Here's a slight twist on an arithmetic grid for this week's #OCRMathsPuzzle. Find the values for p and q so that the arithmetic grid below can be completed. #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #RecreationalMath @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Steve Walker
@stevemaths.bsky.social
Qualified Secondary Mathematics teacher, currently focused on A Level Maths and A Level Further Maths
Teaching, or thinking of teaching the Cambridge OCR Level 3 #FSMQ #AdditionalMaths course? Join me tomorrow for the summer Teacher Network 18 June 4pm - 5pm FREE WEBINAR teach.ocr.org.uk/teacher-netw... We'll discuss the paper and share ideas for September. @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Good luck to everyone sitting the final #ALevelMaths paper Thursday 18 June. For teachers of Cambridge OCR Maths A or Maths B the first two papers are on Teach Cambridge if you want to look at what #pure has been assessed so far this series. @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Here's a nice little challenge to review #Areas, #Sectors, #Trigonometry, #Surds and #Fractions. #OCRMathsPuzzle #UKMathsChat #MathsToday #RecreationalMath @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Preparing for the #Level3 #FSMQ? www.ocr.org.uk/blog/level3-... Some thoughts about #kinematics to support revision before the exam paper on Monday. Good luck to everyone sitting the exam. @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Preparing for Paper 2 #ALevelMaths. Everyone doing some #Pure tomorrow. Those of you doing Cambridge OCR will also being doing the #Statistics content. Remember that your #HypothesisTest conclusions should be NON-ASSERTIVE! www.ocr.org.uk/blog/a-level... @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Welcome back to the second half of the summer term. Here is today's #OCRMathsPuzzle for your enjoyment. #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #RecreationalMath #Geometry #Area #Surds @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Good luck to everyone sitting Maths exams tomorrow. Remember Read each question carefully Show your working Check your solution answers what was asked in the question #GCSEMaths #ALevelMaths #UKMathsChat @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Revising for the #FSMQ or #mechanics in #ALevelMaths #ASLevelMaths? This short blog takes a look at a couple of exam questions, common misconceptions and looks at some teaching ideas. Includes some #desmos graphs for independent learning. www.ocr.org.uk/blog/level3-... @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Here is today's #OCRMathsPuzzle to consider over half term. Two circles in a rectangle, measures shown in the diagram. What is the area of the rectangle not covered by the circles. #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #RecreationalMath #Area #Pythagoras #Circles @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Great reminder for students preparing for the statistics strand on #ALevelMaths
Philip M Russell@philipmrussell.bsky.social · 3mo agoIce cream sales and drowning incidents both rise in summer. Does eating ice cream cause drowning? Of course not — but this is exactly the sort of trap statistics can set. hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2026/05/why-... #ALevelMaths #Statistics #MathsEducation #ExamRevision
I wrote a post for new/inexperienced Heads of Maths about some of the things they can do this term to ensure their department hits the ground running in September. Hope someone finds it helpful! www.resourceaholic.com/2026/05/task... #ukmathschat
It's Friday #OCRMathsPuzzle time 🎉. The graph shows the equations y = x^2 – 10x + 25 and y = 3 + 6x – x^2 drawn on the same axes. N & M are points on the curves. Which value of x gives the maximum distance between N & M? #UKMathsChat #GCSEMaths #ALevelMaths #MathsToday @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
In #MathsToday I'm getting ready for Oxford Online Maths Club tomorrow, where DPhil student Alice will introduce General Relativity to an audience of mostly #ALevelMaths students. You / your students could join in too; it's free (no sign-up!) with over 100 other episodes at www.maths.ox.ac.uk/r/club
Here's our #OCRMathsPuzzle. The diagram shows a regular octagon partially covered by a square. The area of the square is 100 centimetres squared. What is the exact area of the octagon? #UKMathsChat #MathsToday #RecreationalMath #Area #Trigonometry #Geometry #Surds @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Closing date 17 May. Great opportunity to work with the #ALevelMaths team at Cambridge OCR.
Steve Walker@stevemaths.bsky.social · 3mo agoVacancy for #ALevelMaths Trainers; to run professional development courses in 2026/2027 academic year. Do you want to share your subject knowledge and teaching experience? For more details: assessors.cambridge.org?tag=mathstra... #UKMathsChat @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Struggling with circles in #ALevelMaths? 🟢 In my latest blog I share examiner insight, common issues pitfalls, and suggest ideas to support students develop confidence with this topic. Read the article 👉 www.ocr.org.uk/blog/a-level... @cambridgeocr.bsky.social #UKMathsChat #MathsToday #Algebra
Preparing for #ALevelMaths this summer? Many students find #Proof a challenging topic. 👉 Take a read of my blog summarising the different techniques students need to know. www.ocr.org.uk/blog/a-level... #UKMathsChat #MathsToday @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Looking forward to the A Level Further Maths Teacher Network next week. I've been looking through #Mechanics papers #MathsToday in preparation. Sign up: teach.ocr.org.uk/teacher-netw... On-line Wednesday 6 May 4pm - 5pm #UKMathsChat #ALevelMaths @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
The May #ProblemSolving Calendar is here! Solve yourself or w/your students & share your working-out thoughts here or on the blog. *special theme* -- Function Composition #Algebra2 #precalculus #iTeachMath #MTBoS #T3Learns #RecreationalMath #MathsToday karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/m...
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Here's our #OCRMathsPuzzle for the long weekend. What area of the circle is not covered by triangle PCB in the diagram below? #UKMathsChat #MathsToday #GCSEMaths #ALevelMaths #RecreationalMath @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Vacancy for #ALevelMaths Trainers; to run professional development courses in 2026/2027 academic year. Do you want to share your subject knowledge and teaching experience? For more details: assessors.cambridge.org?tag=mathstra... #UKMathsChat @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Looking forward to our #ALevelMaths Teacher Network tomorrow. Register here: teach.ocr.org.uk/teacher-netw... Focus on Mechanics. Looking at some interesting questions and an opportunity to share teaching ideas and resources. #UKMathsChat @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
We loved meeting so many maths teachers at The Complete Mathematics Conference #MathsConf40! Want more info on our #maths qualifications? Check our website https://ow.ly/Wvam50YFFgG And sign up to keep in touch https://ow.ly/PqFo50YFFgF #gcsemaths #alevelmaths #coremaths #FSMQ
Here is the first #OCRMathsPuzzle of the summer term. Diagram shows a square ABCD with quarter circles drawn with centres at A and B, radius equal to the side length. What percentage of the square has been covered by the quarter circles? #UKMathsChat #MathsToday @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
In #MathsToday we have our #ALevelMaths #FurtherMaths #Statistics Teacher Network. Register here: teach.ocr.org.uk/teacher-netw... Taking a look some interesting questions across both Cambridge OCR specification and an opportunity to share ideas. @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Preparing for summer #ALevelMaths? Some nice exam questions and examiner feedback covered in our series of blogs. Read our recent blog on modelling exponentials and logarithms. www.ocr.org.uk/blog/a-level... #UKMathsChat @cambridgeocr.bsky.social
Been looking at projectiles ready for #ALevelMaths Teacher network on 28 April. Blog: www.ocr.org.uk/blog/a-level... Short blog highlighting sketching graphs, careful algebra manipulation and answering the question that has been set. @cambridgeocr.bsky.social #UKMathsChat #MathsToday
Preparing for #ALevelMaths this summer? Don’t limit your revision sources. Legacy exam questions can be adapted for targeted practice, mathematical reasoning, and problem solving 🧮 Learn more in my updated blog. www.ocr.org.uk/blog/mathema... #UKMathsChat @cambridgeocr.bsky.social