Dear friends,We are very sorry to announce the news that A’liya Lulat, a Mathematics trainee from our 2017–18 cohort, has passed away this week. A’liya was 26 years old. Our thoughts are with all of A’liya’s family and friends at this time.Siân Morgan was A'liya's...
Category: Maths
Research in mathematics education
This is my favourite go to place for research in maths educationEach month Espresso brings a small but intense draught of filtered research on mathematics education, expressly designed with teachers in mind. Each Espresso considers one particular issue in...
Embedding environmental sustainability into teacher training
Post by George Vallis: Science PGCE (2019/20)I was part of a group of trainee science teachers from the class of 2019/20 who began to grapple with how to further embed environmental sustainability into our lessons. We decided to use our pupil voice assignments...
The missing voices of young people in the pandemic
We're linking here to a stimulating blog post by an MIE researcher, Deborah Ralls, focusing on the missing voices of young people through the pandemic, and calling for changes in policy and practice. We would welcome debate that includes more young people as active...
Understanding Lesson Study for Mathematics: A Practical Guide for Improving Teaching and Learning
After 3 years of work, we are excited to announce that our book will be published on July 23rd 2020!Using the latest research, our book provides an insight into how learning in mathematics can be improved through a lesson study approach. Through studying ten lessons...
Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools
The attached report by Remi Joseph-Salisbury at The University of Manchester is based on interviews with 24 teachers across schools in Greater Manchester. It will be one of the reference points for our development of a response to Black Lives Matter within our PGCE...
Social responsibility award winner – Najma Mohammed
Secondary mathematics trainee Najma Mohammed created her own website and used social media to share her passion for maths, focusing particularly on providing additional support for female BAME students.Due to the mass school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s...
PGCE 2019-20 Celebrations!
Trainees' completion of the PGCE course this year demanded a celebration, and the circumstances required that this take place on Zoom. The PGCE 2019-20 Cohort and staff of over 200 assembled to celebrate on Friday 12th June, with a magnificent send off including...
Impacts of the lockdown on Year 11 – focus on disadvantage
Making post-GCSE decisions during the Covid-19 Crisis: The need for actionA blog post published today, Thursday 14th May by Professor Ruth Lupton (University of Manchester), Dr Stephanie Thomson, Professor Lorna Unwin and Dr Sanne Velthuis, highlights the difficulties...
Rebels (not) without a cause?
A few days into the PGCE, we were told that there would be a climate change march on 20 September, for which arrangements had already been made to allow us to join. Unusual it certainly was, not because of the permission we were given to ‘rebel’ and be absent from uni...
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