Gary Lamb

Principal Teacher of Maths

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

Still time to apply...

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

Looking for a change of scenary? Why not apply below. A great dept and school. Lot's of opportunities to develop as a teacher and to teach all levels/qualifications. DM if you have any questions.

https://t.co/L1fvCyk4Sb

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

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[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@mrallanmaths It’s almost like there are levels within a level! The old R1 and R2 have some good equation questions.

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@mrallanmaths Do you have a link?

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@mrallanmaths I do it in a similar way but initially focusing on what the negative sign does to a number...

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@Stephen_THC Can I send you a DM regarding smart school?

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

Great blog. This resonates:

 Here again is Goodhart’s warning. Once the measure (grades) became the goal, it obscured the very thing it was meant to reveal. The number may look reassuring, but it may hide a hollow core. The measure, repurposed as a target, has lost its value.

[Mark McCourt @EmathsUK]

NEW BLOG: The Story of the Individual: Why Exam Results Days Tell Us Nothing

https://t.co/aMYqtCUy30

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@MathsConf @aap03102 @ChrisMcGrane84 @SegarRogers June or September would be my preference.

[Mark McCourt @EmathsUK]

I have recently written a new curriculum for 5-18 mathematics.

I think the approach to curriculum design is unlike anything that currently exists. I also think it is precisely what we need.

I will publish a full discourse shortly. But first, I would like to stress test my thinking.

At 7pm on Thursday, I will present my ideas in a live webinar.

I would like to invite all those interested in mathematics curriculum design to join me, hear me out, and share your thoughts.

If you would like to attend, please send me a DM with your email and I will add you to the invitation list, with a link to the webinar.

Being able to articulate the thinking behind the curriculum and receive feedback and criticism from expert mathematics educators and mathematicians will be enormously helpful.

Hope to see you there.

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

Looking for a change of scenary? Why not apply below. A great dept and school. Lot's of opportunities to develop as a teacher and to teach all levels/qualifications. DM if you have any questions.

https://t.co/L1fvCyk4Sb

[Cara Lamb @Cara_Lamb1]

For all you #maths folks looking for a (new) job. You couldn’t get a better opportunity. @JohnWinter2

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

Looking for a change of scenary? Why not apply below. A great dept and school. Lot's of opportunities to develop as a teacher and to teach all levels/qualifications. DM if you have any questions.

https://t.co/L1fvCyk4Sb

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@mrallanmaths 'Fact families' is how I approach it now, provided they have grasped multiplication.

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@brynspiration @MrMcEnaney @heraldscotland Also the huge workload burden for teachers in the way N4 is assessed. Each unit takes hours and hours to mark, record the results and analyse.

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@MrMcEnaney This is without doubt one of the biggest workload issues I have in my job. My view is that N4 in Maths/Apps need a final external exam to make it more credible. The SQA have recognised dual presentations as an issue as well.

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@ChrisMcGrane84 @EmathsUK

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@ChrisMcGrane84 @EmathsUK @thompo71 @mathsjem Same for me and probably the same for everyone else! I definitely need to spend some time connecting concepts...and much more time on structural arithmetic!

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@ChrisMcGrane84 @EmathsUK @thompo71 @mathsjem ...and this...

[Gary Lamb @garyl82]

@ChrisMcGrane84 @EmathsUK @thompo71 @mathsjem A great loss to the maths edu community and a nice tribute in your blog. I started reading the secondary level book again today. So many excellent parts but it is scary how we get so much of the 'basics' wrong.