Nine months ago I posted a blog which was the translation of a page of a Japanese text book (here and … More

Two weeks ago I wrote a short blog about how I wanted to structure my trust’s initial teacher programme (here). … More

We teach Key Stage 2 children (7-11 year olds) how to solve interesting and sophisticated maths problems (see here). Many … More

In July last year, the principals of Paradigm Trust gave me a task: redesign Initial Teacher Training from the ground … More

My maths trainees have been teaching problem solving. These are the rules we have developed: Rule #1: Don’t give your … More

My trainee maths teachers love setting students challenging, interesting problems. I see students scribbling away trying to be first to … More

Retrieval practice is in the air. The latest blog by Alex Laney on the Teach Like a Champion blog (here) … More

“She is very confident in her decision, but subjective confidence is a poor index of accuracy of a judgement.” Kahneman, … More

Over the past year and a half I have been writing a handbook for novice physics teachers. The book is … More

“The question is not whether these experts are well trained. It is whether their world is predictable.” Daniel Kahneman, Thinking … More