 1st July, 4pm 🏝

The Maths Bazaar@themathsbazaar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

YES! The Maths Hubs Level 3 Leadership Communities, which I invented, are launched this month. Each Hub will have an introductory meeting, ahead of half-termly twilights for HODs and KS5 coordinators, in conjunction with the AMSP. So Network Meetings are back, baby! www.ncetm.org.uk/maths-hubs-p...

YES! The Maths Hubs Level 3 Leadership Communities, which I invented, are launched this month. Each Hub will have an introductory meeting, ahead of half-termly twilights for HODs and KS5 coordinators, in conjunction with the AMSP. So Network Meetings are back, baby! www.ncetm.org.uk/maths-hubs-p...

Thanks for all your help the other week on tutoring my godson - another request for help please! Any top tips/quirks/key points for AQA A level Maths pure content? I haven't taught AQA so anything to focus on or that they do a little differently would be super helpful please 🙂 #ALevelMaths

Help Year 12 students think like a mathematician. TMUA/STEP-style challenges | university mentors | Durham University| real admissions test preparation Apply now: buff.ly/7WON9WL #TMUA #STEP #Maths

Say we had y=x³ with a domain of {x:x>=0} Is there an inflection point at x=0? #alevelmaths #mathschat

today in FM I wrote pi/3 and SAID 3/2. I am a gibbering wreck and need a half term 🤣

I don't think I've ever shared a question on probability distributions on here! This is a question that I wrote for last year's mocks. Short, crisp, straight to the point. What do you think? #ALevelMaths