On this episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast I spoke to four of our Year 13 students from Thornleigh Saleisan College, Bolton, who have recently had interviews for Oxford or Cambridge University. I thought it mightContinue reading
Month: December 2015
#003 Neil Ogden – Maths Specialist at OCR
On this episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast I spoke to Neil Ogden from OCR, in the final part of what nobody except me is calling “The Great Exam Board Podcast Trilogy” Neil and I spokeContinue reading
My Novel: Secrets and Mince Pies
It is this time of year where I shamelessly plug my festive novel, Secrets and Mince Pies. It is the story of a family in the four days leading up to Christmas, all of whomContinue reading
TES Maths Resource of the Year 2015
Yes, it is that time of year again, where I count down my top 10 favourite resources that have been uploaded to TES Maths in 2015. I will start the daily countdown via Twitter onContinue reading
#002 Graham Cumming – Head of Maths at Edexcel
On this episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast I spoke with Graham Cumming, the Head of Maths at Edexcel. Graham and I spoke about many things, including: I am obviously ridiculously biased, but I believe thisContinue reading
TES Maths Christmas Collection 2015
Yes, it’s that time of year again. Sleigh-bells are ringing, Christmas trees are going up, and students around the country are getting more than a little bit hyper. I know I certainly need all theContinue reading
Maths and the Migrant Crisis – TES Maths Resource of the Week 98
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. And to access all the lovely Resource of the Week (ROTW) resources, just click here WhatContinue reading
#001 Andrew Taylor – Head of Maths at AQA
On this episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast I spoke to Andrew Taylor, the Head of Maths at AQA. I asked Andrew many questions, including: All of the resources Andrew mentions can be found at AllContinue reading
Guest Blog: Pinpoint Learning by Tom Quilter
It is my pleasure to introduce the following guest blog post by Tom Quilter. He is an incredibly passionate maths teacher from Mossbourne Community Academy, and he has created a wonderful, free maths website calledContinue reading
BIDMAS (order of operations) – GCSE Maths Insight of the Week 10
What misconceptions do students have with the order of operations, otherwise knows as BIDMAS, BODMAS or PEDMAS? Similar to last week, we again saw some wonderfully answered questions on GCSE Essential Skills Quiz 10, suggestingContinue reading
Trigonometry Matching Pairs Game – TES Maths Resource of the Week 97
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. And to access all the lovely Resource of the Week (ROTW) resources, just click here WhatContinue reading