On this episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast I spoke to Charlie Stripp, the Director of the NCETM and Chief Executive of the MEI. Throughout our chat we covered loads of things, including:
- Charlie‘s view on technology in A Level teaching and assessment
- The role of MEI and the NCETM
- What he likes about the new GCSE and what worries him
- How he would tackle the problem of GCSE resits
- Charlie‘s view on the importance of times tables, and how this view differs to that of Professor Jo Boaler
- What Mastery teaching means to Charlie, and his response to critics who say it encompasses passive learning
- What Charlie would include in primary and secondary teacher training
In my introduction I mentioned the free Diagnostic GCSE Maths exam papers, which can be found here: https://www.diagnosticquestions.com/Quizzes/Collection/HigherGCSEPapers
Here are links to some of the articles I reference throughout the episode:
- NCETM article on GCSE resits Grasping the Nettle https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/44649
- TES Article on Times Tables: https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/%E2%80%98it-wrong-tell-children-they-do-not-need-memorise-their-times-tables
- NCETM article on Teaching for Mastery: https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/47309
- MEI Problems of the Month: http://www.mei.org.uk/month_item
Here are the links to Charlie‘s Big 3:
- The MEI Home Page http://www.mei.org.uk/
- The NCETM Home Page www.ncetm.org.uk/
- This Maths Hubs programme website page www.mathshubs.org.uk/what-maths-hubs-are-doing/
- Bonus: MEI’s maths app, ‘Sumaze’, which is freely available. It can be downloaded via: http://www.mei.org.uk/sumaze
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Craig Barton
Excellent, as ever. These interviews are a real inspiration, and this one had me retrospectively starstruck, having recently seen Charlie speak at the launch of the Maths Excellence Partnership in Stoke-on-Trent. Keep up the wonderful work Craig! 🙂
Thanks so much, Dom. I really appreciate your kind words. Craig