📝New episode! How do we motivate pupils to write? Listen to the last episode of our series unpacking the Writing Framework, in discussion with @nicolaromaine.bsky.social. 🎧 Link: youtu.be/aYSrspjKF0I #twinklbeyondenglish @twinklbeyond.bsky.social

How do we motivate pupils to write? (Writing framework 8)

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Thanks very much to David Ridings for inviting me to contribute to his great new website exploring different aspects of my maths career and thoughts on maths education through 17 questions. I hope people enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed answering them! teach17.com/2026/07/21/1...

17 Questions with Peter Mattock: Making Mathematics Visible, Connected and Meaningful

Peter Mattock is an experienced maths teacher, leader and author. In these 17 questions, he discusses effective maths teaching, problem-solving, teacher development and the importance of helping pu…

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Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with @marymyatt.bsky.social Myatt for the Twinkl Educational Publishing 'Leading With' podcast to talk all things curriculum, including how leaders can improve their curriculum.

My latest "Understanding #mathshacks video" is now out. This video examines a lovely test for divisibility by 8. See the #mathstrick, and why it works, here: youtu.be/7jeMuXbo9do

This is absolutely terrible for my fellow #Leicestershire colleagues - many of whom will have planned holidays for that week as their #schools will have already broken up for the summer. schoolsweek.co.uk/sats-results...

SATs results delayed by Pearson marking fiasco

Results will now be delivered on 16 July, says exams giant, over a week later than planned

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A wonderful afternoon delivering my sessions at the @barnsleycollege #Maths FE meet today. People seem genuinely enthused at the potential impact of a few carefully chosen models and representations to support learners to make sense of mathematical structure.

My latest hard-to-teach article focuses on teaching set notation at GCSE. Find it difficult to get pupils to understand set notation, and how to apply it to Venn diagram shading? Read my top tips here: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/gcse-ma...

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After 20 years in #maths #education I thought I knew everything there was to know about #fractions. That is until a video crossed my path with a beautifully simple result. Read my latest (relatively short) blog post to find out what the result was: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/06/an-a...

Very excited to announce that I have had my first article, 'On the flipping of coins', and co-written with my former pupil & maths PhD candidate Ashleigh, published in the @amiemathematics.bsky.social's journal 'The Mathematical Gazette'. Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XWV7W...

As a former Beaver and Scout, I was delighted to see today that my employer Twinkl Educational Publishing is supporting the The Scouts by sponsoring two new badges and providing free resources to help get kids reading. Check out the details here: www.twinkl.co.uk/twinkl-paren...

Twinkl Parents x Scouts

Twinkl has partnered with The Scouts Association to help Squirrels and Beavers earn their reading badges.

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Only 1 month to go until the Secondary Day of @twinklbeyond.bsky.social Festival of Tutoring! 🎉 I’m so excited to be talking about the trickiest maths topics in KS3 at this year’s festival. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to join us: www.twinkl.co.uk/r/16beje

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Instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ideas at Twinkl!

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The Richmond Project have produced a 'Spotlight on Financial Literacy' report in the UK. In this article for @twinklbeyond.bsky.social QE Insights, I examine the key findings of the report: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/nearly-...

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Very pleased to have my blog educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/04/they... featured in this month's @edaptuk.bsky.social policy insights newsletter (bit.ly/4vhQFG2) as part of their 'bloggers in the spotlight' section - although I should point out I haven't been an Assistant Principal for a year.

📚Catch up with the latest education policy news, in our May Policy Insights newsletter: bit.ly/4vhQFG2 🖊️ Including blog posts from @mrmattock.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social @gemmamh.bsky.social 🎙️ Podcast of the month: The English Teacher Feature

Just four weeks to go until the first ever FE specific maths teachmeet event at Barnsley College. Hear from me, Emma Bell, @edsouthall.bsky.social and @mrmetacognition.bsky.social! The event is completely free, but you must register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Today is @nationalnumeracy.bsky.social day #nationalnumeracyday! Time to revisit this article I wrote for TES magazine nearly a decade ago, looking at how we can support the development of numeracy across schools. www.tes.com/magazine/arc... Got any advice to add? Share it below in the comments.

Five ways maths teachers can persuade secondary colleagues to embed numeracy

One director of maths offers his tips on getting secondary staff to meet the curriculum obligation to develop numeracy in every subject at secondary

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@ofqual.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy have released the results of their latest @yougov.co.uk survey wave on the perception that different groups in society have about GCSE, A-Level and Applied General Qualifications. Read my analysis of the key insights here: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/key-fin...

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Is video gaming a legitimate route to print reading for learners? Listen to my chat with novelist and game scripter Sharna Jackson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJF8... #twinklbeyondenglish #NationalYearofReading26 @twinklbeyond.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social

Video games, reading and reluctant readers (with guest Sharna Jackson)

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You can find the first 2 sets of HOT topics papers here: drive.google.com/drive/folder... Would appreciate a repost if useful, especially for anyone teaching Edexcel IGCSE Maths this exam season. @mathsjem.bsky.social @1stclassmaths.bsky.social @mrmattock.bsky.social @draustinmaths.com

I have been thinking about this for a while now, prompted by the Observatory for Mathematical Education report last year, the recent @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social grouping study, among others. 'What next' after Teaching for Mastery? Read my thoughts here: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/05/is-i...

Is it time to look beyond ‘teaching for mastery’ in maths?

Few can deny that the landscape of mathematics education has drastically changed over the last decade and a half. The emergence of ‘Teaching...

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The latest in my series of #mathshack videos is now out! This one looks at the maths underlying #FingerMaths - the #mathstrick that allows you to calculate the product of any whole numbers between 6 and 9 using just your fingers. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/spmLIN5R5gk

Understanding Maths Hacks: Finger Maths!

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Can partnering with universities help close maths attainment gaps? It would appear so! I sat down with Cath Moore and Philip Chaffe from @meimaths.bsky.social and Matthew Lucas from @ucl.ac.uk in the latest Twinkl 'Leading With' podcast to discuss an exciting project they have been working on.

I am delighted to be delivering a session as part of Twinkl's Festival of #Tutoring @twinklbeyond.bsky.social! Sign up for mine (or one of the sessions over the four days) here: www.twinkl.co.uk/festival-of-.... Hope to see lots of #tutors there!

Does mixed ability teaching harm pupil progress? New research from the @ioe.bsky.social suggests that it does, particularly for higher attainers. My blog highlights some of the key findings, flaws, and real issues contained in the report. educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/05/does...

The third video in my series about understanding #mathshacks and #mathstricks is now out. This one features a lovely trick for approximating square roots of whole numbers that has beautiful connections. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/IlMeZFe-m0M

The UK Department for Education has launched another 16-19 consultation. This one is about performance measures with some significant goals and challenges. Read the full consultation document and respond here: consult.education.gov.uk/performance-...

In my latest article for @slttwinkl.bsky.social QE Insights, I explore how parents and carers can support their children throughout their secondary maths study, including in the run up to their exams. Read my thoughts here: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/support...

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🆕New E2E Revision Sheets just dropped 🎯 Compound Measures 🎯Differentiation 🎯Angles in Polygons 🎯Transformations of Graphs 🎯Percentages 👀 Worked example done on visualiser ⏭️ 2-3 Instant practice (EPP) 🏆 Finish on an Exam Q Can be found here drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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Revision season in full swing so I'm going to be using something I've knocked up called E2E (Example to Exam) Revision Sheets. 👀Worked example done on visualiser ⏩2-3 Instant practice (EPP) 🏆Finish on an Exam Q