Bryn
@brynspiration.bsky.social
Maths and Applications of Maths teacher. Higher Apps guy. 'Bryn' rhymes with 'in'. Wrote the Leckie Higher Apps book and share stuff on applyingmaths.com
Why some people mow a lawn better than others - great bit of data visualisation, and about travelling salesman. https://pudding.cool/2026/06/mow/
Why some people mow a lawn better than others
We analyzed 132,003 attempts to mow a virtual lawn efficiently.
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The best challenge on the UK government's vocational subject at 14 push, and food for thought for us in Scotland too.
Daisy Christodoulou@daisychristo.bsky.social · 4d agoI've weighed in on the great vocational education debate. From what we can see of the govt plans, I think they will repeat mistakes of the past. Also, we need to retire the phrase "parity of esteem". It's not helping. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/the-proble...
Watched: The Odyssey 🍿
The Odyssey
Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.
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Watched: The Last Viking 🍿 Very funny and a lot more gruesome than I expected.
The Last Viking
After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them on a journey to recover the loot and confront who they are.
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Big news on technical education in England. As with all reforms, the two key questions are: what incentives are being created for schools, and do those incentives align with what's best for students?
Finished reading: The Art of Uncertainty How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck by David Spiegelhalter 📚 I really rate this book - great subject knowledge for probability. It also reminds me of how interlinked Maths and Philosophy are.
Art of Uncertainty
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Watched: Blue Heron 🍿
Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island, as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha. Their fresh start is interrupted by the increasingly dangerous behavior of Jeremy, the family's oldest child.
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a dispatch from yesterday’s slightly bizarre day in Albert sq as.ft.com/r/39686fc3-0...
Number 10 North is no ‘gimmick’, says Andy Burnham
Prime minister remains insistent that new Manchester office sends a more important signal to rest of the country
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Prediction: Burnham will call an early election: https://brynspiration.micro.blog/2026/07/24/prediction-burnham-will-call-an.html
Prediction: Burnham will call an early election.
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Is Milli Vanilli 1000 Vanillis or 1/1000th of a Vanilli?
Watched The Invite. Funniest thing I’ve seen in ages - I’d recommend watching at the cinema because the audience reactions are priceless.
New! My 200th gems post. Ideas, updates and resources for maths teachers. 💎 www.resourceaholic.com/2026/07/5-ma... #mathstoday #ukmathschat #alevelmaths
There are 50 bursaries available for the British Congress of Mathematics Education (BCME 10) conference in October. Applications close next week. Apply! bcme.co.uk/bursaries.html
British Congress of Mathematics Education 10 | Accommodation
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New blog: The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way. applyingmaths.com/2026/07/03/r...
The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way
Like many people who spent lots of time in the 90s, my head is an echo chamber of Simpsons quotes. And there’s one quote that has been on my mind a lot recently.
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New blog: The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way. applyingmaths.com/2026/07/03/r...
The Right Way, The Wrong Way and The AI Way
Like many people who spent lots of time in the 90s, my head is an echo chamber of Simpsons quotes. And there’s one quote that has been on my mind a lot recently.
applyingmaths.com
Yearly reminder that teachers get 75% off a subscription to the Economist. Not sure there's a better teacher discount than that!
Delighted to join the keynote lineup at BCME 10 (23–24 Oct)! Scottish teachers can apply for bursaries up to £200 to help make the trip, but the deadline is 8th July. Let's get some strong Scottish representation there! 🏴 Details & how to apply: applyingmaths.com/2026/06/29/c...
Come to BCME 10 - Bursaries Available
Resources and teaching ideas for Higher Applications of Mathematics, and much more.
applyingmaths.com
I really hope Burnham calls the new No 10 "Manc-a-Lago". It's a missed opportunity if he doesn't 😂
Delighted to join the keynote lineup at BCME 10 (23–24 Oct)! Scottish teachers can apply for bursaries up to £200 to help make the trip, but the deadline is 8th July. Let's get some strong Scottish representation there! 🏴 Details & how to apply: applyingmaths.com/2026/06/29/c...
Come to BCME 10 - Bursaries Available
Resources and teaching ideas for Higher Applications of Mathematics, and much more.
applyingmaths.com
Marmite? Love it or Hate it? I'm collecting some (unserious) data for teaching purposes. If you have a spare minute, please fill out this anonymous opinion poll for me: forms.gle/M5C91iQxiWYC... It is a short list of (likely) polarising preference questions.
Anonymous opinion poll
Please answer these questions on their 1 to 10 scales
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This is my perfect use case for AI - I want to teach a lesson on sample space in probability and I want to use Monopoly as the hook. I ask for slides that include the opening side of Monopoly, a blank and a filled in sample space diagram, and finally the last slide.
Nice piece on smilies and visualising distributions. Could make a good prompt in a lesson (though sadly the full link isn't child appropriate) pudding.cool/2026/05/simi...
Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise
An analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction.
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Are you amazing? Then come and work with me - Teacher of Mathematics myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/mid... and BGE Numeracy myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/mid... DMs me for a chat.
Teacher of Maths - Newbattle High School - MID07509 | Midlothian Council | myjobscotland
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