Mark Frost

@mathsjem @MeganGuinan1 Thanks for your session and our chat (standing room only for me). Can’t wait to try out some new methods with the team. Your book is on the way too for us to use in department meetings

We’re on our way home from the MEI Conference. It was fantastic, as always. We’re factorising quadratics on the train, practising cool methods that we’d not seen before. @MeganGuinan1

Who’s heading to the @MEIMaths conference this year? Hoping to make the Quiz on the Wednesday night! If a team is in need of some niche musical theatre knowledge, I’m your man!

If you’re looking for some GCSE Maths tutoring before the all-important exams, check out these live events; eventbrite.com/cc/edexcel-mat…

@mathsteacher09 @draustinmaths Copy and paste the text into Copilot and ask it to make a set of similar questions. Double check they work but generally it’s pretty good

Has got any questions similar to this one? TIA @draustinmaths

@1stclassmaths Can’t tell you how much our department appreciates your work and website. Your FM booklets have also been invaluable to my class. Absolutely no rush, as I can’t imagine your workload, but do you know when the FM predicted paper will be out?

Please note updated schedule. I have a few things on tomorrow and a full day of work Monday so trying to be realistic. If you have students on Monday and are expecting 2F Edexcel check in tomorrow night and I will have more info.

@missradders Same here. Dire… we’ve managed to recruit properly for Sept but have to deal with supply until the summer… we’ve set up a rota for staff to share their lessons so it doesn’t fall to one person, but we’re all feeling it, morale low right now

Heads of Maths: Anyone having any luck sourcing specialist Maths supply? Have staff out for medical reasons and it is absolutely crippling me planning so many lessons for non-specialists. How are others managing without ruining their own wellbeing/ breaking? Tips?

I have finished my Edexcel 1H Practice Paper based on most frequent P1 topics. I will release it tomorrow if this gets 10000 retweets 😄

@tombennett71 We have had a strong rule on phones forever. They are blanket banned, if one is seen it is taken for 3 weeks, no exceptions. Students have the option to drop their phone at the office at the start of the day and pick it up at the end. Works really well. I’ve taken 2 in 8 years.

Some responses to the criticism of the announcement yesterday to ban mobile phones, so I can just tap this sign/ thread when the same points come up:

#FACupFinal with a bench of; De Gea, Stones, Varane, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Foden, Mahrez, Sancho. Can we just have a combined Manchester team all the time???

Edexcel Higher June 2023 Predicted Paper 2 is ready for testing! DM us if you’d be willing to give it a go… Please RT to help expand our testing pool.

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@nathanday314 Draw on the equilateral triangle. Then 360/12=30, 180-30=150, 150-60=90. 90/2=45 X=45

What method would you use to answer this question? Are there any other methods can you think of?

@Simon_Richards8 @DrWilkinsonSci Pupils always ask me this and I say “of course I’d get a 9, I’d get 80/80 on every paper, otherwise I shouldn’t be teaching you to do the same” I find it very strange when people suggest otherwise.

@DrWilkinsonSci Maths teacher. I'm 100% I'd get a 9. And I'd be able to do it in half an hour as well. If you're taking longer than 45 minutes to get a 9 you shouldn't be teaching GCSE Maths.

Oh my.

@hayo_luke In Maths at KS3 we have 7 classes in each year group, one is a traditional “top set” and then the rest are mixed ability. We’ve seen an improvement in the lower ability students, while still making sure students are stretched and challenged in all groups

I have a burning question… Mixed ability setting or ability setting? I’m not sure I am massive fan of mixed-ability but I would be happy to be proven otherwise.

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@MrLandesman Set the expectations; 1. A set place on desks where whiteboard equipment goes, can’t be anywhere else. 2. Students have to, almost in unison as a bit of fun, click the pen lids back after each question. 3. Any doodling, the pen and whiteboard are removed, answers verbally.

Remember vine??? What was y’all favs

@jshmtn Oh I’m sure they’ll give it a good go. Just the fact that we’ve lost a game will spark mass racist hatred. There’s a lot of good in football, but unfortunately the bad far outweighs it. “Ignorant Britain” we should be renamed.

@tm_maths I was back in school for 1 week then had to set 2 weeks of cover for paternity. Came back last week to utter chaos in books and topics taught! Kids also not used to my high expectations.

Wow. You can’t deny the sheer brilliance of Guardiola and the talent of this city team. Phenomenal football, United utterly and completely torn apart. Respect where it is due. A humbled United fan