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What maths to teach your home educated child? (And what is deschooling?) home education maths mindset Oct 28, 2023

I know teaching your child maths may sound like a big task, especially when it comes to secondary maths. Algebra, that part of maths with a lot of let...

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Maths self-assessment for home educators exam preparation home education Oct 27, 2023

Children in schools go through plenty of reports (I'd say too many) all the time to quantify and summarise their knowledge. It's good to know what our...

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What if you "fail" your maths exam? exam preparation home education maths exams maths mindset Sep 06, 2023

In the midst of this year's disastrous grade boundaries across many exam boards, subjects and even exams (from GCSE, through iGCSE, to A level and mor...

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Saving huge money on bills with simple maths real-life maths Jul 07, 2023

Today, I have an important message that takes priority over my GCSE theory video recording, which is my main task for the summer to deliver the best g...

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A witty maths & logic quiz that's not really about maths fun maths Oct 04, 2019

My sister sent me a funny mini-quiz that claims, "If you answer more than 70% correctly, you're smarter than an average person."

So off you go, smart...

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Social media communication and etiquette 101 social media Aug 05, 2019

It's only been a couple of months since I finally started my own Instagram page, full of funny maths memes and some other maths scribbles, tricks, and...

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What do tutors do during summer holidays? work life balance for educators Mar 02, 2018

Tutors usually don't do so much during holidays. Apart from 11+ preparation, summer booster courses, marking as an examiner, helping with mocks and re...

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What is maths good for? Real-life maths story #4 real-life maths Jun 17, 2017

Today's real-life maths story is about difficulties with oranges.

Almost everyone in their life has needed to find the best value for some goods. Sho...

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Why do I give answers to my students? maths mindset maths tips Mar 06, 2017

Whether I tutor in a lesson, give homework or let students practice for their exams, I always give them answers, too (well, if I have them, of course)...

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What is maths good for? Real-life maths story #3 calculator real-life maths Feb 28, 2017

So what was it today with maths? Oh yes, I needed to find out how long it would take me to get to my new client. But let's start from the beginning......

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Tutoring — torturing? maths mindset maths tuition maths tutor maths tutoring Oct 18, 2016

"Yeeees!" I hear many of you agree with the title. And this article is exactly for you guys, to show you maybe a little bit different perspective. And...

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Homework: Too much, too little? homework maths mindset maths tips Oct 11, 2016

It's not only when talking about maths; it's a question for every subject you learn in school: what's the right balance in terms of homework?

One thi...

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