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Chris Gallagher
May 6, 20223 min read
Maths Manipulatives KS1
Numicon, Cuisenaire or Multi-link? One of the biggest visible changes to the primary school maths classroom environment in recent years...
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Chris Gallagher
Apr 21, 20222 min read
Doing a Ted talk - practice and practice again. (a quick guide)
Delivering a Ted talk is a bit like being a duck. Everyone looks calm and confident in the spotlight, but underneath the cool and...
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Chris Gallagher
Nov 30, 20212 min read
Maths greater depth KS2 - Post Covid
Working at greater depth means a child has mastered the learning expected for their age and stage, and is therefore able to delve into it...
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Chris Gallagher
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Maths levels by the back door?
Are the Ready to Progress criteria a fall back to the old levels system? As a newly qualified teacher my first ever staff meeting was...
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Chris Gallagher
Nov 27, 20192 min read
Bar Modelling - Staff training
I think that Bar modelling is the best thing since sliced bread and here's how you can help yourself, your teachers and your children to...
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Chris Gallagher
Nov 18, 20192 min read
Maths Reasoning Skills in KS2/1
Here are my top 5 tips for Primary Teachers 1. Be clear about the difference between thinking and reasoning. Are you clear about the...
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Chris Gallagher
Nov 10, 20192 min read
5 Things you should know about me
I was once in the film `The Wall` by Pink Floyd. Whilst at Sixth form college I got the chance to do a days work as an extra in a crowd...
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Chris Gallagher
Oct 16, 20192 min read
4 Top tips on how to create maths workshops for teachers
Today I want to discuss the key steps to consider when creating CPD or (training as it was called millions of years ago) for teachers....
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