S. Preston

Deputy Head of Maths and KS4 lead. Whole school Numeracy lead. Teacher of maths and science. STEM enthusiast, keen attender of CPD and life long nerd.

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@yodel, anyone able to help me figure out where my parcel is?

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@AvantiWestCoast Fantastic thank you

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@AvantiWestCoast Can you tell me if the 1931 service from Wigan North western is still running? I am getting mixed responses depending who I ask

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@AvantiWestCoast I am hoping to go to Warrington Bank Quay

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@CasioMaths , we've bought classwiz calculators for the department. What happened to the big display calculator you used to be able to get to put on the classroom wall? Not able to find it anywhere on the website 😞 .

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@JakeCowling Can you send please? Think I may have found my half term project!

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@JakeCowling Could this work for maths lessons?

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@MrSmithMathsA14 @LaSalleEd @taylorda01 I'm glad you found it useful. You'll have to let me know how you get on with it!

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

What a great day at #MathsConf36 . Home now and replanning Mondays lessons so I can make use of all the great ideas I picked up today. Thanks to @LaSalleEd for all the help with my ICT issues and @taylorda01 for the use of his clicker.

[Complete Maths @LaSalleEd]

⏰ #MathsConf36: Period 3 will be starting soon!…
We have workshops from @mathsjem @MrMetacognition @mathswithin10 @arithmancyprof @mr_man_maths @AQAMaths

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@LaSalleEd @mathsjem @atulrana @MrMattock @nilampatel86 @RJS2212 @StudyMaths @AMercerMaths @pdLouiseP @Just_Maths @MathsAdvance @APBmaths @gcarp567 @mr_man_maths @MisterRapley I'm still unsure if I'm going to say or make the drive Sat morning

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

So seems like a few people have chosen my workshop for next weeks conference from @LaSalleEd . Suppose I best go write it now! #MathsConf36

[Complete Maths @LaSalleEd]

📣 Another #MathsConf36 workshop announcement!

🧮 Teaching Trig using ratio tables.
👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 @arithmancyprof

🎟️ Book your ticket today:
https://t.co/wLKCtbYewO

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@MattTheApp That's great news @MattTheApp . Bet it's going to be amazing. I can't wait for the next one in the north west. PS You get hooked after delivering your first workshop! PPS Don't do what I did, which is fall the morning of and have to deliver your workshop with a broken thumb!

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@HawesMaths Always a function machine. Love them. They're also amazing to use for rearranging formulae.

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@MathsSecondary One of my students told me today and said that she worked out her score after watching the video. Kind of takes away from results day, doesn't it?

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

Anyone have Edexcel paper 1's that they can send me? Our exam officer won't let us see them until 24 hours after.

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

Anybody have some good ideas to raise Sparx engagement?

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@adamboxer1 Or, if you don't want to exclude, why not just build in a silent reflection time? Mumslin students can use it to pray, other students can use it to reflect, meditate etc? Wouldn't that be of benefit to mental health? I don't get why this can't be an option?

[S. Preston @arithmancyprof]

@runningstitch I teach it using a proportion table. It promotes a better understanding of the relationship between distance and time. Students quickly understand that they need to find the distance travelled in 1 time unit and work from there. Also stops nonsense like 50 mins is 0.5hr.