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I teach Maths!

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@MrsSJBell @mathsjem @MathsNot @missradders I'm currently teaching OCR Foundation and think the papers are very accessible. However, I've looked at the higher papers and they seem to start tougher/have a steeper ascent in difficulty than Edexcel/AQA. OCR has some content quirks such as not requiring any real set notation.

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@Simon_Richards8 @Bobby_Seagull could be a good candidate? Been on various TV shows over the years and also works as a maths teacher 😊

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We’re consulting on the continued use of formulae and equation sheets in 2025, 2026 and 2027.

This follows @educationgovuk’s decision that students don’t need to memorise formulae and equations for GCSE maths, physics and combined science.

https://t.co/4rxHFYOdoA

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@mathskatie @inspireinsci @STABILOUK Me using them! Currently still having students use pens atm. I bought the pencils as a present to myself during last academic year 😂

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@mathskatie @inspireinsci @STABILOUK I agree about the 'tap' sounds! A couple of my students found the noise very distracting but I managed to reduce it a bit with practice.

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@AndieG99 @inspireinsci @STABILOUK They're actually a bit better then the nibs are 'blunt' as the line is thicker. They're not the same as regular colour pencils, the nibs don't break :)

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@MBDscience I've got the 4 colour set of these. They're pretty good but need more force (or water) to wipe them off quickly

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@mund0sinfin If you enjoy classic reads usually, you might enjoy the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. It's fairly light and a bit silly but incorporates a lot of characters and plots from famous novels.

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@nilampatel86 Thanks for sharing. I think it is good to highlight the bit about more successful schools having a higher proportion of subject specific rather than general CPD!

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@MuireannCait @naomicfisher You're pretty much describing Level 2 Functional Skills here I think?

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@HuddartRick @Strickomaster This would make it quite difficult for colleges to organise course enrolment for students as many course places cannot be confirmed until students have results.

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@hmann09 @secretHT1 @canva That's odd as a my coworker has it for free at our FE college. Perhaps the rules have changed recently?

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@MathsladyScott The problem I find with this is that some calculators are objectively worse than others, with fewer, less accessible features.

It is very frustrating for students if their calculator doesn't have the function I am teaching about in class.

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@MrsDMaths @HelloFreshUK Used @HelloFreshUK a few years ago and had the same problem. Really didn't feel like the ingredients were ever fresh (mushy old veg, stinky meat, missing items...) which is a shame as it seemed like a great solution for an indecisive household. 😫 Sad to see it hasn't improved!

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@dani_hosford @cclay8 They were made for a staff training session I ran a couple of weeks back 😊. Thinking of making some more for our students in September!

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@CantabKitty Fun fact you may already know: maths and English tests were stopped for new teachers about 4 years ago. I believe due to the belief that they were harming recruitment numbers.

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@awiggins180 @PearsonSchools A mix of 'does it' and 'do they' above from my tired brain 🤦🏻‍♀️ but my comment holds

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@awiggins180 @PearsonSchools Does they use the radical symbol for this? If so, I'd agree with you - rule of radicals dictates a positive answer only!

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Picked up a 'sined' copy of @standupmaths Love Triangle today. Really enjoying it so far but a bit confused about page 0.9945 where it says interior angles of a n-sided polygon sum to (n-1) x 180. Shouldn't it be (n-2) x 180? Am I missing something??

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@CasioMaths Will Casio be releasing other colourways of the new FX-991 CW? Looks like it's only available in black in the UK, unlike the FX-83GT CW which has lots of different colour options.