Alex Brown

Primary school teacher. Maths lead. Reading teacher.
Mathematician & musician.
ATE Superweeks Director and Lead Instructor.

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

It's the summer holidays, which means that I have **two copies** of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.

Simply **retweet** this tweet for your chance to win a copy.

I will pick two winners on Sunday 17th August.

Good luck!

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

@andrewhunterm Superb Qumar reference in 'A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering'. Had me briefly questioning my reality and my geography. Well played, Sir!

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

@RobBiddulph What a lovely little evening activity with my little sidekick ... #DrawWithRob

[GLOW Maths Hub @GLOWMaths]

Final call for #MathsFest23! Ticket sales close at 8am on 8 June. For more information about 'Maths4All & All4maths', and to buy tickets, click the links! https://t.co/EKMCYJzNDO https://t.co/i4uAFpY6r5

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

Utter lies. It’s #UNFUNDED or at least 89% is and don’t mention support staff.

Everyone knows it but the DfE just feel they can go on spreading disinformation.

How are school professionals supposed to work with a ministry that will just make stuff up.

[Andrew Hunter Murray @andrewhunterm]

If I was worried about people comparing me to 1930s Germany, my next move probably wouldn't be to shut down all criticism on the national broadcasting service

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

@NASUWT Any updates on a further ballot? It would be very helpful to know where we stand before the NEU strikes take place.

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

My #MathsConf28 workshop choices:

1 - @maths180
2 - @abbymariecotton & @booleanmathshub
3 - @MrMattock
4 - @runningstitch
5 - @Kieran_M_Ed

Join me at #MathsConf28, get your ticket here: https://t.co/VE0WNffDKC

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

@nick_is_grate Interested to see replies to this. We have just started (the funding) and would be good to know what others have done by way of extra support to keep it going over a longer period.

[Solomon Kingsnorth @solomon_teach]

THREAD

1) I found it curious that 40% of the marks on the 2019 AQA GCSE maths foundation paper (non-calculator) were so comparable to questions on the Year 6 maths SATs paper (left column vs. right). It got me thinking…

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

@alexbellos @benlyt @PLCommunities @Literacy_Trust @Nat_Numeracy @WalkerBooksUK @AlastairBe @Bobby_Seagull Hi Alex - I'd be interested, please.

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

That author/illustrator combination = instant purchase.

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

Twitter show me a perfect book...

“Arthur The Always King” pairs the wonderful writing of Kevin Crossley Holland with the sublime illustrations of @chrisriddell50. It’s a match made in heaven and is absolutely spot on for use in primary schools. Just brilliant.

[SF Said @whatSFSaid]

Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop reading to them, and helping them to read. Never stop changing lives. #literacy

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

@gareth_metcalfe Hi Gareth - all of your work is of the highest quality and this is very generous of you! I look forward to watching.

[Gareth Metcalfe @gareth_metcalfe]

NEW ONLINE TRAINING: a cost-effective way to get high-quality CPD on building the reasoning and problem-solving skills of all children. 4 brand new sessions available, 8 sessions in total: https://t.co/DMILN2K4LU
RT for the chance to get free access to all sessions for your sch!

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

@Mat_at_Brookes Done. Looks like you've had a fantastic (overwhelming?) response!

[Anthony Costello @globalhlthtwit]

The story so far. About the failure of public health. Not masks. Look at the death rates in China (pop 1.4bn), Vietnam (100m), USA (340m) and UK (68m). Yes, you cannot see the death curves in the first two because they are so low. (1)

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

Really interesting. Imagine the impact of having that much dedicated planning and development time.

[bernie westacott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @berniewestacott]

Fascinating: If nothing else, skip to 1m 56s and 5m 53s https://t.co/uPIelSuco5

[Alex Brown @AlexBrownEdu]

Parenting at its finest...
(watch till the end)