With so much confusion about the new maths GCSE – what is changing and what is staying the same, what is Higher and what is Foundation, what does underlined mean and what does bold meanContinue reading
Author: Craig Barton
TES Maths ROTW 42 – Differentiated Maths Challenges
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. What is it? One of my favourite resource uploaders, Mark Greenaway, strikes again withContinue reading
Writing a new Scheme of Work – Part 3: Advice
You can view all the posts in the epic “Writing a Maths Scheme of Work” series on this page. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones, only with slightly less nudity and dragons. Writing a newContinue reading
Writing a new Scheme of Work – Part 2: Philosophy
You can view all the posts in the epic “Writing a Maths Scheme of Work” series on this page. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones, only with slightly less nudity and dragons. In this postContinue reading
Writing a new Scheme of Work – Part 1: Introduction
You can view all the posts in the epic “Writing a Maths Scheme of Work” series on this page. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones, only with slightly less nudity and dragons. I remember, withContinue reading
New GCSE Maths Sample Questions
Following on from my recent posts comparing the new draft GCSE maths specifications, and the extra information about the 1-9 grading system, I have decided to complete the “2017 GCSE Maths Trilogy” with a look atContinue reading
TES Maths Newsletter 42
Check out the resources and links in the newsletter below. They all link to the very best TES Maths resources, which are completely free once you register on the website. In this edition of the maths newsletterContinue reading
AQA Draft GCSE Specifications – Update!
Having written a comparison of the draft GCSE specification and materials from AQA, Edexcel and OCR (see here), Ben Stafford from AQA has been in touch with the following extra information: Hi Craig, Just seenContinue reading
TES Top 10 Resource Collection: Maths Projects
The following collection of resources have been assembled by the TES Maths Panel. They can be downloaded for free by registering on the TES website. “Why are we doing this, Sir?”, “When are we ever goingContinue reading
@TESmaths Resource of the Day: 9th June to 15th June 2014
Each day I select one of my favourite resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I call this feature ResourceContinue reading
Comparing Draft GCSE Maths Specifications
Like many maths departments around the country, myself and my Head of Department are currently working our way through the new draft Maths GCSE specifications recently released by the exam boards (see post here forContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 41 – 100+ Maths Investigation Ideas
If ever I come across a really good mathematical investigation, I tend to find it is aimed primarily at younger students. Very rarely do I discover investigations that I can use with my A LevelContinue reading
Question of the Week 3: Simplifying Fractions
The following question is taken from my website Diagnostic Questions. Here you will find 1000s of high quality maths questions, ideal for assessment for learning, which have been created and shared by maths teachers all overContinue reading
Diagnostic Question Bundles 2: Box Plots and A Level
Okay, so I am a little bit behind on posting my brand new set of Diagnostic Questions bundle this week. However, I hope you will forgive me as it has been GCSE week. What is perhaps lessContinue reading
GCSE Calculator Paper Resources
With Monday’s GCSE non-calculator paper behind us, all attention now turns to Friday’s offering. Like many teachers around the country, we are seeing our Year 11 students every day in the build up to Friday,Continue reading
@TESmaths Resource of the Day: 2nd June to 8th June 2014
Each day I select one of my favourite resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I callContinue reading
Maths World Cup 2014 Activities
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup about to kick off on 12 June, you might be on the look out for some good maths resources to bring a bit of Brazilian flare (and English disappointment)Continue reading
TES Maths ROTW 40 – Quiz, Quiz, Trade: Rounding
I am a big, big fan of Quiz, Quiz, Trade activities. I find they are a really good way of getting students engaged and talking to each other about mathematics. They encourage students to checkContinue reading
Question of the Week 2: Multiples
The following question is taken from my website Diagnostic Questions. Here you will find 1000s of high quality maths questions, ideal for assessment for learning, which have been created and shared by maths teachers all overContinue reading
Remembering the Trigonometry Ratios
My lovely Year 11s are currently revising for the wonderful AQA Level 2 GCSE Further Maths qualification. One of the topics that is completely new to them is the trigonometry ratios that they need toContinue reading