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The Primary Maths Podcast — 72 episodes

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1

Why Active Primary Maths Lessons Work

2

Attainment Grouping vs Setting in Primary Maths - AfterMaths Episode

3

How to Encourage Mathematical Thinking In Primary Maths Lessons

4

AfterMaths: How To Teach Primary Maths Problem Solving

5

Dyscalculia Explained: The Difficulty Affecting 6% of Pupils

6

AfterMaths: From Apollo to Artemis - The Maths Behind Space Travel

7

Financial Literacy, Inequality and the Role of Parents - With Dr Paula Fieldhouse

8

AfterMaths: Kaprekar’s Constant, Odd Numbers and Everyday Problem Solving

9

AfterMaths - The Easter Special: Eggs, Estimates and Everyday Maths

10

AfterMaths: From Capybara Escapes to The MTC: Real World Maths

11

What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Learning Times Tables - with Professor Lucy Cragg

12

Helping Every Child Feel Like a Mathematician - with Tom Oakley

13

AfterMaths: When Children Decide They’re “Not a Maths Person”

14

Direct Instruction Without Losing Thinking: A Conversation With Will Mcloughlin

15

AfterMaths: Bean 13, Algebra, And a Little Maths Magic

16

Why Stories Might Be The Missing Piece In Maths Lessons - with Hannah Allison

17

AfterMaths: Manipulatives Can't Think (But Teachers Can!)

18

When Maths Thinking is Messy but Meaningful - with Dr Kate Quane

19

AfterMaths: The Million Dollar Maths Problem

20

AfterMaths: Is Friday 13th really unlucky?

21

Games, Play and Learning in Primary Maths - with Dr Sam Parkes

22

AfterMaths: School Trips, Maths Engagement and the Trouble with Non Negotiables

23

Choosing the Right Manipulative: What Really Matters - with Jo Austen

24

AfterMaths: Engagement, Calculators and Maths Anxiety

25

Sums of Anarchy: Why Maths Isn’t the Problem – How We Teach It Is

26

AfterMaths: Scaffolding, Contactless Cash and 11 Missing Days

27

Problem Solving Isn’t a Task -with Steve Lomax & Tom Manners

28

AfterMaths: Money, Maths and the Cost of Making Learning Passive

29

What Year 6 Teachers Should (and Shouldn’t) Be Doing for SATs Right Now

30

AfterMaths: Resolutions, Routines & Reality in the Classroom

31

How Maths Lessons Can Lose Confident Learners - with Emma Lockhart

32

AfterMaths: Christmas by the Numbers- A Festive Aftermaths Special

33

AfterMaths: Fractions, Fatigue & the Future of Teaching

34

Making Thinking Visible: Oracy at Every Stage of a Maths Lesson with Mike Gardner

35

AfterMaths: Spotify Wrapped, Financial Education & The Learning Pit

36

Ep 37: Rebuilding Teacher Confidence in Maths - Insights from Patrick Renouf

37

AfterMaths: Maths Misused - Our Favourite Everyday Errors

38

How to See Maths Everywhere - Rob Eastaway’s Guide for Teachers

39

AfterMaths: Six of the Toughest Maths Concepts - Our Definitive Countdown

40

From Stuck to Successful: Building Problem-Solving Classrooms with Phil Herd

41

AfterMaths: A Trillion Cornflakes!

42

The Hidden Logic Behind Great Maths Tasks with John Bee

43

AfterMaths: Times Tables, Roman Numerals and Golf!

44

Why Times Tables Still Matter and How to Teach Them Better with Cate Fearn

45

Aftermaths: Sharing, Grouping, and Getting It Wrong (Why Division Trips Us Up)

46

Emergency Episode: Curriculum & Assessment Review Special

47

Counting, Comparing and Cooking: How Maths Really Works in EYFS With Michelle Windridge

48

Number Sense, PIN Codes and Peer Power

49

Aftermaths: 6, 7, Pi and AI

50

Fractions, Feedback and the Future: What AI Means for Primary Teachers

51

AfterMaths: Traitors, Trust and Timesing

52

Making Thinking Visible: How Maths Journalling Builds Confident Learners With Kirsten Fenton & Holly Drummond

53

AfterMaths: Curriculum, Crossovers and Colin Firth

54

Exploding Rainbows - Connecting Science and Maths with Leonie Briggs

55

Aftermaths: Babies, Benchmarks and Becky’s Latin

56

Songs, Smoots, and Spatial Reasoning

57

SEND in the Maths Experts! Inclusive Practice with Georgina Durrant

58

From Trust-Wide Leadership to Classroom Lesson Design with Tom Isherwood

59

Primary Maths CPD That Works! Collaborative Planning with Lewis Horsley

60

From Year 6 to Year 7: Why Transition Matters in Maths with Pete Mattock

61

The Final Summer Special: Puzzles, Pop Songs, and Polygons

62

Summer Special: How far can you get from the sea in the UK? And early maths notation

63

Summer Special: Leading Maths - Why Subject Leadership Matters More Than Ever

64

Summer Special: Making Sense of Time: Why Teaching Time Is Harder Than You Think

65

How Big Is a Billion? And Can You Plan Around a Scheme Without Losing Yourself?

66

Summer Special: The Surprising History of School Holidays – and a Maths Question Answered

67

Metacognition in Maths: The Secret To Building Resilient Learners - with Nathan Burns

68

Kate Frood Taught Maths Every Week as a Headteacher - Here's Why

69

How Number Talks Transformed Teaching from Nursery to Year 6 (with Omar Jennings)

70

Teaching Maths in Small Schools: Mixed-Age Classes, Mastery and Oracy

71

What Makes Great Teaching? – Lessons from John Tomsett

72

Talking Maths Anxiety and Confidence with Dr Heidi Kirkland