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Amanda Austin
@draustinmaths.com
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Maths and Further Maths teacher | Parent to three boys and a Cockapoo | Lover of origami and maths art |Creator of draustinmaths.com | Resource creator for Dr Frost Learning
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draustinmaths.com
Keep myself busy in this terrible weather with more Further Maths vectors resources:
✨Vector Equation of a Plane Crack the Code
✨Angles Between Lines and Planes Match-Up
✨Intersections of Lines and Planes True or False
Find them at www.draustinmaths.com/a-level-further-maths
#MathsToday #ALevelMaths
Image of an A Level Further Maths resource entitled Intersection of Lines and Planes True or False, with seven exam-style questions. Image of an A Level Further Maths resource entitled Angles between Lines and Planes Match-Up, contains 8 questions and answers to match together. Image of an A Level Further Maths resource entitled Vector Equation of a Plane Crack the Code, with ten questions.
October 24, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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ecrmaths.bsky.social
Differentiating sinx and cosx with my Y2 #ALevelMaths students today, so obviously it was time to bring out this absolute banger 🙌
#MathsToday

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Die Ableitung vom Sinus ist der Kosinus (Mathe-Song)
YouTube video by DorFuchs
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October 19, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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cxmetcalfe.bsky.social
New to the STEP Support Programme website are the interview preparation pages. Find them in the menu at step.maths.org

Any comments or suggestions very welcome!

#MathsToday
#AlevelMaths
#UKMathsChat
Home | STEP Support Programme
step.maths.org
October 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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themathshabit.co.uk
In the distant past, before becoming a secondary maths teacher, I was a primary school teacher. I have taken what I learnt then to design these highly scaffolded worksheets which help all students to access the KS3 curriculum.
All resources are free resources.themathshabit.co.uk
October 19, 2026 at 5:51 AM
draustinmaths.com
I've added a new Vectors section to the A-level Further Maths section of the website, with three new resources:
✨2D Vector Equation of a Line Fill in the Blanks
✨3D Vector Equation of a Line Match-Up
✨Scalar Product True or False
Find them at www.draustinmaths.com/a-level-further-maths
#ALevelMaths
An image of an A-level Further Maths resource entitled Scalar Product True or False. Containing ten true or false questions on perpendicular lines and calculating angles between vectors. An image of an A-level Further Maths resource entitled Vector Equation of a Line in 3D Match-Up. Containing ten questions on finding vector and Cartesian equations of lines in 3D where students have to match the question with the answer. An image of an A-level Further Maths resource entitled Vector Equation of a Line in 3D Fill in the Blanks. Containing a table with twelve sets of information - two points on the line, a direction vector, vector equation and Cartesian equation - with some of the information omitted and to be filled in.
October 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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tommaths.bsky.social
Last week in #MathsToday two activities given to Year 12 as an intro.

One from Susan Wall found in the great book "Teaching ALevel Maths" from @susanwhitehouse.bsky.social and @mrsouthernmaths.bsky.social.

Second from MEI.
A rectangle passing through the origin and with one vertex on the x-axis and another on the y-axis. Find the equations for the sides. Given the coordinates of two vertices P(0,1) and Q(4,4) of a square PQRS (anti-clockwise) given, find information about it (length of QS, area of square, coordinates of R and S, equation of perpendicular bisector of QR, length of PQ, midpoint of PR,...)
October 18, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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studymaths.bsky.social
I've added and tweaked a few questions on Factors, Multiples and Primes.

Here's a one-click set of 20 increasingly difficult questions.

mathsbot.com/unitMixed?id...
20 questions on Factors, Multiples and Primes, generated by the MathsBot curriculum tools.
October 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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mathsjem.bsky.social
New! My 203rd gems post. Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers.

www.resourceaholic.com/2026/10/5-ma...

Lots of great stuff in this one!

#ukmathschat #alevelmaths
October 17, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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morrismaths359.bsky.social
#Mathstoday
My year 11s had a go at this lovely Dr Austin task today - Recognising graphs. They not been exposed loads to cubic of reciprocal graphs so did find it hard at time but most of them got there in the end.
October 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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nathanday.bsky.social
In #MathsToday, Year 10 did some averages with fractions:
interwovenmaths.com/averages-wit...

This was one of the original Interwoven Maths tasks when the site launched, and I still love the different fraction skills it requires, e.g. finding the midpoint of two fractions in the third column.
Averages with Fractions | Interwoven Maths
Averages practice finding mean, median and range for fractional data, with answers in simplest form.
interwovenmaths.com
October 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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morrismaths359.bsky.social
#Mathstoday
Year 10 have been working on negative fractional indices today. I've really been liking these Maths helper questions, they are really good for a Set 1.
October 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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studymaths.bsky.social
A growing collection of simple to use, printable resources.

