Using rich mathematical tasks can solve many of the problems that arise at AS and A2 but what is a rich task and where can they be found? Click here for the full article.

Logo is one of the most powerful tools for developing mathematical thinking in pupils of all ages. This article looks at "What is Logo?", "A brief history of Logo", how to ...

The ethos and atmosphere of the classroom, the ways of working established by teacher and learners together can have a profound effect on the effectiveness of the lessons. Click here for the full...

Its not what you do but how you do it that is important Selecting activities that will promote learning and give opportunities to develop life skills such as working collaboratively or indepen...

What are the features of teaching Mathematics at KS2 Teaching mathematics at KS2 involves, planning,selecting teaching strategies, selecting suitable learning activities, selecting and usi...

Cognitive obstacles are difficulties which learners come up against in their thinking because of the complexity of the idea or topic. They are also known as epistemological obstacles because they i...

The means of variables behave very intuitively, but not so the variances, and many pupils find this very difficult to really come to terms with. Even if they can say the right words when asked it expl...

There are three important phases to planning for teaching and learning: Long-term planning, Medium-term planning, Short term planning. What do we mean by each of these terms? How do we begin? What is ...

Where can teachers get support for planning effectively? The Renewed Primary framework for Mathemtics covers the National Curriculum for Key-stages 1 and 2. The Primary framework contains a range...

Is assessing pupils more than giving them a mark out of 30 in a test ? At KS2 children are assessed at school internally with end of unit tests and externally with KS2 SATs tests. Regular asse...

Mathematics is perhaps the most creative of all the subjects and topics taught at school. The fact that in mathematics you can often decide for yourself whether your answer is correct or not l...

Cognitive obstacles are difficulties which learners come up against in their thinking because of the complexity of the idea or topic. They are also known as epistemological obstacles because they i...

Where can teachers get support for planning effectively? The Renewed Primary framework for Mathemtics covers the National Curriculum for Key-stages 1 and 2. The Primary framework contains a ra...

The ethos and atmosphere of the setting are the most important contributors to the learning environment. There are many, many examples of lists of ‘must have’ resources for any ear...

How prepared do you need to be to teach mathematics at KS2 ? To be confident teaching Mathematics in KS2 the teacher needs to be familiar with a range of equipment and practical resources for ...

Is a square a rectangle? Yes, but it's a special rectangle. So shouldn't we be more careful about what we call a non-special rectangle?   For the full article click here.

When we build up the jigsaw slowly pupils can get lost on the way As teachers we sometimes think we are being helpful when we break a concept down into little parts - teach each part separatel...

Cognitive obstacles are difficulties which learners come up against in their thinking because of the complexity of the idea or topic. They are also known as epistemological obstacles because they i...

This entry gives some detail about the aspects and issues you may need to think about to help pupils understand what a fraction is, how to operate with fractions and the links between fractions and...

Algebra has been the watershed in learning mathematics for generations of learners.   What is school algebra about? What is it for? When does it begin?   For the full arti...