Ep 30: 'Unlocking potential at Post-16' with Emma James

Nicola Woodford-Smith and Heidi Kirkland PhD, talk about how teachers can adopt pedagogical strategies to avoid anxiety triggers in their classrooms and dispel the myth that maths anxiety is just a dislike for the subject. Heidi has recently released a new book, Maths Anxiety; Solve the equation and she talks about the psychological angle that is threaded throughout.

Join Pam McLoughlin, from The Full English and Nicola Woodford-Smith from The Right Angle for a joint podcast discussing Post-16 English and maths with Alastair Mullins, Assistant Principal at HRUC and Hollie Barnes-Lomax, Teaching, Learning and Quality Lead in Further Education at Chesterfield College.

Bruno Reddy OBE and Nicola Woodford-Smith share their love of maths education throughout this episode. The founder of Times Table Rock Stars shares how the idea became reality in turning young learners into rock legends via learning their times tables, and how this incredible platform has changed the learning into such fun for so many.

The artist Brook Tate, talks with Nicola Woodford-Smith about his recent discovery of how colours and shapes can help unlock the key to learning the fundamentals of mathematics. Brook shares how he made this discovery and where in the world he has been sharing his creative practice.

In this episode, Dr Tom Crawford talks with Nicola Woodford-Smith about the projects he is involved in that help promote a culture of enthusiasm and joy around mathematics. Be prepared to hear of Tom's maths tattoos, his latest TED talk theme involving teaching maths using video games and just how he got the reputation of being the 'naked mathematician'!

In this episode, Nicola Woodford-Smith and Professor Paul Glaister discuss the record-breaking Summer 2024 entries for A Level mathematics and what this means for the future of our subject along with what this means for Higher Education entries. They also discuss the Large Data Set and how this could further be integrated into study.

In this episode, Head of Maths, Tom Gatens talks to Nicola Woodford-Smith about problems facing departments from teacher recruitment and retention as well as effective CPD. They also discuss the missing element of STEM education and how that is impacting the value of future careers.

In this episode, Nicola Woodford-Smith talks with Emma James who has over 20 years experience teaching and leading maths in Further Education settings. The conversation meanders through themes such as building maths confidence through emotional safety and how to ensure they are ready for their next exam series using various teaching strategies and resources.

In this episode, Teresa Senyah is joined by Eddie Playfair to discuss post-16 maths and what can be done to make a ‘Maths for All’ approach work and the annual AOC conference.

In this much anticipated episode, Dr Simon Singh tells Nicola Woodford-Smith how his career journey has led him to his latest project, the Euclid Academy. The pair discuss how this FREE opportunity is designed to challenge, inspire and lead our most promising young mathematicians into a world of satisfying problem solving in order to champion their talents and ambitions of mathematics and beyond.