Welcome to my 179th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. Maths AdvanceI blogged about Maths Advance in Gems 173 - it's a website full of excellent challenge questions, perfect for high attaining classes. I've now had the pleasure of meeting the author of the website, George Bowman, at two recent conferences. Here are a couple of ..read more

I've blogged and presented about methods for finding a Highest Common Factor and Lowest Common Multiple numerous times, but I still think that The Factor Method* deserves a bit more love. [*also known as The Ladder Method, and various other names]When I trained to be a teacher I was told that the Venn Method was THE way to find HCFs and LCMs. A few years later a colleague showed me a very ..read more

Welcome to my 178th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. Inverse ProportionI really like this tweet from @catrionateaches. When teaching inverse proportion I always talk about constant products but then I head straight into the formula y = k/x. Catriona suggests a subtle change in method. 2. Graph TransformationsMathsPad has ..read more

Welcome to my 177th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. MathsLinksI discovered the website MathsLinks through TES. It's run by maths teacher Kenneth Stafford. He has collated lots of resources in one place. For example, on his GCSE Questions by Topics page he has included links to websites such as Corbett Maths and Maths Genie for ..read more

I'm teaching A level again this year after a five year break. If you're interested, here's a bit of background on how this came to be... I taught A level right from the start of my teaching career, including during my PGCE and NQT year. I thought it was common practice to teach A level when training, but I now realise I was lucky to get this opportunity - many maths teachers go their entire ..read more

Welcome to my 176th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. 1st Class Maths1stclassmaths.com has always been full of incredibly high quality resources, and the recent additions are no exception. The GCSE revision resources (designed for both Edexcel and AQA) contain original GCSE-style questions which are very well written.I also love ..read more

Craig Barton and I recently ran an in-person course for maths teachers, Marvellous Maths 3. If you missed out, you'll be pleased to hear that the recordings and resources are now available in the form of an online course. The course is available here: craigbarton.podia.com/marvellous-maths-3 for the same price as the in-person course (£150 + VAT).If you had a ticket for Marvellous Maths 3, you ..read more

Welcome to my 175th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. New ResourcesDr Austin continues to publish fantastic new resources on a regular basis. Her latest creations include a prime factor puzzle:and Function Machines for Rearranging Formulae:And a Standard Form Crack the Code:Check out DrAustinMaths.com for lots more.I'm a huge fan ..read more

Marvellous Maths 3 takes place in October and we're delighted that so many teachers are going to join us. If you've not attended a day of maths CPD before, I think you'll be surprised by just how inspiring these events can be. You'll leave this course excited to get back to your classroom and buzzing with ideas to share with your team. You'll learn a lot from just being in a room full of maths ..read more

Welcome to my 174th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. Menu MathsI saw a tweet about #menumath last week. These lovely tasks have been around for years but I realised that I've never featured them in a gems post.This idea from @NatBanting is designed to generate 'low floor, high ceiling' challenges. Visit natbanting.com/menu-math to ..read more