Schools are back and I’ve been chatting to teachers and parents about how it is going. I’ve heard good things with young people being happy to be back and enjoying the routine. There has also been a lot of anxiety around the exams and the time that they have missed in their education. Supporting your child through their education is […]
‘When will I ever use this maths?’ was a comment I heard a LOT when I was in the classroom. To be honest there were times when I would (secretly) agree, especially for someone with low confidence when just grasping the basics was enough. Here are a few thoughts round this: Being numerate increases life skills: Not being able to […]
When I was teaching, a common complaint from parents was that they didn’t understand the new methods that were taught. To be honest, at first, neither did I! As I got to grips with them, I wondered why I had never been taught them in the past. Some helped me understand what was actually happening with the maths and others […]