Including ratio tables, clocks, isometric grids, number pyramids, part-whole models and much more.

mathsbot.com/printableMenu
Printables - MathsBot.com
A collection of customisable printable resources to aid the teaching of mathematics.
mathsbot.com
October 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
draustinmaths.com
Continuing to add to the A-level Further Maths resources:
✨Maclaurin Series Crack the Code
✨Momentum and Impulse with Vectors Fill in the Blanks
✨Work Done on an Inclined Plane Fill in the Blanks
All freely available at www.draustinmaths.com/a-level-further-maths
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday
An image of an A-level Further Maths resource titled Maclaurin Series Crack the Code. It consists of 8 A-level style questions on Maclaurin series that students must solve, then add their answers together to get a code. An image of an A-level Further Mechanics resource titles Momentum and Impulse with Vectors Fill in the Blanks. Students must find missing values of mass, initial and final velocity, force, time and impulse in a table, given some of the information. An image of an A-level Further Mechanics resource titled Work Done on an Inclined Plane Fill in the Blanks. Students must fill in the missing values of mass, tension, frictional force, coefficient of friction, distance, angle and work done in a table, given some of the information.
October 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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studymaths.bsky.social
I've spent a bit of time on Linear Equations within the MathsBot curriculum today.

Here's a one-click resource which generates 24 increasingly difficult ones to solve.

mathsbot.com/unitMixed?id...
A screenshot of a randomly produced set of linear equations from the MathsBot curriculum.
October 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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kerrydunton.bsky.social
In #MathsToday #ALevelFM we were working on de Moivres theorem. All was good until we got to ones like this where they needed to make the arguments match. Does anyone know where I could find more questions like this?
October 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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nathanday.bsky.social
In #MathsToday, Year 10 were doing some averages from frequency tables.

They started with this from one of @studymaths.bsky.social's #1001MathsBots [table not revealed at first!].

And then moved on to some variationy practice questions.

interwovenmaths.com/frequency-ta...
A 6 × 6 grid of purple dice showing scores from 1 to 6, alongside a blank table with columns ‘Score’, ‘Frequency’ and ‘Total Spots’ for scores 1–6. Heading: ‘How many spots? How did you count them?’
October 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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morrismaths359.bsky.social
#Mathstoday
Yr11 have been looking at quadratics as a whole, turning points, roots and Y-Intercept. They definitely need more practice but they are getting there.
October 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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nathanday.bsky.social
In #MathsToday, Year 8 have started a chapter on Ratio and Proportion.

Certainly a contender for one of my favourite topics to teach. And it is one with a lot of particularly lovely NCETM Checkpoints to choose from - these are two highlights for me.

www.ncetm.org.uk/classroom-re...
Checkpoint 19: Dough. Chapati dough uses 2 cups of flour for every 1 cup of water; pizza dough uses 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of water. Six bowls contain: a) 9 cups flour, 6 cups water; b) 12 cups flour, 8 cups water; c) 12 cups flour, 6 cups water; d) 18 cups flour, 12 cups water; e) 24 cups flour, 12 cups water; f) 24 cups flour, 18 cups water. Students decide whether each is chapati dough, pizza dough or neither, then consider what could be added to change each dough into the other kind. Checkpoint 20: Imperfect meringues. A perfect meringue uses 150 g sugar for every 3 eggs. Five mixtures contain: a) 200 g sugar and 6 eggs; b) 450 g sugar and 7 eggs; c) 400 g sugar and 9 eggs; d) 500 g sugar and 9 eggs; e) 500 g sugar and 10 eggs. Students determine what must be added to make each mixture perfect, then consider other possible combinations, including whether a perfect meringue could use 20 eggs or 20 g sugar.
October 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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4301maths.bsky.social
A quick recap of solving equations for Year 8 tomorrow. #mathstoday #ukmathsteachers #mathsteachers
October 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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jennycains.bsky.social
In #mathstoday, I’ve been playing around with using Numicon to represent the structure of different sequences visually for my Year 7 students.
October 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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nathanday.bsky.social
In #MathsToday, Year 13 Further Maths had a lesson in the morning to revise for an afternoon Core Pure 1 assessment.

I printed off a nice double-sided A3 revision mat.

There's something about that format that I find feels more approachable than 50 questions in a list!

interwovenmaths.com/mats/cp1
Page 1 of a Revision Mat of 50 Core Pure 1 questions in a grid. Page 2 of a Revision Mat of 50 Core Pure 1 questions in a grid.
October 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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studymaths.bsky.social
UPDATE: I've just added randomly generated versions of the 2026, 2025 and 2024 papers to the compact and full versions of the KS2 arithmetic papers.

mathsbot.com/primary/ks2M...
mathsbot.com/primary/ks2
A screenshot of the Key Stage 2 Arithmetic Test - Compact Version with a drop down menu to the 2024 year.
October 1, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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drfrostresource.bsky.social
Get UKMT Senior Maths Challenge ready! We have all of the SMC past papers to help students prepare buff.ly/V3NQiuk
Dr Frost Learning
Dr Frost provides an online learning platform, teaching resources, videos and a bank of exam questions, all for free.
www.drfrost.org
September 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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mathsjem.bsky.social
New! A post about what I've been doing lately in my department & my lessons - hopefully with some ideas for teachers to borrow. Plus a link to my latest podcast with Craig Barton where we chat about set changes, AI for homework and poor use of the equals sign.

www.resourceaholic.com/2026/09/sept...
September 26, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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over-drawn.bsky.social
Coincidentally, I've been linking all of my year 11's quadratic work to sketching graphs today. We explored x=0, y=0 (and hence solving, usually by factorising) and completing the square for min/max. There's a brilliant @draustinmaths.com worksheet that I then gave them to practice. Small steps 😁
September 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM