Wow. Not what I was expecting. Surely you’d measure that line and use a map scale to find it in reality. What an incredibly silly “real life” context.

Yep exactly!

Core Maths prompt? #MathsToday

Action Tutoring is looking for a Director of Finance and Operations to join our friendly team! 👀

If you are a collaborative leader passionate about supporting young people and closing the attainment gap, please apply by Sunday 17th May 👉 https://ow.ly/R2t650YNnE7

#HiringNow #CharityJob #Finance

It's going to be even worse the next time they appoint Peter Mandelson

In #MathsToday Oxford Mathematics have opened school applications for the pilot of our new free GCSE Maths mentoring scheme aimed at getting pupils from grade 7 up to grade 8 or 9 (or equiv.), with Oxford students as mentors. Now we just need schools to sign up! www.maths.ox.ac.uk/outreach/oxf...

On Thursday, our ECTs will be able to join the final session in our three-part spotlight series on teaching Year 11 and preparing them for exams. This session is on 'The Final Countdown'. What do your final few weeks with Y11 look like? #MathsToday

Desperately trying to work out how this links to linear graphs

This is a well-documented pattern in medical research and reflects systemic gender bias in pain assessment and treatment.👇

Thanks!

Ohhh and it comes in pink!

Ohh this looks great and half the price of things I was seeing. Thanks!

What rucksacks are people taking to school please? Mine’s just snapped on me. Want something that can fit a laptop plus a fair amount of extraneous crap! Surprised at how expensive they are these days!

Interesting conversations going on here. I do think we should allow a grade 6 (and schools I’ve worked in have, contrary to what people are saying here) but I don’t think we should accept grade 5s, as some have suggested. They’re just so unlikely to succeed. #ALevelMaths

I’ve done a lesson on making and using these with students. Good fun. I’m related to him which is fun! (He had 12 children so it’s not an exclusive club)

Oh that’s fun!

Thanks!

Two-thirds of teachers working almost an extra day a week Global survey of teachers conducted by Tes reveals that many are overwhelmed by their workload and lack options for flexible working

Most teachers around the world are working nearly an extra day a week, with many reporting that they are ‘overwhelmed’ by their workload, according to @tesglobal.bsky.social’s Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026: Global

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Nooo, I wish. Just a little community garden on my walk this morning.

Sunny street with blossom in the foreground

What a gorgeous morning to be up and out early to cover an @actiontutoring.org.uk session with some delightful year 6s. Worked through some lovely White Rose problems #MathsToday ☀️

The text reads: School food standards 2026. We welcome plans to update school food standards to ensure healthier options are available for all. It's great to see government continuing to prioritise children's health following the expansion of free school meals to those in receipt of Universal Credit. Nikita Sinclair, Head of Children's Health and Food programme, Impact on Urban Health

We welcome the Government's announcement today to update school food standards. 🍽️

Welcome to the summer term! A busy one for us as we support trainees to the QTS and PGCE finish lines, we have our last Online Seminars, and we get ready for our final in-person training day with our Y2s. We can't wait to see the ambassador projects they've been working on! #MathsToday

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It’s funny companies still have email signatures saying “please consider the environment before printing this email”. No one’s still printing emails, are they?

A graphic with a dark blue background on the left, featuring clusters of yellow circles in the bottom-left corner and curved stripes of yellow, red, and white along the right edge of the blue area. On the right side, against a white background, bold navy text reads: “Subject Knowledge Live – Key Stage 5 Coordinator Development.” In the bottom-right corner is the AMSP logo.

KS5 leaders, shape your maths department this May. Explore challenges, share ideas with peers and experts, reflect on practice, and bring back strategies to the classroom. Free. Starts 5 May.

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Oh I love this idea!

Thanks!

Ohh what/where?

Image of five slide rules in a museum

The facade of the Nobel Prize Museum in a sunny square

Slide rules at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm #MathsOnHoliday