Blink and you’ll miss it
Today education funding is a political issue in the U.K. Brexit has dominated the public discourse for the last 3 years and I will go on record as saying it is the worst disaster to…
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Trucks, Work and Mathematics
On April 6th 2016 about a dozen trucks drove into Rotterdam. They had set off from their bases in three European countries. One set of trucks was made by Scania, a subsidiary of VW and…
Drew Pritchard made me think!
Drew Pritchard made me think! Drew Pritchard is the antique expert on the hit tv show Salvage Hunters. If you haven’t seen it then you are missing a treat. Drew and his sidekick Tee,…
Early Retirement via the BBC?
It seems the BBC have ‘retired’ me, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-44625909 but I shall NOT retire dear reader, oh no there is much to be done!
Brexit and your Child’s Education: Your Chance to Help a writer
I won’t pretend I am a fan of Brexit, I am not. I have asked for one good economic reason to justify Brexit and not had one. One MP did write on his blog that…
A F*R*E*E* Times Table Pack
Here is something that you can download and use with little ones to develop their understanding of tables. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/table-patterns-lesson-one-investigating-the-two-times-table-11751706
Thank you BBC
If you have not heard, here in the UK all children are to be tested by the government on their times tables. So I went onto the BBC today to talk about it and not…
It is still the Christmas Holidays for Year 11 and Year 13
As I write this it is the 27th Dec and if you have year 11 and/or year 13, make sure they rest. This is effectively their last restful holiday before the exams in six months…
Happy Christmas
Just to say a very happy Christmas for 2017 to you and yours. I will be on the radio on Christmas morning, on Solid goldgem.am (www.solidgoldgem.am) so I hope you can join me there for…
Wales and Mathematics
Welsh Education minister Kirsty Williams is to give details today of a new mathematics iniotiative to improve mathematics education in Wales. This is an exciting move for us at Lawler Education/Studymates and we await eagerly…