Drama: Variety is the Spice of Life!
Amy Liptrott, Associate Director at Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland explores the importance of diversity – not just on the stage but front and back of house too!
Digital maths learning
Here to support you
Developed by Pearson and the wider Power of Maths community, here are some free expert blogs, resources and links to support you on your digital maths journeys as you navigate COVID-19 and beyond.
We want to share your maths tips and solutions too. If there's anything you're doing in your school that could help others, tag us on Twitter @PearsonSchools with the hashtag #PowerOfMaths and we'll help share this far and wide.
Pearson Primary tips
Simon Holden-White, Senior Product Manager in the Primary Maths team at Pearson, reflects on the new research into teacher’s views on maths education amidst COVID-19 and shares some top tips for primary schools when teaching maths remotely this lockdown and beyond.
Pearson Secondary tips
Pearson Maths Advisers, Mark and Nicola, combine their 28 years of teaching experience to offer 10 tips and considerations for secondary teachers when it comes to teaching maths remotely.
Tips from NRICH
The NRICH Primary Team understand the challenges of teaching maths remotely. In this blog, they share their top tips for primary teachers when it comes to remote maths teaching and learning.
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How Failure is an Essential Foundation for a Love of Maths
Matt Parker is a renowned stand-up comedian and maths author, with a popular YouTube channel attracting almost one million subscribers. Originally a maths teacher from Australia, Matt now lives and works in the UK. His new book, Humble Pi, is a Number 1 Bestseller.
Following Matt’s recent appearance on Pearson’s The Right Angle Podcast, Subject Lead and Podcast Host Nicola Woodford-Smith, reflects on their discussion and shares learnings on ways that teachers can foster a passion for maths among learners – not least by encouraging acceptance of mistakes and failures.
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How Abacus fits the new 2022 Curriculum for Wales for Mathematics and Numeracy (with a focus on fluency and logical reasoning)
The 2022 Welsh curriculum in Primary schools
We know that the Welsh curriculum is changing in the new academic year in 2022 for all Primary schools, with Secondary schools to follow in 2023. When it comes to Mathematics and Numeracy in the new curriculum, there are five new Mathematical proficiencies for Welsh Primary schools:
- Conceptual understanding
- Fluency
- Communication with symbols
- Logical reasoning
- Strategic competence
In this blog we are going to look at how Abacus can be used to support the teaching of two of these proficiencies: fluency, and logical reasoning. There is no doubting that these two Mathematical areas are already being developed in Wales in the current curriculum, but the below is a reminder of the fantastic Abacus resources we have on offer to support these two skills.
