AfterMaths: Is Friday 13th really unlucky?
Happy half term to those who celebrate. In this slightly re-routed Aftermaths episode, Jon and Becky lean into the fact that it is Friday the 13th and explore whether the date really deserves its unlu...
13 Feb 29min
Games, Play and Learning in Primary Maths - with Dr Sam Parkes
What does it really mean to gamify maths, and when do games genuinely support learning rather than simply make practice feel more entertaining?In this episode of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon is join...
10 Feb 54min
AfterMaths: School Trips, Maths Engagement and the Trouble with Non Negotiables
In this week’s Aftermaths episode, Jon and Becky reflect on what can get lost when pace, coverage and efficiency become the main drivers of lesson planning.The conversation begins with a light hearted...
6 Feb 36min
Choosing the Right Manipulative: What Really Matters - with Jo Austen
How do we decide which manipulative to use in a maths lesson, and why does that choice matter so much?In this episode, I am joined by Jo Austen for a practical conversation about manipulatives, models...
3 Feb 1h
AfterMaths: Engagement, Calculators and Maths Anxiety
In this Aftermaths episode, Jon and Becky reflect on what it really means to do maths rather than watch it.The conversation begins with Jon sharing an experience from a recent maths education conferen...
30 Jan 43min
Sums of Anarchy: Why Maths Isn’t the Problem – How We Teach It Is
In this episode of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon is joined by Sums of Anarchy co-founder Dominique Miranda to explore why so many people decide early on that maths “isn’t for them” – and what we can ...
27 Jan 54min
AfterMaths: Scaffolding, Contactless Cash and 11 Missing Days
In this week’s Aftermaths, Jon and Becky unpick two words that are everywhere right now — scaffolding and adaptations — and ask whether we’re accidentally reinventing differentiation under a new name....
23 Jan 47min
Problem Solving Isn’t a Task -with Steve Lomax & Tom Manners
Problem solving is one of those phrases we all use in maths – but do we actually mean the same thing when we say it?Too often, it becomes shorthand for a set of word problems at the end of a lesson, o...
20 Jan 1h 15min
