Husband, maths teacher, pescatarian, geriatric millennial. May talk Nintendo, NFFC. Views I express here are mine and may not be my employer’s views. He/him.
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25 Oct 2019
Here’s the NCETM’s summary of the multi-step problems #mathscpdchat we had last week. Huge thanks again to everyone who participated.
25 Oct 2019
Summary of last week's #mathscpdchat discusssion about solving multi-step problems now available at ncetm.org.uk/files/112036768… - thanks @ballyzero for hosting!
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Jun 9
Loving the pushback here. Nicely done.
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Jun 6
I’m getting a bit concerned about shrinkflation in food. Pretty soon it’ll be Walkers Crisp.
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May 17
I understand the rules of the game allow that kind of goal.
Time to change the rules of the game, then. #NFFC
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May 8
Massively deflated but we go again on Sunday. Let’s secure our own safety and not let others hand it to us. Finish the season strong. #NFFC
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Simon Ball retweeted
Jan 29
A factorion is an integer which is equal to the sum of factorials of its digits.
There are exactly four such numbers:
1 = 1!
2 = 2!
145 = 1! 4! 5!
40585 = 4! 0! 5! 8! 5!
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Simon Ball retweeted
Jan 22
Your brain treats million, billion, and trillion like cousins. In reality, they live in different universes.
• 1 million seconds ago → Jan 9, 2026
• 1 billion seconds ago → May 14, 1994
• 1 trillion seconds ago → ~29,700 BC
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Jan 16
Confirmed: they’ve stopped selling the dark chocolate Toblerone.
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22 Nov 2025
Do you think a basic error in chess is called a ‘castleie mistake’?
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22 Nov 2025
How tired a week with a parents evening can make you: only just got up.
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14 Nov 2025
About to see if we can squeeze three cancelled trains’ worth of people on the 16:15 to London Euston, a train I must be on. I need to get home to pick up my inhaler from the pharmacy before it closes. Wish me luck!
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10 Nov 2025
Good luck and good skill to everyone taking #gcsemaths Paper 3 today! It’s the final hurdle: give it everything you’ve got. If you get stuck, go to the next question - but remember that a blank space is definitely 0 marks. If you start to panic, focus on your breathing for a bit.
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7 Nov 2025
Good luck and good skill to everyone doing #gcsemaths paper 2 today! You’ve got this: remember what you’ve been practising and keep calm through each question. If it gets too much, breathe in for a quick count of 7 and out for a quick count of 11… and repeat, if you need to!
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5 Nov 2025
Good luck and good skill to everyone sitting #gcsemaths Paper 1 today! Try to be on time and calm throughout. If a question is too hard, move on - but also remember that a blank space is definitely 0 marks. If you’re struggling, stop to breathe: in for a count of 7, out for 11.
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4 Oct 2025
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I call this one ‘Discarded Boot At Sundown’.
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3 Oct 2025
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I call this one ‘Umbrella Handle Close-Up’.
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2 Oct 2025
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I call this one ‘Upside-Down Umbrella Next To Rock’.
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1 Oct 2025
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I call this one ‘In Contemplation Of Stone’.
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30 Sep 2025
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I call this one ‘Deconstructed Tank’.
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