I wonder if they asked any actual human customers or if they just asked an AI chatbot? 🤔
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago‘Customers prefer AI chatbots to humans’ says British Gas boss as 1,300 call centre staff axed
Emma W
@emmaemma53.bsky.social
Senior Lead Practitioner for Maths. Comic nerd. Music snob. A Lady That Beers. F1 enthusiast. Traveller. Quietly inquisitive. * Just a heads up that if you’re a man with no real posts/bio and exclusively following women I am likely to block you *
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago
Oh well, don't forget that it's already come home twice in the past five years.
If you’re fed up with Wordle (or even if you’re not) then you might want to try this daily logic puzzle. I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jul 15th 2026 (Tricky), in 03:55 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
Is Milli Vanilli 1000 Vanillis or 1/1000th of a Vanilli?
Ferrari really ought to split their pit strategy today. I have my suspicions that they won’t though, and I’ll be shouting at my telly about it (again) #F1 🏎️
If you want some resources related to the likelihood of extreme temperature events you could use the @meimaths.bsky.social Big Earth Data Project resources for KS3-4 or #ALevelMaths - Set 2 on Climate Change mei.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
The Big Earth Data Project - Funded by the UK Space Agency
AMSP is MEI’s initiative to enhance post-16 maths education, offering support, resources and training for teachers and students across England
mei.org.uk
Have made a warm up grid for AQA #ALevelMaths paper 3, featuring statistics and some unseen pure topics. Feel free to use/edit (I've included the editable Word version) - let me know if you spot any mistakes 🙂 #MathsToday wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...
The new Notebook feature on @desmos.com is fantastic! I've been playing with it this morning - it lets you created linked graphs on the same screen - see this example for the unit circle in degrees: www.desmos.com/notebook/vnp...
unit circle sin
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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...
Level 3 Maths Leadership Community
Information about the Level 3 Maths Leadership Community Maths Hubs project
ncetm.org.uk
The inevitable consequence of the alarming NEET statistics is going to be a lot of school blaming and demands schools teach more "work skills." That this isn't the problem won't matter.
Arrived at the garage this morning to discover that my car is both booked in and not booked in. It’s Schrödinger’s booking.
1. London Underground station flooding has reportedly been reduced by around 90% thanks to a group of engineers: beavers. After conservationists reintroduced a family of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals built dams and restored wetlands that now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.
What’s even more certain than rain on a British bank holiday? That’s right, overrunning rail engineering works 😒
Oh I really hope Jerry Hall is a traitor. That would just be fabulous!
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · 3mo agoCELEBRITY TRAITORS SERIES TWO CAST ANNOUNCED 🚨🚨
Maths teacher friends - I've just revised my Carom resources, 40 pure extracurricular maths PowerPoints bridging from A Level to University Maths. Great for a sixth form maths club. Everything available for free - google 'carom maths' or try www.carom-maths.co.uk
#UkEd #Edusky Great post from @hugheshaili.bsky.social Well worth the time. open.substack.com/pub/hailihug...
Just a teacher, standing in front of a teacher, asking them not to perform
There is a line in Notting Hill that has been etched into my brain - partly because I am a perimenopausal woman who goes to pieces at any emotion and partly because it is faintly ridiculous.
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Calling all AQA Level 2 Further Maths teachers! We’ve teamed up with MEI Maths for a 2026-27 pilot program. Your school could secure: ✨ A loan of a full class set of Casio graphical calculators. ✨ Expert CPD and bespoke resources. Applications close 15 May!
Schools are invited to apply for the Casio graphical calculators pilot to support AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics - MEI
Secondary schools teaching AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics in 2026-27 can be part of a year-long pilot offering resources,
mei.org.uk
Such a brilliant Underground Maths problem
Jenny Cains@jennycains.bsky.social · 4mo agoIn #mathstoday (well, actually yesterday) my Year 12s tackled another great Underground Maths problem. This one worked really well & stimulated loads of discussion, helping cement their understanding of logs. Definitely recommend 👍🏼 undergroundmathematics.org/exp-and-log/...
I’ve just submitted my NPQ assessment so I’m bracing myself for the inevitable moments of clarity later tonight/tomorrow morning of *exactly* what I should have included in my response… 😱
Ormiston Chadwick Academy in Widnes are recruiting a maths teacher for September. If you’re based in the north west and wanting to be part of a fabulous, supportive team this could be the role for you! Reposts appreciated. mynewterm.com/jobs/140864/...
Teacher of Mathematics - Ormiston Chadwick Academy, Widnes, Cheshire
Closing date: 9:00am, Fri 1st May, 2026. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.
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Ormiston River Academy are looking for a Director of Mathematics. Could it be you? The school is in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. Take a look at the advert and apply by Monday 27th April. mynewterm.com/jobs/137152/... Reposts welcome!
Teacher of Mathematics - Ormiston Rivers Academy, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
Closing date: Midnight, Mon 27th Apr, 2026. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.
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The field of maths has always had remarkable women. History has just been quieter about them. A few years ago I wrote about Mary Somerville in my Roots column for @chalkdustmag.bsky.social - a mathematician who followed her curiosity despite the expectations placed on women at the time. 🧵
Is there a good source of homework style questions somewhere for mechanics and statistics that are split into year 1 and year 2? #AlevelMaths I have been using Jethwa maths a lot for homework for pure, wondered if there is something similar available for mechanics and statistics. #MathsToday
Shape nerds ASSEMBLE! (In an icosahedral symmetry formation)
SusanK@susankleinfelter.bsky.social · 6mo agoI'm a nerd for the shapes as well! I sometimes build them from paper or Lego!
✨NEW✨ resources added this morning - challenging volume and surface area questions involving all sorts of compound shapes. Find them at www.draustinmaths.com/volume-and-surface-area #MathsToday #UKMathsChat
