Dave Taylor

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I was privileged to be invited to share some thoughts at Teachers Talk Radio Connect 2026 in Manchester yesterday. I've just finished a blog about my session, which you can read on the 'Blog' tab at taylorda01.weebly.com

@Yorkshire_Steve I'd have chosen shorter, and more teaching time. We're always complaining about not having enough time!

@taylorda01 It's the opportunity cost, too. You could have either given them more questions on what they have studied to help give you a more rounded picture of strengths/gaps OR had a shorter assessment and spent some more time teaching them stuff!

@Yorkshire_Steve Thanks Steve. That experience is so stark, and those figures do a better job than I could do!

@taylorda01 A key point of assessments is to find out whether they have learned what they have been taught. And then make decisions about your teaching based on that info.

A TV series doesn't succeed because Episode 5 of Season 3 was amazing. It succeeds because of quality long-term storytelling. Period 5 on Wednesday doesn't need to be the best lesson ever taught. But it does need to be part of a well-constructed journey through maths.

Parlem de fraccions 💬 👉🏼 Quina fracció representa la part ombrejada? Com ho saps? 🙌🏽 Material de @taylorda01 a taylorda01.weebly.com (1) i #FractionalTalks a fractiontalks.com (2)

A selection of the fantastic speakers in the Maths Strand at TTR Connect 2026 - Saturday 14th March in Manchester, make sure you get your free ticket here: ttradio.org/connect2026

Maths bods, don't miss this! x.com/TTRadioOfficia…

Three weeks to go until TTR Connect 2026 in Manchester! I'll be sharing my thoughts on assessment in the secondary maths classroom. Free tickets for teachers here: eventbrite.com/e/teachers-tal…

What does a former exam board Head of Maths returning to the classroom think about assessment in the secondary maths classroom? Well, I'm speaking about this at TTR Connect 2026 in Manchester on March 14. Find out more, and sign up to speak, here: ttradio.org/connect2026

A selection of the fantastic speakers in the Maths Strand at TTR Connect 2026 - Saturday 14th March in Manchester, make sure you get your free ticket here: ttradio.org/connect2026

** Announcing ** Another fantastic speaker in the Maths Strand for TTR Connect 2026 - Charlie Desa! More Maths strand speakers to be announced soon, join us in Manchester on Saturday 14th March 2026 here (for free): ttradio.org/connect2026 @Arithmaticks

@mathemacricket No problem. There's so much out there that stuff gets shoved to the back of the mind, and it's nice to be reminded!

@taylorda01 Thanks for reminding me of these. Haven’t seen them for about 7/8 years!

My favourite tables resource is the SMILE booklets (mathsteachers.wordpress.com/wp-content/upl…) I've added an Excel sheet to my website (taylorda01.weebly.com) under 'Resources' and 'Maths Resources' which takes the 'best bits' and randomises for using repeatedly if needed. I hope it's useful!

** Announcing ** Our first main speaker in the Maths Strand for TTR Connect 2026 - it's the brilliant @taylorda01! More Maths strand speakers to be announced soon, join us in Manchester on Saturday 14th March 2026 here (for free): ttradio.org/connect2026 @Arithmaticks

Today's the day! Let's get puzzling! gchq.gov.uk/news/gchq-chri…

independent.co.uk/life-style/hea… Turns out that giving your kids an addictive device means that they'll use it without putting it down. WHO KNEW?!

Ruby, in the future when she gets 3 points for speeding: "THAT'S SO UNFAIR BRO! I DIDN'T EVEN GET A VERBAL WARNING! BRUH!"

Just putting this out there, in case someone hasn't seen it, and needs to have a chat with any Year 11 pupils about their attendance... health.org.uk/evidence-hub/e…