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“Inspiring Young People in Maths, Physics and Chemistry”

A short conference at Swansea University on Friday 20th January 9-6pm & Sat 21st January 9-1pm for teachers of Mathematics and Science (Physics & Chemistry)  The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for experienced teachers to consider … Continue reading

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Essential Skills Wales

Essential Skills Wales is always an interesting subject for discussion and this was very evident at a recent ESW network event. There was lots of discussion about gathering portfolio evidence from vocational courses for teachers/lecturers who have had no previous … Continue reading

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The Wales Maths Challenge

We all like a good brainteaser – so we are really excited about the All Wales Maths Challenge that is currently being developed in partnership with Paul Godding, known to lots of you as the 7Puzzle experience! The number based … Continue reading

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CPD Opportunities for Secondary Teachers of Maths beginning October 2011

Thanks to funding from the Welsh Government, the Wales Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS), is offering a number of  ‘Maths’  workshops in South Wales. CPD Workshops are led by experienced local Maths teachers, are free of charge with … Continue reading

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New Core Maths resources for AS and Additional Mathematics Students

NGfl-Cymru has recently developed a range of resources to support the teaching of Core Mathematics to AS Level and Additional Mathematics students. For each of the four units: Algebra, Calculus, Coordinate Geometry and Trigonometry, there are starter activities, interactive teaching … Continue reading

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The Four Nations Maths Challenge – from Mathletics the founders of World Maths Day

November 17th-18th 2011 | Practice 7th – 16th November Inspired by the Six Nations rugby, all schools and students in Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland are invited to participate in the exciting, online, Four Nations Maths Challenge. Students will … Continue reading

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Great free maths resource links to enhance the creative curriculum!

I’ve been lucky enough to meet with a really inspirational company who are creating fantastic resources to enhance the Maths Curriculum. Learning Clip is aimed at primary school children and uses video as a novel approach to introduce a problem … Continue reading

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