Is GCSE maths failing the students it’s meant to help? In this episode, Helen Mulley is joined by Dougald Tidswell, a secondary maths teacher with 20+ years’ experience, and Peter Mattock, former teacher and national secondary maths lead at Twinkl. Together, they challenge the assumption that everyone should take GCSE maths and explore what young people really need from maths education.
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Episode 3
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An empty inclusion base is a successful one, right? In this episode, Helen Mulley explores the “three strikes and you’re out” behaviour system with headteacher James Saunders and Jamie Rogers from education...
Homework must be handed in on time
Episode 2
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Is homework really about learning – or something else entirely? In this episode, Helen Mulley is joined by Katie Alexander, deputy headteacher at Carr Mill Primary in Merseyside, and Darren Lyon, experienced...